(Wayne, NJ–June 19, 2019) The High Tech Class of 2022 celebrated its first year at High Tech and its distinction as being the first freshman class to spend its entire tenure at the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus with an end of year field trip to Dave and Busters, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High...
(Secaucus, NJ--June 3, 2019) High Tech sophomore Kate Neal, a resident of Bayonne, created a pilot program in the hopes of enacting a permanent schoolwide policy to replace plastic forks, knives, and spoons with metal silverware throughout the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.Neal, a student in...
(June 10th, 2019--Jersey City, NJ) Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop visited Explore to welcome students to a screening of the documentary “How Many Lives?” directed by Duda Penteado. Explore was chosen by Penteado, with the assistance of Mr. Gerald Lyons, as the first school in Jersey City to screen the documentary because many of the...
(Stewartsville, NJ–May 18, 2019) High Tech High School junior Mihir Shah, a resident of North Bergen, has received a plaque to commemorate his placing in the Top 10% in the state of New Jersey for Physics I, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Over 70 schools competed. Shah competed in all...
(New York, NY–March 13, 2019) Veteran Language Arts instructor and department liaison Joan Marie Bellotti took her American Literature class to Manhattan to explore the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Bellotti’s class had just read Thornton Wilder’s classic novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey, which...
(New York, NY–June 14, 2019) Eighteen students from High Tech High School’s Music & Audio Tech Major performed a set of songs honoring the Motown era at New York University’s Frederick Loewe Theater, part of this year’s Association for Popular Music Education (APME) Conference, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. APME encourages and...
(North Bergen, NJ--June 14, 2019) The High Tech eSports team competed against North Bergen, Bronx High School, Rutherford, Memorial, Brooklyn Tech, and Weehawken in Super Smash Bros., Ultimate, and Overwatch and High Tech team members performed well again, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Jersey City resident Zion Hickson and Melvin Rivera of...
(Secaucus, NJ–June 5, 2019) Assistant Manager Jose Figueroa and Business Development Officer Christine Bridgelal from BCB Bank in Jersey City visited High Tech High School to give a talk to the senior Business Accounting class, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. “This presentation gave my students many options with money management and will...
(Secaucus, NJ--June 10, 2019) High Tech High School’s Interactive Media Junior and Senior Class hosted a showcase in which they presented their thesis and end of the year projects, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech.The event showcased a surplus of interactive works, such as VR experiences, films, animations, games, holograms, projection mapping, and...
Congratulations to Ms. Donofrio’s Cosmetology students for passing the rigorous New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology testing requirements. In order to qualify for licensing, students must accrue 1,000 hours learning about hair, nails, and skin care and then pass written and practicum exams. On March 29, the seniors passed the written component and on May...