Last week, two of County Preps’ Juniors went to the NJ Skills USA competition to compete in the Commercial Photography category. Out of 25 participants, Alyssa Hong (left) and Ashley Quintana (right) both came away with medals! Alyssa won a 3rd place bronze and Ashley won a 2nd place Silver medal. According to Mr. Patten,...
Mrs. Shields is very excited to announce that our 2018 production of Bodas de Sangre, by Federico Garcia Lorca, has earned the cast and crew five Foxy award nominations this year. Our production has received nominations for Outstanding Production of a Drama, Outstanding Achievement for an Acting Ensemble, Outstanding Achievement in Live or Original Music, Outstanding Achievement...
(April 10, 2019–Jersey City, NJ) As the High Tech dance majors and their instructor, Trista DeFilippis, prepared for the spring show, Novum, they invited Explore students to sneak a peak during their final dress rehearsal. The students were thrilled to see a number of the pieces from Novum, that were all student choreographed; one of...
The County Prep Theatre Arts vocation students attended the Broadway Production of True West, written by celebrated American playwright Sam Shepard, with Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano, a play under the direction of James Macdonald, performed at the American Airlines Theatre venue of The Roundabout Theatre. This play plunges the audience into the tension and turmoil of the relationship between feuding brothers. At...
Chef Kevin Collins’s Culinary Arts students visited Hudson County Community College on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 to participate in their “ Culinary Institute Tour.” The students cycled through the various culinary labs to gain exposure to the post-secondary culinary arts program. In addition, Chef Puc, a renowned culinary guru, demonstrated a culinary lesson on one...
High Tech Dance Department continues its 2018-2019 season with their annual Spring Dance Showcase, Novum: A new beginning. Directed by Trista DeFilippis, Novum stars dance majors who will present their own choreography which is the culmination of year long projects. These dancers create their own works, choose their own music scores, light and costume their own...
County Prep’s Culinary Arts Department competed last week at FCCLA’S Culinary Arts Event, held at Middlesex County College. Chef John Palsi’s students Antonios Azmy, Zevastian Vega, and Nisha Purino competed against other vocational high schools from New Jersey. Culinary Arts, a team event, recognizes participants enrolled in occupational culinary arts/food service training programs for their...
(Los Angeles, CA–March 11, 2019) High Tech Dance Department alumnus Idaliz Cristian (Class of 2017), currently on tour with singer/songwriter Khalid, has just been featured in Khalid’s latest video for his song “Talk,” announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In 2017, Khalid received five nominations at the Grammy Awards, including Best...
On Friday, February 8th, County Prep’s Music Department held a concert during each of the lunch periods to showcase some of their students’ talents. Instructors Mr. Figuereo and Mr. Matthews are proud of the two bands who performed. They include: Bridget Benoit Jahn Camac Sophia Castaneda Tallulah Clark Lusandra Garcia Elizabeth Miceli-Keller Brian Mullaghy, Jr....
High Tech Musical Theatre continues its 2018-2019 season with the epic Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice musical, EVITA. Directed by John Zisa and Musically Directed by Rod Shepard, EVITA stars both musical theatre majors on stage, and a live band of music & audio tech majors at High Tech High School. Set in Buenos...