Edward Martins-Krasner, senior at County Prep High School, received the 2016/17 MVP award from Ferris High School's Varsity Bowling Team. Edward has been an active member of the bowling team since the 10th grade. Mr. Macri (Head Coach) stated that Edward was recognized for his outstanding performance and contribution to the team. Ms. Mendolla and the...
Veteran Hollywood Actress Ann Robinson Visits High Tech
(May 30, 2017--North Bergen, NJ) Renowned actress of film and television, Ann Robinson, paid the High Tech Performing Arts students a visit, sharing her remarkable life experience in show business, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Robinson offered the High Tech Performing Arts students an oral history of her rise to...
Job Shadowing at Wiley & Sons a Great Experience for County Prep Students
On Friday, April 28th, County Prep students participated in a Job Shadowing event at Wiley & Sons located in Hoboken, New Jersey sponsored by Junior Achievement. Upon arrival, the students attended a presentation on the history of Wiley & Sons which is an educational publishing firm that offers an array of educational products. The students participated in several...
County Prep Students Attend Dare to Dream Conference
On April 27th County Prep students attended the Dare to Dream Student Leadership Conference held at St.Joseph's School for the Blind in Jersey City. The conference featured accomplished students and adults with challenges who have demonstrated exemplary self-advocacy and leadership skills. The purpose of this event was to empower students to help them transition from high school to adulthood. Some of the...
County Prep’s April Kibalo Serves as Representative at Anti-Bullying Conference
County Prep student April Kibalo was selected to represent the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Conference at the School Climate and Anti-Bullying Conference on May 25th, at Stockton University, NJ. April spoke in a panel discussion at this event. She was chosen as a graduate of the MLK Jr. Leadership Conference’s 2016-2017 program year. The...
Work of Five High Tech Visual Arts Students on Display at New Jersey City University Art Gallery
(Jersey City, NJ—May 23, 2017) This year, the Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists has selected five High Tech students to have their art exhibited at the New Jersey City University Art Gallery, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Bayonne residents Amanda Chang and Jillian Wiadzionek, Lauren Krasnoff of Guttenberg, Union City resident...
County Prep High School Students Receive Awards at Hudson County Alliance of Teen Arts
Congratulations to the County Prep High School students who participated in this year's Hudson County Alliance of Teen Arts. The visual art competition was held at The Bayonne Library from May 8th to the 13th. Kate Ascuas, a sophomore, won Tops Honors for her “Abandoned Building” photograph. The following students: Kiara Peguero (Junior), Cyril...
High Tech’s Rebecca Klein-Cohen Wins Second Place in 2017 Letters About Literature Presentation
(Livingston, NJ—May 17, 2017) Hoboken resident Rebecca Klein-Cohen of High Tech has won Second Place in the national Library of Congress program, Letters About Literature, and she took part in the 2017 celebration for New Jersey’s winners, held at the Student Center at the Livingston Campus of Rutgers University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of...
High Tech High School Envirothon Team Has Another Successful Year
(Long Valley, NJ—May 13, 2017) Ten High Tech students participated in the 2017 Envirothon, where thirty teams from across the Garden State converged at Schooley's Mountain Park for the competition, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Two High Tech Envirothon teams competed. Team #2, consisting of Sarah Bacha, Soham Shah, and...
County Prep Hosts a Business Luncheon
The Business Program at County Prep hosted an end-of-the-year luncheon at Shalimar BBQ Restaurant to enhance the global business cultural awareness and understanding across County Prep, announced Ms. Barbara Mendolla, Principal of County Prep High School. Students from different backgrounds and cultures participated to make this a tremendous multicultural event. “This professional business luncheon offered students...