STUDENTS FROM COUNTY PREP PRESENT AT YOUTH SCIENCE CONFERENCE County Prep students from the Aquaculture and Hydroponics class presented via video at the 7th Annual Youth Conference “Discovering Sustainability Science” sponsored by the NY Sunworks and streamed live over the internet from Symphony Space in New York City. Students Harleigh Johnson and Alyanna Lopez also...
Month: May 2018
County Prep’s Jaylene Sierra is Named Top Pitcher in Garden State
This Spring season, County Prep's Jaylene Sierra was named the top softball pitcher in the Garden State. In a NJ.com poll 34,053 votes were cast for Jaylene, who pitches for the Ferris Girls Softball team. Pictured here, she is signing with Coppin State University. Congratulations, Jaylene, and good luck from the County Prep community!
High Tech Freshman Victoria Caban Appears on NBC’s WORLD OF DANCE
(Universal City, CA--May 30, 2018) On Tuesday, May 29th, Season Two of NBC's World of Dance, staring Jennifer Lopez, premiered, and featured High Tech freshman Victoria Caban of Jersey City competing on the show, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In the premiere episode (see link), Caban speaks about the recent...
High Tech Earns Accolades at 35th Annual Orlando Saa Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest
(Wayne, NJ—May 17, 2018) William Paterson University held its 35th Annual Orlando Saa Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest, and once more, High Tech distinguished itself in the contest for German, French, Italian, Japanese and Spanish, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following High Tech students received special recognition for the...
Three High Tech Students Receive Distinguished Honors in 2018 Letters About Literature
(New Brunswick, NJ—May 15, 2018) Essays by Allison Chang of Bayonne and Kearny residents Eric Araque and Alfonse Sessa have been chosen for Distinguished Honors from a total of 1,700 entries in the New Jersey Center for the Book/Library of Congress Letters About Literature, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In...
High Tech Environmental Science Majors Participate in “Out of the Blue” Competition
by Jeremy Lewan (Hackensack, NJ—April 20, 2018) High Tech Environmental Science majors participated in the "Out of the Blue" Surgical Wrap Competition, sponsored by the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The "Out of the Blue" Surgical Wrap Competition, a celebration of Earth...
High Tech Environmental Science Majors Visit Costa Rica
by Jeremy Lewan (North Bergen, NJ—March 29, 2018) – Thirty High Tech Environmental Science majors, accompanied by a contingent of five teachers and four chaperones, attended an EF Educational Tours nine-day expedition of Costa Rica over the Easter/Spring Break, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The Environmental Science group from High...
County Prep Theatre Arts News
Foxy Award Nominations for the Cast of Summer and Smoke Mrs. Shields is very excited to announce that our 2017 production of Summer and Smoke, by Tennessee Williams, has earned the cast two Foxy award nominations this year. Our production has received nominations for Outstanding Performance for recent graduate Adam Hassan (Outstanding Performance by a...
Eleven High Tech Students Honored at 32nd Annual Hudson County Teen Artists Art Expo Awards Ceremony
(Bayonne, NJ—May 10, 2018) Judges at the 32nd Annual Hudson County Teen Artists Art Expo honored eleven High Tech students for their artistic achievements at the Judges Award ceremony at the Bayonne Library and Cultural Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. High Tech students honored with the Judges Awards at...
County Prep Students Attend Dare to Dream Conference
On April 20th County Prep students attended the Dare to Dream Student Leadership Conference held at St.Joseph's School for the Blind in Jersey City. The conference featured accomplished students and adults with challenges who have demonstrated exemplary self-advocacy and leadership skills. The purpose of this event was to empower students to help them transition from high school to adulthood. Some of...