WATCH: Photos and Video from Prep the Halls!

By Ashley Reyes, Sihary Ramirez, Valentina Lopez, Alison Ortega, and Yulisa Flores

December 8, 2025

Our annual Prep the Halls SEL event kicked off the holiday season at Prep!

Classes were shortened to a one-session schedule on Friday and students had from 1:36 to 3:36 p.m. to decorate the halls of Prep. Each floor had its own theme. The themes were:

Basement: Cozy Cabin (flannel, cocoa, firelight, skis, and sleds)

1st Floor/Bridge: Snowflake City (icy skyscrapers, snowflake chandeliers, glittering blue + silver)

2nd Floor: Enchanted Forest (snowy trees, woodland creatures, fairies)

3rd Floor: Arctic Adventure (polar bears, icebergs, northern lights)

Check out our video, above, and photo gallery, below, from numerous Prep students recording the day’s event.

Want to add your photo to this gallery? Email them to Mr. Schmerler at [email protected].

About the Contributors

Ashley Reyes, Editor-in-Chief

Ashley Reyes is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Boulevard Online and a senior at Prep. She is also a captain of the Passaic High girls varsity soccer team and has been part of the Prep program for seven years. Outside of school, Ashley enjoys traveling, taking photos, spending time with her family, and editing personal videos to capture meaningful moments.

Sihary Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief

Sihary Ramirez-Juarez, Co-Editor-In-Chief, is a senior at Prep. This is her 6th year at Prep. She loves to edit videos. She wants to become a college professor to teach future generations about film and how to create/work with editing software. She’s also the biggest number one fan of Malcolm Todd.