Month: January 2018

(North Bergen, NJ—January 31, 2018) Recently, High Tech students in the D|Fab and biomedical academies had the chance to learn about the latest tools used in medical surgery and its application, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In October, students visited Triangle Manufacturing, a facility in Upper Saddle River dedicated to the manufacturing...

(Montclair, NJ—January 30, 2018) High Tech junior and Graphic Arts student Carlos Hernandez of Jersey City has won two Gold Keys, one Silver Key, and received Honorable Mentions in the Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. High School. The award ceremony takes place on February 15th at the Montclair...

(North Bergen, NJ—January 19, 2018) The High Tech Consumer Bowl team reaped the fruits of their labors at the Hudson County Consumer Bowl Championship, besting seven schools in order to reach the Regional Championship, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. High School. The members of the High Tech team (seniors Tamana Bawa and Himani Patel...

Fighting for Native Americans, in Court and Onstage By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES, New York TimesJanuary 17, 2018 WASHINGTON — An icy January afternoon was turning into evening, and inside a warmly lit rehearsal room at Arena Stage, the company of a new play called Sovereignty had arrived at the final scene. The sweet, 21st-century ending unfolds in an unlikely...

(Nazareth, PA—December 13, 2017) High Tech Wood Technology and Engineering Technology majors took advantage of a terrific opportunity to tour the Martin Guitar & Co factory, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. High School. Zach Bolich and Sergio Gamarra, instructors of Wood Tech and Engineering Tech, respectively, and Jamie Velazquez, lead History teacher, accompanied students...

by Sue Scheff, Contributor to the Huffington Post Cyberbullying: The ‘Message’ That Could Change A Life The New Year had barely started when the headlines were heard across the globe, another teen died of bullycide. It doesn’t matter what age you are, online harassment is affecting people around the world. Cyberbullying is not only child’s play, from...

  by Laiba Khan (New York City--January 11, 2018) Twenty students in Dr. Laje Gashi and Mrs. Christine Kawtari’s French Club took the opportunity to see the classic musical The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.    The Phantom of the Opera, based on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel...

(January 10. 2018---Hollywood, California) High Tech High School’s David Mansour, a Bayonne resident and junior in the school’s Audio/Visual Production Department, has received the award for Best Youth Filmmaker of America and First Place in the Youth Category at the AT&T Film Awards, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech.   Mansour’s Leave a...

(Pittsburgh, PA—January 2, 2018) For a third consecutive year, the High Tech Dance Department will perform at the National High School Dance Festival, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. This year’s National High School Dance Festival will take place at Point Park University from February 28ththrough March 4th.  Out of the...