Theatre Arts Students at County Prep Enjoy Broadway Production of The Rose Tattoo

The County Prep Theatre Arts vocation students attended the Broadway Production of The Rose Tattoo, written by celebrated American playwright Tennessee Williams, with Oscar winner Marisa Tomei, a play under the direction of Trip Cullman, performed at the American Airlines Theatre venue of the Roundabout Theatre.

Winner of the 1951 Tony Award, this play, also considered by Williams as “his love play to the world”, plunges the audience into the story of Sicillian emigrant Serafina, a widow who rekindles her desire for love, lust and life in the arms of a fiery suitor. The play sizzles with humor, heart, and authentic gems of the Sicilian music and dance.

Our students thoroughly enjoyed the play, loved the versatility of all the actors. But more importantly they enjoyed the truly human portrayal of the characters, evident in every single performance.

The students also participated in question and answer sessions with the actors, which they found fascinating and inspiring. Overall, this has been a very enriching experience and we are looking forward to more collaboration with the Roundabout Theatre in the near future, says Raluca Shields, the Theatre Arts teacher at Country Prep.

County Prep Students Participate in Structured Learning Experience at Barnes and Noble

On Wednesday, October 24, Ms. Bello's Early Childhood Education classes visited Barnes and Noble in Clifton, NJ. Students explored possible post-secondary career pathways within Barnes and Noble including HR, Publishing, Marketing, Management, and IT. In addition, the students selected a "favorite" children's author for a classroom project and then returned to class to "create and author" their own children's book which will be read to children at a local day care center.

County Prep Business Class Participates in Junior Achievement Workshops at Roxiticus Golf Club

Students from Ms. Companioni's business class participated in a Structured Learning Experience at Roxiticus Golf Club in Mendham, NJ on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Junior Achievement hosted the event and selected County Prep students to be ambassadors for the day. The students participated in Team Building, Networking, and Sales workshops with practicing professionals from Accenture. They sold "mulligans" as part of their sales role and two students delivered an outstanding presentation to the golfers just before tee time. In addition, they interacted with JA Board members and high level executives during a complimentary luncheon.

Junior Achievement Structured Learning Experience a Success for Finance Students at County Prep

On October 21st and 23rd, Ms. Murray's and Dr. Abbasi's classes (approximately 140 freshmen and sophomores) participated in a financial literacy program entitled “Finance Park” sponsored by Junior Achievement. County Prep students were afforded the opportunity to visit Junior Achievement's state-of-the-art facility located in Edison, NJ. The students engaged in an intensive, high-energy immersion learning experience in which they received a fictional life situation and created a balanced monthly budget. The activities reinforced NJ’s Core Curriculum Content Standards while focusing on important elements of money management and career exploration. The event boosted the students’ confidence in making smart academic and economic decisions.

County Prep Hosts Robert Mark Dance - Professional Company

The Fall 2019 CHIRP residency program culminates with a performance by professional dance company Robert Mark Dance on December 6 & 7 at County Prep High School. Choreographer and dancer Robert Mark Burke has been working with the dance students at County Prep this semester, training them in modern dance as part of their daily classes. Mr. Burke, a resident of Jersey City and dancer with 10HL and the renowned Lucinda Childs Dance Company, has been in residence with his professional company since September.

The performances on December 6 at 7:30pm and December 7 at 2:30pm will offer insight into the creative process of dance, by starting with a glimpse into the rehearsal process and moving into presented works of completed choreography. The performances will end with a question and answer session, offering students and audience an opportunity to learn more about this artists work and the life of a dancer/choreographer.  Tickets are just $5 and the performance is open to the public.  Tickets: https://robertmarkdance.ticketleap.com/shareshow/details?fbclid=IwAR0yRYs3jf2oQ-vieyXrRLu72eAHwEOfT20Xob35n7SHOAGn5XwLzIa-uII

"I encourage everyone to take advantage of this unique opportunity to see live, professional modern dance right here in our school's intimate black box theater.  Robert is not only a gifted choreographer and dancer, but also an excellent teacher who has brought a great deal of inspiration to our classroom.  By making this program affordable Mr.Burke has shown his commitment to making high quality dance accessible to our students and to the community at large. His dancers are exceptional, and this promises to be an exciting night of dance!" - Heather Warfel Sandler, Director, County Prep Dance Program

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