(Secaucus, NJ–January 4, 2019) Veteran High Tech dance director Trista DeFilippis hosted an alumni dance day at the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. DeFilippis reached out to former dance majors who graduated from High Tech as far back as four years ago. All of the alumni have been...
(January 14th—Jersey City) Officer Brian Lee from the New Jersey Transit Police Department (NJTPD) met with Explore students to discuss the roles of police officers in communities as well as safe ways to react in stressful situations. As a teenager, Lee found himself having to file a police report after an unfortunate incident. It was...
(Walpack Township--January 12 2019) The High Tech Hiking Club, led by veteran History instructor Ronald Kliesh, went on its third hiking expedition, exploring Buttermilk Falls and its wooden stairway, interpretive displays, and bird-watching trail, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The hike, also led by Dr. Shelly Witham, took the club to the...
(January 11th–Jersey City) Chef Rene and Chef Christina of Bambino Chef inspired students to think more about their food choices and demonstrate how to create quick and healthy meals. Chef Rene and Chef Christina discussed a variety of health-conscious decisions that students can start thinking about right away. The chefs identified the building blocks of healthy meals and...
(New York, NY--December 29, 2018) Four High Tech Music/Audio Tech Majors performed at one of Manhattan’s most iconic music venues, the Bitter End, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Sisters Daniela (senior, vocalist) and Juliana García-Escobar (sophomore, drummer) of North Bergen, Hoboken resident Andrew Wholf (junior, guitarist), and Martin Baker (sophomore, bassist) of...
(Secaucus, NJ—November 19, 2018) Students and teachers alike from the Academy of Environmental Science and Sustainability participated in the historic inauguration of the first FFA (formerly, the Future Farmers of America) chapter in Hudson County, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. State-level officers Josh Loew, Brittany Smith, Susan Schmidt, Jamie Specca,...
December 13, 2018, Senior students of the County Prep Dance Program met dance pioneer Steve Paxton, a founding member of the legendary Judson Dance Theater and creator of the dance technique Contact Improvisation. Paxton was featured in the exhibit Judson Dance Theater: The Work Is Never Done at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan....
County Prep High School Theatre Arts proudly presents Brooklyn, the Musical, with music, lyrics and book by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson. Using a play within a play concept, this musical focuses on a group of musicians known as the City Weeds who periodically transforms a street corner under the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge into...
The Dance Program at County Prep High School has been featured in the Hudson Reporter this week. Please click the link below for full article. Hudson Reporter Article
This year County Prep’s Creative Art students participated in their second annual Starbucks Holiday Cup design competition. Each student created a holiday or winter themed design which was submitted and displayed in our hallway this past December. Drawing on top of the actual cups prove to be a tricky task, but our students met this...