North Bergen fashion designer donates 405 masks to county school district. Read the article on NJ.com
Month: November 2020
Students in Action Club Lives Up to Its Name at HTHS
(Secaucus, NJ--November 25, 2020) The Students in Action Club at High Tech High School has been busy getting out the vote and supporting their community in spite of social restrictions during the pandemic, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In late October, volunteers from the Students in Action Club partnered with...
County Prep wins 10 Gold Medals
It was inspiring to see hundreds of students statewide unite in the midst of a global pandemic and develop their leadership through competitive events, college presentations, networking opportunities, and career exploration from the comfort and safety of their own home. Competitive events, regardless of the results, provided extremely valuable opportunities for members to improve their...
Despite Restricts, Explore Middle School Holds Annual Student Council Elections
(November 18th, 2020 -- Jersey City) Though faced with restrictions and obstacles due to the virtual and hybrid environments, the staff and students at Explore Middle School were able to successfully hold their annual Student Council elections. Sharing campaign videos on Google Classroom and Explore’s social media pages and utilizing Google Meet for candidates to...
What future awaits us after a year that would test a superhero’s power?
County Prep Sophomore Marisa Syed wrote a poem for her English class and then turned it into an opinion editorial. The piece was published by the Jersey Journal this week. Please click the link to read her work: ttps://www.nj.com/opinion/2020/11/what-future-awaits-us-after-a-year-that-would-test-a-superheros-power-opinion.html
HCST Votes to Have Liberty Science Center High School
Hudson Reporter New county high school planned for Jersey City Hudson County View HCST votes to have ‘Liberty Science Center High School’ as part of SciTech Scity project HudsonTV.com Resolution Approved Moving Forward Liberty Science Center High School NJ.com Hudson County to partner with Jersey City to build STEM-based Liberty Science High School at SciTech...
HTHS Class of 2020 Alumna Attends International Science Symposium
(Secaucus, NJ--November 11, 2020) Rachel Stern (HTHS ‘20) earned herself a seat at the table of the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute which was held virtually last month during the Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The Borlaug Symposium brings together...
HTHS Health Classes Help Themselves Cope with COVID: Now They Want to Help Their Classmates
“Live Deliberately” is a famous quote from American philosopher Henry David Thoreau. What does it mean for us as students and teachers? High Tech health classes have explored this question, and realized that it means we must help ourselves in many ways, especially during this time in our lives. In this vein, knowing our limitations...
HTHS’ Junior Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Meets with Counterparts at Columbia University
(Secaucus, NJ--November 9, 2020) The junior chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at High Tech High School started the year off by attending a panel presentation and discussion session hosted by SHPE members at Columbia University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The all-virtual event, which took place...
Job Fair hosted at the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus
On Saturday, November 7, 2020, The Hudson County One Stop Career Development Center, in conjunction with the Hudson County Schools of Technology and the Jersey City Employment and Training Program, hosted a job fair at the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus parking lot in Secaucus today – the first one they’ve held during the coronavirus pandemic....