(St. Peter, MN—March 17, 2016) Four High Tech High School students scored in the top 2.5% on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT©), based on regional results from among Hispanic and Latino test-takers, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The following young scholars have been invited to participate in...
Month: March 2016
County Prep Students Participate in 2016 Harvard Model Congress
Model Government HMC 2016 The County Prep’s Model Government students descended upon Boston for the 2016 Harvard Model Congress late last month. Almost 1500 students from across the globe met for four days to take part in a hands-on simulation of American Government, in fact the largest model government simulation in the world. As...
Three High Tech Students Recognized for Outstanding Achievements in Japanese Study
(Cranford, NJ—March 11, 2016) New Jersey Association of Teachers of Japanese (NJATJ) President Yoko Fukuda has awarded High Tech’s Anthony Chae and Keyu Sheng, both residents of Harrison, and North Bergen resident Cindy Wong this year’s Japanese Language and Culture Study Award, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Along with Chae,...
High Tech Junior Jose Flores ‘Captures the Human Condition’
‘Capturing the human condition’16-year-old Guttenberg resident gains rep as street photographer by Art Schwartz Hudson Reporter staff writerMarch 20, 2016 High Tech High School junior Jose Flores had just gotten out of school on Wednesday, March 9, when he saw smoke rising in the distance and hurried over with a friend to check out what was...
Explore 2000 Student Showcase
Friendly Reminder: Our Student Showcase is on Tuesday, March 22, from 9:00-10:30 AM. Join our Gods and Goddesses for a 'Fashionably Late Runway Show', take a tour through ancient lands, and discover how the engineering advancements of these civilizations are still present in our modern times.
The Explore 2000 Sewing Project
February 2016, students from County Prep High School’s Fashion Design Class shared a special project with the students of Explore 2000 Middle School for their Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Competition Focus on Children lesson. Five dedicated individuals worked as a seamless team (no pun intended) to facilitate our 8th Grade Class with...
Explore 2000 Middle School Alumna
Ivy Jane Dimaculangan is a proud alumni of HCST’s County Prep. In 2015, her senior year at County Prep High School, Ivy Jane interned for Explore 2000. While working for Explore 2000, she worked closely with the staff and faculty, getting to know the Explore 2000 family on a more personal level. She didn’t realize...
Twenty High Tech Students Reach Final Round of Judging in 2015-2016 Letters About Literature Contest
(Washington, D.C.—March 15, 2016) Out of almost 2,000 letters submitted from New Jersey in the 2015-2016 Letters About Literature contest, High Tech High School received notice that twenty students had been selected by judges for the final round at the state level, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Letters About Literature received almost...
Three County Prep Students Win at Pingry School Photography Show
This year County Prep High School had 3 students receive a Judges Award from the Pingry School Photography show. This is the first year they had 3 winners: Jagdish Patel - Tree Karolina Minkiewicz - Out in the distance Alexandra DeJesus - Touch of Gold Congratulations to all of them! ...