County Prep’s Student Council Plans Events for October
OCTOBER EVENTS By: Arianna Mejias Student Council is preparing to unleash two Halloween inspired events back-to-back: Movie Night and the Halloween Costume Contest. Movie Night, coordinated by Kayleen De Matos and Kristen De Matos, will take place on Wednesday, October 30th from 3:30-5:30 and will feature Henry Selicks’s, dark fantasy horror film, Coraline. The...
County Prep Student Council Opens the 2019-2020 School Year with a Successful 1st Meeting
STUDENT COUNCIL by Arianna Mejias & Lorianne Andrades Nothing says back-to-school like the start of Student Council, the forefront of County Prep’s most anticipated and well-loved events! The first Student Council meeting of the 2019-2020 school year was held on Friday, October 4th. Although we’re only a month in, the excitement was evident in...
County Prep High School Teacher Selected for NY Road Runners Team #MovedMe
Bryan Ehnstrom, County Prep High School Exercise Science/Medical Science teacher, was recently selected to be part of the New York Road Runners Team #MovedMe for this year’s TCS New York City Marathon on November 3, 2019. The team consists of 26 runners who are viewed as inspirational and embody the transformative power of running....
High Tech Hosts First College Fair
(Secaucus, NJ–October 16, 2019) Representatives from over thirty colleges and universities from around the United States visited High Tech this week for the high school’s first college fair, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Spearheaded by School Counselor Nermeen Hanna-Avegno and Guidance Secretary Natalie Fernandez, the fair provided an opportunity...
Explore Celebrates the Week of Respect
(October 16th, 2019 -- Jersey City) Explore Middle School combined the first marking period thematic unit, “Identity”, and the Week of Respect activities for a week of celebrating school community. The Week of Respect kicked off on October 1st for the Explore students and staff as they visited YMCA’s Camp Bernie to participate in...
Photography Field Trip to Princeton University Inspires County Prep Students
On October 2nd, Mr. Patten led a group of students on a Structured Learning Experience at Princeton University. His Junior and Senior Photography classes were joined by Ms. Martinez’s Audio/Visual Junior class and some students from Ms. Mulrain’s Senior Art class. The students took advantage of the university’s beautiful campus to learn about portraits,...
Freshmen Mixer Brings High Tech Students Together
(Secaucus, NJ–September 26, 2019) Students from High Tech’s class of 2023 got to know each other—and some of their older peers—during an early-year student mixer for all freshmen, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The High Tech High School Peer Leadership group, which includes upperclassmen from all of High Tech’s...
Explore Celebrates World Habitat Day with Student Led Event
(October 9th, 2019–Jersey City) On October 7th, in honor of World Habitat Day, the Environmental Club, Sustainability Club, Peer Leaders, and other student volunteers organized a student led assembly and an information session on the Global Climate Crisis. The Global Climate Crisis Strike that took place in September intrigued many students at Explore. Ms....
Explore Holds Student Council Election; Stephan Castellanos Elected President
(October 8th, 2019 — Jersey City) Explore held its second annual Student Council election on Monday, October 7th, with guest speaker, Mayor of Guttenberg and Director of Operations at the HCST Frank J. Gargiulo Campus, Wayne Zitt. After weeks of campaigning and preparing, 28 students from grades 6 through 8 shared speeches with the...
High School Nation Festival Arrives at High Tech High School
(Secaucus, NJ–October 8, 2019) The High School Nation Tour, an arts festival and anti-tobacco awareness campaign for high school students, made a stop on the campus of High Tech High School, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Sponsored by Hollister Co. and TheTruth.org, High School Nation, is dedicated to celebrating...