
Miyokee Saint-Florant, Student and Family Engagement Coordinator
September 29, 2020As 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

Darren Harper, College Advisor
August 28, 2020Describe 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

Ms. Addona, English Teacher, Council Coach, and Teacher Leader
April 7, 2020Describe 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

Ms. Lapaix, English Teacher and Council Coach
February 19, 2020Describe 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

Mr. Messina, English Teacher and Council Coach
February 6, 2020Describe 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