(North Bergen—April 15, 2015) High Tech’s National Honor Society (NHS) sponsored its fifth annual Prom Boutique in the Resource Center of the North Hudson Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The High Tech community and friends of the staff donated such items as gently-used prom dresses, suits, shirts, ties, shoes,...
Month: May 2015
High Tech NHS Holds 2015 Induction Ceremony
(North Bergen—April 13, 2015) This year, the High Tech National Honor Society inducted 58 seniors, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following students earned initiation into the National Honor Society for 2015: Bayonne residents Perihan Badawy, Ida Behreini, Matthew Dynes, Sally Elias, Ahmed Elzokm, Olivia Grasing, Taeka Hayashi, Tyler Law...
County Prep Students Receive Awards at Hudson County Teen Arts Alliance
This year's Hudson County Teen Arts Alliance was held at the Bayonne Public Library from May 5th until the 11th. County Prep High School received 5 Judges Awards and 1 Top Honors Award. Top Honors were awarded to Senior Olesya Hreb for her "Art Requires Concentration" photograph. This is the third year in a row Olesya...
Edutopia to Publish High Tech High School’s Own Case Study Page on May 20th
(San Rafael, CA—May 11, 2015) Edutopia, an online community site sponsored by the George Lucas Education Foundation, will publish four videos produced by High Tech students under the “Schools That Work” section on Wednesday, May 20th, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. High Tech’s “case study” page, to be displayed at...
Eight High Tech Students Honored at 29th Annual Teen Arts Student Art Expo
(Bayonne, NJ—May 7, 2015) Judges at the 29th Annual Teen Arts Student Art Expo have honored eight High Tech students for their artistic achievements at the award ceremony at the Bayonne Library and Cultural Center, which showcases Hudson County Fine Arts students’ artworks from May 4th through May 11th. High Tech students honored at the...
County Prep Students Travel to Italy, France and Spain
County Prep Students Travel to Italy, France and Spain Over Spring Break, under the guidance of Mrs. Karen Horan, County Prep students embarked on an educational field experience in Europe accompanied by chaperones Ms. Stacie Wein, Mrs. Alicia Abraham, Ms. Bianca Torres, Mr. Jason Carey and Mr. Thurman Carey. In the past the...
County Prep Student’s Account of 2015 European Trip
Italy, France and Spain 2015 by Giovanni Privitera This year the trip we went on and the things we saw were amazing. We started our adventure off in Italy. Italy truly is a beautiful place. Even flying in you could just see all the mountains and plains, making a great scenery. In Italy, we went...
Seven High Tech Students Recognized as Winners at SkillsUSA Competition
(Somerset, NJ—May 2, 2015) Seven students in teacher Alba Nery Simon’s Industrial Design and Animation classes represented High Tech at the SkillsUSA New Jersey Championships at the Garden State Exhibit Center, winning gold and bronze medals, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Seniors Johnathan Apuzen of West New York and North...
Two County Prep Dance Students to Perform at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Ms. Heather Warfel Sandler, Instructor of Dance at County Prep, is thrilled to announce that two County Prep dance majors will have the honor of performing at the renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Fisher Theater this weekend. Tamir Rios and Tamijah Southerland are both members of County Prep’s 407 Dance Company, and are second...
County Prep Student Renee Behr Receives Girl Scout Gold Award
On Monday, May 3, 2015, senior, Renee Behr was the recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award. This prestigious award challenged Renee to make changes within her community. Renee's project was an anti-bullying fair promoting awareness, education and solutions. She is working with North Bergen in connection with a town-wide anti-bullying ordinance. Renee has also...