Author Archive
Domonique Boyd: Game Changer
Domonique Boyd (Class of 2020) is currently a senior at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Shortly after graduating from People’s Prep, Dominique became pregnant with her son. In the latest edition of our Game Changers series, Domonique shares how she has been able to achieve success while balancing family, college, and career. Tell us about what you’re…Read More
Marie Charles- Assistant Director of College Readiness and Persistence
Marie Charles is in her second year in People’s Prep’s Office of College Placement. In the latest edition of Wolfpack Voices, Marie discusses how her team continues to support our alumni during the pandemic and what makes PPCS a great fit for students who are looking for a college prep high school next year. You…Read More
Unique Bunn: Game Changer
Unique Bunn graduated from People’s Prep in 2017 and has since gone on to study psychology, join the honors program, and tutor her peers at New Jersey City University. Now a senior with plans for a master’s degree, we spoke to Unique about her journey to and through college, and how People’s Prep has been…Read More
Class of 2019: The First of Many
Nearly ten years ago, on August 29, 2011, People’s Prep opened its doors to the Newark community, welcoming 95 freshman into the Class of 2019.
Aptly named for their anticipated college graduation year, the Class of 2019 set off to fulfill the mission of People’s Prep: to graduate all students from the college of their choice. These founding members are now joined by more than 1,000 People’s Prep alumni in pursuit of higher education.Read More
Antony Morales, Teaching Assistant & Council Coach
Antony Morales is in his first year as a teaching assistant and council coach at People’s Prep. A graduate of Rutgers, Antony recently sat down to discuss his path to and through college, his love of math, and his experience as a young teacher in Newark’s oldest stand alone charter high school.Read More
Game Changer: Tiffany Benjamin, Class of 2019
Tiffany Benjamin was a member of People’s Prep’s founding class when the school opened its doors in 2011. After overcoming a language barrier and battling shyness, Tiffany received the school’s Empathy Award at graduation: an annual honor that now bears her name. She graduated from The College of St. Elizabeth this past summer and is…Read More
Ms. Addona, English Teacher, Council Coach, and Teacher Leader
Describe your path to working at People’s Prep. I majored in English and Theater Arts at Rutgers and got my master’s as a teacher of English from the Teacher’s College at Columbia University. It was there that I really fell in love with teaching from all my professors who had been working with students and…Read More
Update Regarding COVID-19
Dear People’s Prep Community, The health and well-being of our students and staff is front of mind for People’s Prep’s Board, Administrative and Operations Teams. While the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to the general US public remains low, we are being proactive in our measures to ensure…Read More
Mr. Messina, English Teacher and Council Coach
Describe your educational background (high school onward). I went to St. Peter’s, which is a Jesuit High School based out of Jersey City. I went to Catholic or private schools for my entire life, so it was not exactly a diverse background. From there, I went to Rutgers University in New Brunswick where I graduated…Read More
People’s Prep Renewed!
With great pride, gratitude, and joy, we write to share the news that People’s Prep has been fully renewed by the NJ Commissioner of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education! This marks our second full renewal and puts us on a path towards becoming a community high school that not only changes lives…Read More