Mrs. Shields is very excited to announce that our 2016 production of Ondine, by Jean Giraudoux, has brought home one Foxy award this year. Our production has received nominations for Outstanding Achievement for an Acting Ensemble of a Classic Play, and three Outstanding Performance Nominations for Senior Adam Hassan (Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor...
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Delila Torres Wins Prestigious Goya Foods Culinary Arts Scholarship
As a result of her academic excellence and culinary skills, Delila Torres has been selected to receive the Goya Foods Culinary Arts Scholarship. She is a senior in the district’s culinary arts program and studied with Chef Joseph Delesky. Delila will receive $5000 per year for four years to continue her culinary arts education. In...
Awards for County Prep Theatre Arts Students
County Prep Theatre Arts News County Prep’s Matthew Riccardi won the Judge’s Award for his monologue from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet County Prep’s Theatre Arts’ production of Ondine has received four Foxy Final Nominations for Montclair State University Theatre Night Awards! On March 9th, at the Teen Arts Alliance competition at New Jersey City University,...
HCSTF Sponsors Winning Workshop for County Prep Dancers
March 10, 2017 (Jersey City, N.J.) – The County Prep Dance Program, led by Ms. Heather Warfel-Sandler, recently won Top Honors at the Hudson County Teen Arts Festival thanks in part to an HCSTF-sponsored collaboration with percussionist Ravish Momin, announced Silverio A. Vega, Development Coordinator of the HCST Foundation. Senior dancers Mia Stephens, Amanda Abdelaal,...
County Prep Culinary Arts Team Wins 1st Place Gold
On Friday, March 3rd, the County Prep High School Culinary Arts team competed in the Skills USA “MRE” challenge. There were fourteen teams in the contest. The student chefs were given 6 MREs: “meals ready to eat that military branches use when training or in battle.” The gold medal winners created a meal which consisted...
CP’s Tyanna Baez and Qu’Raun Scott-McKoy Accepted into Tisch’s Summer Filmmakers Workshop
Ms. Pica proudly congratulates Audio Visual Production students Tyanna Baez and Qu’Raun Scott-McKoy on their acceptance into Tisch’s Summer High School Filmmakers Workshop! Tyanna and Qu’Raun will spend a month this summer on NYU’s campus developing their directing, shooting, and editing skills to produce a music video and short film. The curriculum for the Filmmakers...
Three County Prep Students Accepted into Teen Video Workshop
Congratulations to County Prep’s Audio Visual Production students Tyanna Baez, Shayna Martins-Krasner, and Qu’Raun Scott-McKoy for their acceptance into The Jewish Museum’s High School Video Workshop! Audio Visual Production teacher, Ms. Pica, is very proud of them for their hard-work and excited to see the great films they’ll create throughout the workshop. The students,...
County Prep’s Improvisation Class Performs in the Third Annual Improv Show: County Prep Live
Only two weeks after our very successful run of The Fantasticks, County Prep theatre arts improvisers performed in our third annual improvisation event, County Prep Live. The show was loosely formatted after NBC’s Saturday Night Live. It was hosted by Matthew Riccardi, with special musical guest Kailyn Segovia and guest appearances by Theatre Arts alumnus...
County Prep’s AV Students Visit the NBA Replay Center
On February 10, 2017 Ms. Pica’s Audio Visual Production class visited the NBA Replay Center in Secaucus, NJ. The junior class had the privilege to meet Justin Bykofsky, Senior Coordinator at the Instant Replay Center. Bykofsky explained that at the Replay Center they make strategic game decisions based on the use of HD cameras and...
County Prep’s Kyle Velazquez Wins 2nd Place in Musical Theatre Competition at Teacher’s College, Columbia University
Mrs. Shields proudly announces that Theatre Arts Junior Kyle Velazquez won Second place in the Upper High School Musical Theatre Category IV, at Columbia University on February 5, 2017. This contest took place as part of the NATS- NYC Student Vocal Auditions at Teacher’s College, Columbia University in New York City. Kyle sang “Oh, What...