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Culinary Arts Students from County Prep Visit Hudson County Community College

County Prep Culinary Arts students visited Hudson County Community College multiple times from September through December to participate in the “Extended Culinary Student for the Day” program.  The students reported to HCCC at 7:30 am to cycle through the various culinary labs to gain exposure to the post-secondary culinary arts program and to “feel” what it is like to be a college student.  They also had the opportunity...

County Prep Students Participate in Junior Achievement’s High School Heroes Program

Ms. Bello and Ms. Torres teach classes at County Prep High School for aspiring young teachers.  Their students participated in Junior Achievement’s High School Heroes Program in October and December.   The students shadowed teachers and then returned to Cordero School to teach Junior Achievement’s interactive elementary school curriculum. The lesson plans focused on educational standards with grade appropriate themes of personal economics,...

County Prep Theater Arts Performs the Musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

In just its sixth year, the after school Theater Arts class has brought a new performance opportunity to County Prep students, who are learning both performance and rehearsal practices, and are encountering first hand all of the aspects of professional theater. Once again, the show had complete live accompaniment, by renowned pianist Craig Ketter, under...

County Prep’s National Honor Society Holds Its Induction Ceremony

County Prep’s National Honor Society (NHS), held its Induction Ceremony on January 31st, 2018 in the ITV room of the Jersey City Center of Hudson County Schools of Technology.  29 students were inducted during the ceremony.   Vidhi Patel, President, along with NHS officers and inductees conducted the ceremony for their parents and staff.  During the ceremony, they explained...

County Prep Theatre Arts Students Attend 3rd Annual Theatre Day in Hudson County

A large group of the County Prep Theatre Arts students participated this year in the 3rd Annual Theatre Day organized by Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists in partnership with Hoboken High School on Friday January 19, 2018. The students took part in a full day of theatre activities taught by professionals who are leading...

High Tech National Honor Society Holds Its 2017-2018 Induction Ceremony

(North Bergen, NJ—January 10, 2018) The High Tech National Honor Society (NHS), moderated by veteran Language Arts teacher and Department Liaison Joan Marie Bellotti and veteran History teacher David Polito, recently held its Induction Ceremony in the Resource Center of the North Hudson Center of Hudson County Schools of Technology, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal...

High Tech Language Arts Instructor Brian Mooney Interviewed by Education Drive

Bringing the beat: Spoken word, debate and role-playing enhance ELA curriculum By Lauren Barack   PUBLISHED Jan. 31, 2018 Educators are using a variety of engaging, outside-the-box formats to build research, literacy and critical thinking skills Brian Mooney has no doubts about the effectiveness of using hip-hop and slam poetry in his English classes at High Tech...

County Prep’s Med-Sci Students Win at HOSA’s Regional Competition

The County Prep Medical Science students competed on January 27th at the HOSA Regional competition at Passaic County Institute of Technology. Eight of our students brought home medals including: Riddhi Patel – 8th place – Job Seeking Skills Jennifer Avila-Bravo – 5th place – Job Seeking Skills Carla Rubino – 4th place – Job Seeking...

High Tech High D|Fab and Biomedical Academies Learn about Surgical Devices and Applications from Experts in the Field

(North Bergen, NJ—January 31, 2018) Recently, High Tech students in the D|Fab and biomedical academies had the chance to learn about the latest tools used in medical surgery and its application, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In October, students visited Triangle Manufacturing, a facility in Upper Saddle River dedicated to the manufacturing...