On October 9, the students of Explore 2000 took a trip to Independence Mall in Philadelphia to visit the National Constitution Center. It is the first and only institution in America established by Congress to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a non-partisan basis in order to increase the awareness...
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Explore 2000 Reflects on New Beginnings
On October 7, the Explore 2000 community gathered to reflect on the school's history, mission and move to their new building. The student leaders for each group presented original speeches about their personal views of Explore 2000. The speakers shared their experiences and how the differences between their former schools and...
Celebrating the Week of Respect at Explore 2000
The first week of October was the Week of Respect and Explore 2000 celebrated in several ways. Each day, students and staff wore a color to show one of the pillars of respect. Monday was purple day to remind the Explore 2000 community of Citizenship. On Tuesday, red showed Caring. Wednesday was orange day for...
County Prep Environmental Science Class Visits Liberty State Park
On October 15, 2015, Mrs. Rose’s Environmental Science class took their first field experience of the year to Liberty State Park. Students learned a lesson at the Hudson River estuary in Jersey City with the help of two naturalists, Sara Jane and Alex. The fourteen students donned chest waders and seined the estuary for living...
County Prep AV Production Students Celebrate Respect Week
To honor this year’s Respect Week, Ms. Pica’s Audio Visual Production class took on the task of creating videos expressing what respect means to them. County Prep Seniors, Jeymmy Cuevas, Brianna Pitchford and Anthony Rios were inspired by the “It’s On Us” campaign sponsored by President Barack Obama. “It’s On Us” is a public awareness...
County Prep History Instructor Appears on C-SPAN with the John and Abigail Adams Program
County Prep History Instructor Thomas Calvanico attended the John and Abigail Adams Program this summer with other high school teachers. Please tune in October 24th to CSPAN for a lecture he attended, "Lectures in History: John and Abigail Adams During the American Revolution." From C-SPAN, "Historian Joseph Ellis leads a seminar for high school teachers...
Miguel Gonzalez’s High Tech Social Studies Class Examines Ancient Cultures and Architecture by Cathryn Pace
(North Bergen—October 20, 2015) For the past month, High Tech Social Studies instructor Miguel Gonzalez introduced his students to ancient cultures and architecture, from which they constructed projects that incorporated their knowledge and creativity, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Gonzalez screened Graham Hancock’s documentary, Quest for the Lost Civilization, for his students. ...
High Tech Honey
High Tech Honey Students raise bees for class credit at county high school by Art SchwartzHudson Reporter staff writer 10.18.15 - 12:03 am “Very fashionable,” is how student Jessenia Morales described her new school uniform. “And protective.” Covered head-to-toe in a baggy white suit complete with thick gloves and a mesh net helmet, Jessenia was prepared...
HCSTF Supports STEM Family Night Activities at Explore 2000 Middle School
October 16, 2015 (North Bergen, N.J.) –The HCST Foundation provided grant money to support Explore 2000 Middle School—a STEM Education school that is part of the HCST Foundation and located in Downtown Jersey City—as they invited students and parents into their facility for an evening of engagement, announced Linda J. Quentzel, Executive Director of the...
COUNTY PREP TO VOTE IN NATION’S LARGEST ONLINE STUDENT MOCK ELECTION
JERSEY CITY - Students and teachers at COUNTY PREP HIGH SCHOOL will be conducting a mock election and Youth Voter Survey on OCTOBER 21 –NOVEMBER 3. Students will participate in the 2015 National Mock Election and Youth Voter Survey, sponsored by the Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI), a national civic education program based at the University...