(Atlanta, GA—June 10, 2017) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a junior at High Tech High School, had his Weather Camp Video Diary featured on a weekend episode of America’s Morning Headquarters (AMHQ) on the Weather Channel, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High school. Lewan, recipient of an HCST Foundation grant of $1,000, had attended...
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County Prep Dance Awards and Year In Review
The County Prep Dance Program celebrated the end of the 2016-2017 school year with recognition from the arts and dance education community. Senior Tamir Rios was one of 5 dancers in the State of NJ to be given the Governor's Award in Dance Arts. Tamir performed alongside other remarkable teen artists in the state Gala...
Ms. Torres’ County Prep Students Visit Explore 2000
County Prep students enrolled in Ms. Torres' Education Workplace Experience course visited Explore 2000 on Wednesday, May 24th to deliver student-created lesson plans on SPACE. Ms. Torres and her students worked diligently on these lessons in preparation for this "student teaching" experience. County Prep students received a warm welcome from the staff and students at Explore 2000. The day...
County Prep Students Shadow Teachers at Local Learning Center
County Prep students enrolled in Ms. Bello's Early Childhood/Social Development courses visited Kiddie Academy and Starting Points Early Learning Center on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The students shadowed teachers at Kiddie Academy to get a glimpse of the day-to-day operations of a day care center. According to the students, this SLE was totally "awesome."...
County Prep Junior Matthew Riccardi Represents Hudson County at the State Teen Arts Festival
On May 31st, 2017, County Prep Junior Matthew Riccardi represented Hudson County at the State Teen Arts Festival, which took place at Ocean County College. At this festival, the highest award recipients from all New Jersey Counties were invited. All theatre awardees performed, received feedback and took workshops with theatre professionals. Matthew had officially received...
Three High Tech Students Compete at iPlay America Science Fair
(Freehold, NJ—June 11, 2017) High Tech’s Shreyas Agarwal of Secaucus and North Bergen residents Jeel Shah and Tanushri Shah competed at the iPlay America Science Fair, presented by Amboy Bank, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Students—divided into the categories grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12—from all over New Jersey...
Twelve High Tech Students Inducted into National Japanese Honor Society
(North Bergen—June 8, 2017) Twelve students from sensei Akemi Dobkin’s Japanese classes have been named this year’s inductees into the High Tech Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The following students have received this honor: Russell Schmitt, Natalie Skibniewski, and Hannah Tan of Bayonne; Harrison residents Justin Cai...
High Tech Auto Tech Majors Go Behind the Scenes at Metlife’s Monster Jam Event
Please see News 12 New Jersey's coverage of High Tech Auto Tech majors and behind the scenes at Metlife's Monster Jam Event: http://mms.tveyes.com/MediaCenterPlayer.aspx?u=aHR0cDovL21lZGlhY2VudGVyLnR2ZXllcy5jb20vZG93bmxvYWRnYXRld2F5LmFzcHg%2FVXNlcklEPTI4ODI5NSZNRElEPTgyNDM4NzgmTURTZWVkPTg0NiZUeXBlPU1lZGlh
Halal Food for Muslim Students at HCST
Mr. Gerald Lyons, the director of food services in our school district, including County Prep, High Tech, and Explore 2000, received input from a group of Muslim students regarding the lack of availability of halal food. County Prep principal, Ms. Barbara Mendolla, responded to our request favorably. For Muslim students in the Hudson County Schools...
High Tech Architecture Studio and Wood Technology Majors Collaborate to Design and Build Bookshelf
(North Bergen—June 15, 2017) The senior Architecture Studio and Wood Technology majors from High Tech High School designed a bookshelf as their group senior project by employing various state-of-the-art digital modeling software, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The unique digital modeling software included Rhino, 123D-Make, and AutoCAD. Once the Architecture Studio majors...