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High Tech Attends This Year’s Young Science Achievers Science & Math Day at Princeton University

(Princeton, NJ—March 21, 2015) High Tech science students attended the annual Young Science Achievers Science & Math Day, held in the Friend Center at Princeton University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In collaboration with the MIRTHE Engineering Research Center at Princeton, the Young Science Achievers attended a day of workshops and...

High Tech’s Aaleah Oliver Competes in 2015 Poetry Out Loud State Finals

(Princeton, NJ—March 13, 2015) High Tech’s Aaleah Oliver, a resident of Secaucus, who won the Region 6 Championship of the 2015 Poetry Out Loud competition, competed at the State Finals at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Oliver recited “Thoughtless Cruelty” by Charles Lamb in Round...

HCST Science Fair Winners

8th grade winning project:‘ReBuilding The Earth’ by Joseph Sexton Joseph's project focuses on greenhouse emissions and eco-friendly design. "I came across statistics that the construction industry is responsible for as much as 40% of man-made carbon emissions," he explains. "It's clear that investing in sustainable design is an important step in helping to save our...

County Prep’s Improvisation Class Performs in the First Annual Jamboree

On February 13th, 2015 the County Prep Theatre Arts students performed in a competitive improvisation event called the Annual Jamboree. The battling teams, Chaplin and the Stooges and Bad Biscuit competed in a series of improv games as part of a fundraiser for the Theatre Department. Although Chaplin and the Stooges took the trophy, all...

Joseph Sexton, Explore 2000, Student, Wins 2nd Place C-Span’s StudentCam competition

Joseph Sexton, Explore 2000 third year student, recently participated in C-Span’s StudentCam documentary competition - the annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and our nation. Explore 2000 students and staff would like to congratulate Joseph on winning 2nd prize nationally, out of nearly 5,000...

Kapil Kanakaraj of High Tech Named a Winner at The Jersey Journal’s 57th Annual Hudson County Science Fair

by Patrick Villanova, The Jersey Journal: (Jersey City, NJ--March 6, 2015) While two high school students have officially been crowned winners of The Jersey Journal's 57th annual Hudson County Science Fair, a number of their peers have earned medals for their projects. McNair High School senior Eswar Anandapadmanaban and High Tech High School junior Kapil...