(Jersey City, NJ—May 16, 2016) High Tech’s Halaena Merrill, a Weehawken resident, has won first prize in the High School Category at this year’s New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival, a project of the Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Merrill won for her three-minute seventeen...
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High Tech High School Takes Part in Genetic & Genomics Virtual Conference
(North Bergen, NJ—May 11-12, 2016) High Tech’s Science Majors took part in the 4thannual Genetics and Genomics free virtual conference, a two-day event held in Dr. Arun Srivastava’s class, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The 4th Annual Genetics and Genomics free virtual conference, one of the most attended of its kind by...
High Tech Students Excel on 2016 National Japanese Examination
(North Bergen, NJ—May 16, 2016) The Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) has recognized High Tech students in Japanese I, II, and III classes who participated in the 2016 National Japanese Examination (NJE), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. NEJ, an online, proficiency-oriented, standards-based tool, assesses middle school, high school, and...
County Prep Students Attend 2016 NJ FCCLA State Leadership Conference
(Cherry Hill, NJ. March 2016) Students represented County Prep High School at this year's FCCLA State Leadership Conference, which is attended by 700 NJ students. Congratulations to all the award winners! Award winners included the following: Rodaina Ahmed, Vasudha Kumar, & Suly Merida: Gold Medal, perfect score in the "Life Event Planning" Samantha Rivera: Silver...
County Prep Students Win at Teen Arts Visual Arts Competition
This week County Prep students entered their work in the Teen Arts Visual Arts Competition at the Bayonne Public Library. Top Honors went to Jagdish Patel for Photography. Also, Michelle Nunez received a Judges Award for Photography. The remaining students received Judges Awards for their art work: Graphic Art student Daniela Noguera and Art Students...
County Prep’s AV Students Visit the NBA Replay Center
(Secaucus, NJ—April 29, 2016) Ms. Pica’s Audio Visual Production class visited the NBA Replay Center in Secaucus, NJ. The group had the privilege to meet Joe Borgia, Senior Vice President and Replay Referee at the NBA. Borgia explained that at the Replay Center they make strategic game decisions based on the use of HD cameras...
Explore 2000 Student Sings the National Anthem at the Prudential Center
Prudential Center: National Anthem Experience By Lauralie Mufute I didn’t know this then, but my journey to sing at the Prudential Center started on Veterans Day, November 11th, 2015. My mom was there at the Veteran’s Day celebration and she saw me sing the Star Spangled Banner. She thought it could be possible for me...
Explore 2000 Ring Ceremony 2016
On May 6, 20126, the graduating class of Explore 2000 Middle School held its Ring Ceremony. The first Ring Ceremony celebrated in the new building was an emotional event. It symbolized the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. The Third Year class faced the audience of First and Second Year...
Explore 2000 Hosts Mock Presidential Election
On Thursday May 5, 2016, Explore 2000 2nd Year student hosted a presidential platform presentation and mock primary election. Although Ted Cruz dropped out of the race two days before the event, he graciously participated. The candidates were Donald Trump (Willie Montanez), Hillary Clinton (Alex Vogiatzis), Bernie Sanders (George Vogiatzis), and Ted Cruz (Cole Goodman)....
Students from South Korean High School Tour High Tech High School
(North Bergen, NJ—May 9, 2016) Yong Cho, Assistant Principal of Daejeon Dongshin Science High School in South Korea, and eighty students toured High Tech High School to experience the atmosphere and the culture of the High Tech community, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Jersey City residents Cindy Chung and Alex Kim, Ina Jang of...