On April 26, 2016, the students of Explore 2000 Middle School became miners exploring the Sterling Hill Mining Museum. They took the tour through the mining tunnel, experiencing recreations of what the miners saw and did many years ago. They walked through tunnels and shafts that looked ready for work, peopled with mannequins dressed in...
Almar Garcia becomes Jersey City’s first public school golfer in NJSIAA tournament
Read below how Almar Garcia becomes Jersey City's first public school golfer in NJSIAA tournament http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/1802374153996647441/almar-garcia-becomes-jersey-citys-first-public-school-golfer-in-njsiaa-tournament/
Explore 2000 Students Win Recycled Regatta at Earthfest
On May 14, 2016, the eighth grade Explore 2000 team of Daniel McClain and Aaron Joshua with Crew Captain, Frank Colaluca won first place in the recycled regatta at the third annual Earthfest in Overpeck Park. It was the first time the Explore teams such an event with these boats. Afterwards, Daniel McClain said, "I...
Explore 2000 Announces Summer STEM Camp
The Explore 2000 Middle School announced the opening of registration for its Science, Technology, engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Camp 2016, which will take place from July 18th through July 29th. Students entering fifth through eighth grades in the fall of 2016 are eligible to apply and will be taught by certified teachers from Explore...
NJ State Trooper Andrew Parker Visits with County Prep Students
Trooper Andrew Parker met with over 25 students at County Prep on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 to discuss law enforcement as a viable post-secondary career pathway. The presentation included an overview of the skills and minimum requirements to qualify for the New Jersey State Police exam. Trooper Parker discussed " A Day in the Life" of...
High Tech National Honor Society Holds 2016 Induction Ceremony
(North Bergen—April 21, 2016) This year, the High Tech High School National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 26 seniors, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following students earned initiation into NHS for 2016: Bayonne residents Amina Bendaoud, Sara Bendaoud (President), Jessica Driscoll (1st Vice President), Mariam Elsaker, George Iskander, Vanessa Kirschner,...
Six High Tech High School Students Honored at 2016 Letters About Literature Award Ceremony
(Piscataway, NJ—May 19, 2016) Out of almost 2,000 letters submitted from New Jersey in the 2015-2016 Letters About Literature contest, High Tech High School received notice that six of its students had been honored at the 2016 Letters About Literature Award Ceremony at Rutgers University’s Livingston College Student Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of...
County Prep’s Dominick Quintela Awarded Scholarship from NJCECA
As a result of our district's participation in the New Jersey Cooperative Education Coordinators Association (NJCECA), County Prep is proud to announce Dominick Quintela was recently selected to receive a $6,000.00 scholarship to attend Lincoln Tech. Dominick plans on pursuing a program in IT this coming fall at the Edison campus. A special thank you...
Explore 2000 Middle School at the Urban Watershed Program
The First Year students at Explore 2000 Middle School spent the week of May 9, 2016 working on the Urban Watershed Education Program. Part of the New Jersey department of Environmental Protection, the program begins with a day in the classroom. The students prepared for their field experience with lessons in map reading, learning to...
County Prep Student Wins First Place at 33rd Annual Orlando Saa Foreign Languages Poetry Recitation Contest
The County Prep World Language Department is proud to announce that County Prep students excelled once more at the 33rd Annual Orlando Saa Foreign Languages Poetry Recitation Contest, held at William Paterson University on May 19. This year, fifty-eight schools participated in this great event and one of our students, Alexander B. Berman, won First Place in the Chinese...