Wolfpack Voices

As the guardian of a former PPCS student, how is PPCS unique from a parent’s perspective? The one thing that I remember vividly about the enrollment process was the home visit. That was the first time I had ever experienced a school that sent a staff member to my home to just sit down and…Read More

Describe your own educational journey through high school and college. In high school I wasn’t a very strong student. I went to summer school my freshman year, and my grades were always a bit below average. I just never really wanted to put in the time to study, and because of that I didn’t really…Read More

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

Describe your path to working at People’s Prep. I was not looking for another position although I wasn’t fully satisfied in my previous district. I just had a child and I needed a summer job, so I came to People’s Prep to work summer school. Before the summer was over I was offered a position…Read More

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