Before I started my internship at Izod, I was only given a vague idea of what I would do. I wasn't sure of what I would work on and what environment I would be in, but I was excited. For a long time, fashion has been a big part of my life, and my time...
Month: April 2015
Explore 2000 Wins 2nd Place in the Teen Summit’s Film Festival
Through the 4-H Climate & Environmental Change Teen Summit (grades 8-12), students of Explore 2000 Middle School were invited to work with Rutgers University scientists to learn about climate change science. Our 8th Graders were then challenged to develop a community service project that applied this new knowledge. Guided by Lauren Norcia and John Ponticorvo,...
High Tech Scores Big in 2015 National Spanish Exams
(North Bergen, NJ—April 28, 2015) High Tech students of Spanish, levels I and II, participated in the 2015 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 language as they...
High Tech Musical Theatre Readies A CHORUS LINE for Edinburgh Fringe This August
From BroadwayWorld New Jersey:High Tech Musical Theatre, an award-winning Teen Theatre based out of High Tech High School at Hudson County Schools of Technology, will embark on celebrating their 15th anniversary with the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of A Chorus Line. Students have been preparing for their May 14th-17th performances in New Jersey, then...
County Prep Students Participate in Autism Awareness Tournament
On April 18th the Dickinson Rams participated in an Autism Awareness Tournament hosted by Weehawken High School. Before the game, County Prep student Joey Valentino threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The Rams ended up beating River Dell 4-3. County Prep was also represented during the game; the winning pitcher was sophomore Julio Suarez III...
County Prep High School National Honor Society Induction
On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, County Prep High School's Chapter of the National Honor Society held their induction ceremony. The following students were inducted:Mayar Abdelmeguid, Andrew Saad, Thu Anh Ly, Lucre'ce Estropia, Raol Kalloe, Reinard Canatada, Bahktawer Khan, Alexandra Torres, Valerie O'Higgins, Dalia Eldeeb, Martha Wachulec, Olesya Hreb, Jaymi Llarenas, Zeal Doshi, Hager Soliman, Dip...
Holocaust Survivor Fran Malkin Speaks at High Tech
(North Bergen, NJ—April 23, 2015) Fran Malkin, Holocaust survivor and Board of Associates member of the Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study at Drew University, spoke to High Tech students as part of the Facing History and Ourselves grant awarded to History teacher Jamie Velazquez and Language Arts instructor Kerri Ann Murphy, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal...
High Tech Wins at Louder Than A Bomb Youth Poetry Slam
(Camden, NJ—April 18, 2015) A dozen High Tech students versed in verse showed off their originality at Rutgers University-Camden, winning the first two bouts, the semi-final round, and earning a perfect score of 150 to win first place in the Louder Than A Bomb Youth Poetry Slam, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech...
County Prep High School’s Talent Show 2015
County Prep’s Annual Talent Show was held on Friday, March 27th. Once again it was a sold out event with a diverse line-up of performers, including vocalists, guitarists, ukulele players, and more. Director Ms.Warfel Sandler commends all of the acts for their powerful and entertaining performances. There were two feature performances by senior Kyosuke Nonoyama...
Explore 2000 Middle School Students Prepare for Earth Day Celebration
For the past couple of weeks, my peers and I have been working on constructing a vessel made of recyclable materials.Our facilitators Mr. Colaluca, Mr. Ponticorvo and Ms. Norcia have been guiding us through this exciting, detailed process.At least 80% of our vessel had to be made out of used/recycled materials. Our building materials could...