CPHS’ Carolann Cuebas Wins Special Jury Award at Montclair Film Competition!
Mrs. Martinez has announced Carolann Cuebas, a junior in Audio Visual Production, won a Special Jury Award at Montclair Film’s Emerging Filmmakers Competition. The EFC Showcase category this year was “My Covid Life!” Cuebas produced and edited a short film, “Life During a Pandemic,” which focuses on the big change in our lives from the...
Fashion and Math Come Together in County Prep Fashion Class
What happens when you take four measurements, divide by Pi, and do some simple multiplication? You get an infinity dress. Infinity dresses are named for the infinite ways you can wear them, thanks to the innumerable ways you can wrap the straps to make the bodice uniquely yours. Fashion students in Mrs. Patten’s classes used...
County Prep Junior Iosif Moraru Wins State Information Technology Championship
Students from career and technical schools across the state of New Jersey competed on April 10th in the SkillsUSA Information Technology Services contest. It was announced this week that County Prep junior Iosif Moraru of Jersey City won the gold medal in the competition, and is now eligible to represent New Jersey in the national...
Explore Student Wins Contest with Essay on Nomination for Applebee’s "Teacher of the Year"
(April 29th, 2021 -- Jersey City , NJ) 7th grader Victoria Rich won Applebee’s 5th Annual Above and “BEE”yond Teacher Essay Contest with her piece on English language arts teacher, Ms. Amy Garrett. “This was such a nice surprise and wonderful news! I am so proud of Victoria and honored that she chose me!” Ms....
County Prep High School Students Win Statewide Competition for ‘Acts of Kindness,’ Headed to National Leadership Conference
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Three County Prep High School students have been awarded a first place prize at the statewide SkillsUSA competition for their effort to bring their school community together during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aleena Choudhry, of Bayonne, Fajrhafza Sohail, of Jersey City and Varsha Santhosh Kumar, of Jersey City presented their project, “Acts...
Two County Prep Juniors Place in New Jersey SkillsUSA Photography Competition
Mr. Grele and Mr. Patten have announced that two Juniors in Commercial Photography have placed in this year's NJ SkillsUSA Photography competition. Casey Kelly won 3rd place with a bronze medal and Jared Maldanado won First Place with a Gold Medal. This year's competition was virtual, but the same rules applied in the photography category...
5 Seniors who were accepted to Barry University
County Prep Principal Barbara Mendolla would like to recognize the accomplishments of 5 Seniors who were accepted to Barry University in Miami, Florida. These students not only have been accepted but are also receiving merit scholarships between $5,000 - $19,500 (automatically renewed each year)! Congratulations Adriana Rodriguez, Angel Pinto, James Dickson, Nicole Ronquillo, and Yadermi...
Explore Middle School Students Inducted into the National Junior Honor Society
(April 27th, 2021 -- Jersey City, NJ) Explore Middle School students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society on Monday, April 26th during the international induction ceremony. National Junior Honor Society schools, students, and their families attended a live broadcast, which offered traditional marks of an induction ceremony including the pledge, and guest speakers....
County Prep Fashion and Culinary students are awarded 4 Gold and 3 Silver Medals
County Prep Fashion and Culinary students are awarded 4 Gold and 3 Silver Medals along with $12,000 in scholarships at FCCLA State Conference. It is with great pleasure and pride to announce that County Prep Students have once again achieved outstanding results at the 2021 FCCLA Virtual State Leadership Conference. What makes this even more...
Two HTHS Seniors Recognized with Governor’s Award for Excellence
(Secaucus, NJ––April 22, 2021) Brogan Donston and Nicolette Zika have earned the Student Award for Artistic Excellence and Leadership in Dance as part of the New Jersey Governor’s Awards in Arts Education, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Brogan and Nicolette were recognized for their outstanding work in the field of...