CHP News
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
On Wednesday November 8, our 8th grade class had the privilege of touring the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. After recently learning about plasma and nuclear fusion, our students had the unique opportunity to witness first hand how scientists who have dedicated their careers to this field apply these concepts to research in the real world. PPPL graciously led our class through several of their buildings, including displays of historic scientific ...
Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Thursday, November 9th, fifth-grade students at Cedar Hill Prep enjoyed the day out at Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Ogdensburg, N.J. The excitement began as the bus approached the high steel conveyor belts that had once carried zinc to fifty-foot stacks in the small mining town. Students were eager to enter the infamous steel vault doors that led to a new world underground. Did you know that this mine goes ...
Day of the Dead
El Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a special Latin American holiday that takes place November 1-2. As part of the 7th and 8th grade Spanish cultural project, students worked in groups to research the history and create an ofrenda honoring a famous Hispanic. Each student had a task: to prepare an authentic Mexican dish and create artwork, research a famous Hispanic, or construct/decorate an “ofrenda” (altar) ...
National Blue Ribbon Ceremony
Cedar Hill Prep receives the 2017 National Blue Ribbon Award today in Washington D. C. See Live Coverage of the Event ...
House Elections
During the last two weeks, many students in 3rd-8th grades, with a teacher recommendation needed, campaigned for several different “House Positions.” These positions included House Leader, Assistant House Leader, House Scribe, House Historian, House Speaker, House Steward, and House Arbitrators. The entire school population is split into four Houses: The Cherokee Bears, Lenape Owls, Ramapo Falcons, and Shawnee Beavers. Friday November 3rd was Cedar Hill Prep’s annual House Elections. All ...