(North Bergen, NJ—June 22, 2016) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a sophomore at High Tech, and three friends embarked on a 22-mile bicycling tour, documenting their journey in an amateur, but professional-grade, video, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. This video, recorded and edited by Lewan himself, captures his bicycling adventures with...
High Tech Science League Honors Shrevas Agarwal and Mingyu Zhao
(North Bergen, NJ—June 23, 2016) High Tech Science League competitors Shrevas Agarwal and Mingyu Zhao have scored in the top 10% of all New Jersey students for AP Physics I, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Agarwal, a Secaucus resident, took 1st place in AP Physics I, scoring 296 out of 300 points. ...
High Tech Scores Big in 2016 National Spanish Exams
(North Bergen, NJ—April 28, 2016) – Thirty-six High Tech students of Spanish, levels I and II, scored exemplarily well in the 2016 National Spanish Exam (NSE), sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The NSE assesses students’ proficiency in the Spanish...
County Prep Theatre Arts Students Receive Scholarships to Summer Workshop
County Prep Theatre Arts Students Kailyn Vazquez and Elizabeth Flores received full scholarships to attend prestigious theatre program! Circle in the Square Theatre School, the only accredited training conservatory associated with a Broadway theatre in NYC, awarded County Prep Junior Kailyn Vazquez and County Prep Senior Elizabeth Flores full scholarships for their 7-week intensive Summer...
Jeremy Lewan of High Tech to Attend Penn State’s Advanced Weather Camp
(State College, PA—June 20, 2016) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a sophomore at High Tech High School, has been accepted into Penn State's prestigious Advanced Weather Camp, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. At Penn State's Advanced Weather Camp, to be held June 26th -July 1st, Lewan will receive hands-on training in meteorological science, including...
Explore 2000 Middle School and Project Lead the Way
Explore 2000 Middle School was funded by the Verizon foundation for the 2015-16 school year to implement the Project Lead The Way curriculum for Design and Modeling. Throughout the school year, students explored their creative sides while working in a S.T.E.M. environment. One of the projects that stood out was Aidan Gonzalez's UFO assembly using...
County Prep’s Joshua Dunn Completes First Season with Papermill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir
Mrs. Shields is proud to announce that Joshua Dunn, Senior Theatre Arts student here at County Prep, is about to finish his first season with Papermill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir. Joshua says that “this has been an amazing opportunity and an incredible learning experience.” They have performed all over NJ and NY, went on their...
High Tech’s Jeremy Lewan Receives a Letter from Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce
(North Bergen—June 16, 2016) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a sophomore at High Tech, wrote a letter to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker during his history class and, to his great surprise, he received a reply letter from Pritzker herself, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In Louis Minervini's history class, Lewan and...
High Tech Business Computer Applications Majors Pass NOCTI Exam
(North Bergen—June 16, 2016) High Tech Business Computer Applications majors from Dr. Syed Abbasi’s class took the state-mandated, nationally-accredited exam, administered by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI), and everyone passed, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. NOCTI, based in Big Rapids, Michigan, administers job-ready assessments based on nationally validated, workplace-based standards...
High Tech Students and Teachers Honored at 10th Annual UNIS Haiku Contest
(New York—June 4, 2016) Judges from the United Nations International School (UNIS), the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, and the Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese honored four High Tech High School students and two High Tech teachers at the 10thannual UNIS Haiku Contest, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech....