Heather Warfel-Sandler is the 2023 Recipient of the Exceptional Leadership, Commitment, & Contribution to Dance Education. The Educator Award: Exceptional Leadership, Commitment, & Contribution to Dance Education is a prestigious honor that recognizes outstanding dance educators who have made significant contributions to the field of dance education. This award honors dance educators who have been...
As Hudson County's VOCATIONAL Career and Technical Education (CTE) District, we celebrate February as National CTE Month. We believe... In strong community and familial bonds; In supporting students of all ages to a college or career path; In an academic pathway that supports student achievement in technical and high-level academic skills, equipping them to be...
This year, the Theater Arts vocation class presented the end of the year play and CTE exam for the County Prep Senior and Junior Theatre Arts students. The students rehearsed and performed an adaptation of the public domain translation of The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Ms. Raluca Shields. This year, the students...
This year’s Hudson County Teen Arts was held at the Bayonne Public Library between May 6th to May 13th. This was our first year back at the library since 2019, and our students did not disappoint. According to Mr. Gerard Patten, County Prep students turned in over 100 photos and works of art in this...
Only two weeks after our very successful run of Heathers, the High School Edition, County Prep Theatre Arts improvisers performed in our seventh annual Improv show, which consisted of skits created through improvisation by the Improv club and some live improvisation created with audience participation. The audience picked places and relationships, gave quotes from movies...
JERSEY CITY, NJ, MAY 1, 2022 - The Dance Program at County Prep High School in Jersey City will present its 21st Annual Dance Concert, human, on May 12 & May 13 at 7pm. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 General Admission. County Prep seniors Isabella Colon, Kassandra Esparra, Arianna Rodriguez, Charlene Domingo, and Liana...
In its tenth year, the after school Theater Arts class has brought a new performance opportunity to County Prep students, who are learning both performance and rehearsal practices, and are encountering first hand all of the aspects of professional theater. Once again, the show had complete live accompaniment, by renowned pianist Craig Ketter, Sophomore drummer...
(Secaucus, NJ––March 2, 2022) February was career and technical education (CTE) month at High Tech High School and, to mark the occasion, student journalist and HTHS senior Taylor Shaw hosted five CTE teachers for a panel discussion to learn more about the teachers’ experiences, announced Ms. Kathy Young, principal of High Tech High School. The panel discussion,...
Instrumentalists and vocalists from County Prep High School’s after-school music courses participated in an exciting, inaugural opportunity! Now in its second year running, the annual New Jersey State Solo and Ensemble Festival has expanded its submission categories to include modern band for the first time. Participating students receive scoring and commentary from expert adjudicators for...
On Tuesday, December 21st, the County Prep High School Performing Arts Department presented its annual Winter Showcase. The showcase, a long-standing tradition in the high school, allows students to demonstrate their studies in the Dance, Music, and Theater Arts programs. Since last year our Winter Show was virtual, students were enthusiastic to get back on stage...