(Princeton, NJ--June 4, 2019) Veteran High Tech Science Academy instructor Dr. Arun Srivastava has been named one of four winners of the Princeton Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Dr. Srivastava’s prize, presented as part of Princeton University’s Commencement exercise, includes a personal award of...
(Secaucus, NJ--May 29, 2019) The High Tech High School Film Department kicked of its first annual HCST Film Festival with award-winning feature filmmakers, Q & A sessions with Hollywood supporting actors, and, of course, screening of High Tech student films, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Jack of the Red Hearts by...
(West Long Branch, NJ--May 23, 2019) Eight students from High Tech’s FFA Chapter, comprised of members from the Academy of Environmental Science and Sustainability, attended the 2019 New Jersey State FFA Convention at Monmouth University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Representatives of High Tech’s FFA (formerly, the Future Farmers of...
(Middletown, NJ–May 18, 2019) Middletown High School hosted a French Language Tournament (Tournoi Lion: Concours de Langue Francaise), where various high school students competed in front of college professors, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Students competed in poetry recitation, singing a French classical/traditional song, singing a French contemporary song, performing...
(Port Washington, NY--May 23, 2019) High Tech's Music and Audio Technology department has been featured in this month’s Sound & Communications Magazine, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. “It is really a terrific piece that highlights the music program,” notes Trista DeFilippis, Supervisor of the Academy of Media, Visual and Performing...
BEST COMMERCIAL: “Snickers” by Siarah Saavedra, “Cosmetics” by Alexandra Beliakova, “Hoodies by Paul” by Apostolos Bourinaris; BEST FILM BY AN UNDERCLASSMAN: “Unique Project” by Melody McLain, “Ingrish” by Chyeka Conner, “Cowboy Shots” by Holden McKlietz; BEST SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS FILM: “Sorry” by Patrick Asturias, “Unique Project” by Melody McLain, “What Goes Through Our Minds” by Kendry...
(New Brunswick, NJ--May 15, 2019) Each 9th grade essay by North Bergen residents Camille Garcia and Caroline Haviland, Jersey City resident Jordyn Weathers, and Madison Steinel-Duboue of Union City has received Honorable Mention in the New Jersey Center for the Book/Library of Congress 2019 Letters About Literature, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. ...
(Secaucus, NJ--May 22, 2019) The Hackensack Riverkeeper welcomed the efforts of Freshmen and Sophomore Environmental Science & Sustainability students, who participated in a cleanup of Laurel Hill Park, just steps from the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus of Hudson County Schools of Technology, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. “We couldn’t have asked for a...