HCST Students Visit American Dream Mall
County Prep and High Tech students visited American Dream Mall on Tuesday, April 12 to engage in Team Building activities. Students worked in groups to strategize on how to navigate the Mirror Maze and golfed together in the Black Light Mini Golf event. It was a fun day coupled with educational strategies to help students...
County Prep Students Introduced to Opportunities in the Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Program
County Prep students visited Penske Truck Leasing in Linden, NJ and Hudson Toyota / Hudson Nissan in Jersey City on Wednesday, April 13 as part of the Youth Transitions to Work (YTTW) Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Program. The scholarship program provides outreach, training, and placements for students interested in becoming an Automotive/ Diesel Technician. The...
St. Peter’s Pete the Peacock Visits County Prep High School
On April 4, 2022, Pete the Peacock from St. Peter’s University made a spectacular visit to County Prep High School to congratulate all the accepted students into the university. He was so generous and gave the students bags with goodies like stickers, towels, and more! Thank you for coming to see us, Pete. Go Peacocks!
Explore Middle School Old World Meets New World: A Columbian Exchange Project
The 7th-grade students at Explore Middle School participated in a cross-curricular project led by Mr. Nocum, the 7th & 8th grade Social Studies teacher, and Ms. Bermas, the 7th grade Math teacher. For the project, students explored and studied the widespread exchange of plants, animals, foods, human populations, communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern...
Explore Middle School Students at Explore Place in the HOSA International Leadership Conference
Students at Explore Middle School, under the leadership of Health teacher Ms. Norrey Benito, recently competed in the Health Occupation Students of America Virtual State Leadership Conference on March 20th and March 21st. HOSA members, including secondary and post-secondary/collegiate members, from all over the state are invited to partake in HOSA’s Competitive Events Program. Explore’s...
HTHS Architecture Major Earns ACE Scholarship for Syracuse University
(Secaucus, NJ––April 5, 2021) Lillian “Lilly” Marsh, a senior in the Academy for Design & Fabrication (D|Fab) at High Tech High School, was recently awarded the Architecture, Construction, Engineering (ACE) Mentorship Scholarship as part of her acceptance to Syracuse University’s School of Architecture, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. As a...
Junior Achievement Career Success Workshops at County Prep High School
County Prep students attended Career Success Workshops sponsored by Junior Achievement and hosted at County Prep High School during February and March of this year. The series of four workshops equipped students with the tools and skills required to earn and keep a job in high-growth career areas. The activities focused on the 4 C's:...
Six High Tech Seniors Present Research on Global Food Security
(Secaucus, NJ–March 17, 2021) Camille Garcia, Emily Guevara, Alma Madlener, Reilley Peck, Rimsha Reem, and Roxolana Hreb—all seniors in the Environmental Science and Sustainability academy at HTHS—attended the 2022 World Food Prize event on March 11, where they presented their research papers on global food security issues, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech...
County Prep High School and Explore Middle School Alumna Simone Womack hosts her first fashion show
Simone graduated from County Prep as a fashion major in 2017, attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC and is presently working as a style advisor for Aritzia while at the same time launching her own brand, “Shama.” During her time at County Prep, Simone was awarded multiple medals from FCCLA fashion competitions. Simone...
High Tech Social Media Moguls Address Global Citizenship at Youth Leadership Conference
(Secaucus, NJ––March 9, 2022) Three High Tech students set on taking the world by storm—Sophia Delrosario, Lillian Marsh, and Jeremy Madray—recently hosted a keynote address to over one-thousand students at the NJ Elementary and Middle School Leadership conference, hosted by Kean University on Friday, March 4, 2020, announced Ms. Kathy Young, principal of High Tech High School....