On April 18th the Dickinson Rams participated in an Autism Awareness Tournament hosted by Weehawken High School. Before the game, County Prep student Joey Valentino threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The Rams ended up beating River Dell 4-3. County Prep was also represented during the game; the winning pitcher was sophomore Julio Suarez III...
County Prep High School National Honor Society Induction
On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, County Prep High School's Chapter of the National Honor Society held their induction ceremony. The following students were inducted:Mayar Abdelmeguid, Andrew Saad, Thu Anh Ly, Lucre'ce Estropia, Raol Kalloe, Reinard Canatada, Bahktawer Khan, Alexandra Torres, Valerie O'Higgins, Dalia Eldeeb, Martha Wachulec, Olesya Hreb, Jaymi Llarenas, Zeal Doshi, Hager Soliman, Dip...
Holocaust Survivor Fran Malkin Speaks at High Tech
(North Bergen, NJ—April 23, 2015) Fran Malkin, Holocaust survivor and Board of Associates member of the Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study at Drew University, spoke to High Tech students as part of the Facing History and Ourselves grant awarded to History teacher Jamie Velazquez and Language Arts instructor Kerri Ann Murphy, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal...
High Tech Wins at Louder Than A Bomb Youth Poetry Slam
(Camden, NJ—April 18, 2015) A dozen High Tech students versed in verse showed off their originality at Rutgers University-Camden, winning the first two bouts, the semi-final round, and earning a perfect score of 150 to win first place in the Louder Than A Bomb Youth Poetry Slam, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech...
County Prep High School’s Talent Show 2015
County Prep’s Annual Talent Show was held on Friday, March 27th. Once again it was a sold out event with a diverse line-up of performers, including vocalists, guitarists, ukulele players, and more. Director Ms.Warfel Sandler commends all of the acts for their powerful and entertaining performances. There were two feature performances by senior Kyosuke Nonoyama...
Explore 2000 Middle School Students Prepare for Earth Day Celebration
For the past couple of weeks, my peers and I have been working on constructing a vessel made of recyclable materials.Our facilitators Mr. Colaluca, Mr. Ponticorvo and Ms. Norcia have been guiding us through this exciting, detailed process.At least 80% of our vessel had to be made out of used/recycled materials. Our building materials could...
High Tech Students Travel to Austria, Italy, and France
(Newtown Square, PA—April 6, 2015) High Tech students traveled to Europe as part of the Study Abroad program, submerging themselves in the languages and cultures of Austria, Italy, and France, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Students started in Vienna, Austria, in which they viewed the famous Opera House, the Parliament, City Hall,...
County Prep Structured Learning Experience
On April 17th , eight County Prep students (9th to 12th graders) attended the Dare to Dream Student Leadership Conference held at Concordia Learning Center in Jersey City. The conference featured accomplished students and adults with disabilities who have demonstrated exemplary self-advocacy and leadership skills. The purpose of this event was to empower students to help them transition from...
County Prep SkillsUSA hosts statewide Health Science Skills and Leadership Conference
Early in April, County Prep’s SkillsUSA club acted as host to over 100 students from 16 local and county health occupation technical programs. The students competed in four contests designed to test their technical and leadership skills against the best high school students in New Jersey. Contests included Medical Math, Medical Terminology, Health Occupations Professional...
Silver Medal for County Prep High School Team in Statewide Business Management and Technology Contest
A Business and IT team of County Prep High School seniors Carmen Chen, Sabrina-Lee Caballo, and Brianna Liu won recognition for their project encouraging girls to participate in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) career programs. Based on their mastery of their training, its application, the project’s benefit to their community, and display and presentation...