Return to March, 2024 HCST Connections Issue HCST First Annual Rapid Chess Competition On January 30, 2024, High Tech High School and County Prep High School continued their long-lasting rivalry with the first annual 2024 Chess Rapid Competition. Organized by chess presidents Derek Hsu from High Tech and Mateo Acosta from County Prep, this competition...
Congratulations to some of the newest members of the County Prep Chess Club. On Sunday, February 26th, nine players competed individually and as a team in the New Jersey Junior High Chess Championships in Lincroft, NJ. They finished 3rd in the State as a team. The following 9th graders competed: Mateo Acosta, Ohm Bhatt, Ali...
On Sunday, October 9th, County Prep’s Key Club members participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. The annual event was held at Liberty State Park where dozens of County Prep students and staff joined in on the fun. With the help of the community, participants are raising awareness, saving lives, and helping fund...
(Secaucus, NJ––June 14, 2021) The Students in Action Club lived up to their name this year, collecting over 550 pounds of clothing in March and over 4,500 products for women and infants through May and June, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech High School. Under the guidance of club moderator and HTHS...
(Secaucus, NJ––April 22, 2021) High Tech High School’s got creative and found ways to celebrate Earth Day during a week-long series of events in spite of the pandemic’s school-related restrictions, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The week of events, which began on April 15 and culminated on April 22, consisted...
(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...
(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...
(Secaucus, NJ––June 19, 2020) This spring, students from the Environmental Club commemorated World Wildlife Day with a series of activities including an Endangered Species Wall and an Endangered Species Locker Slam, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech High School. The awareness campaign commenced with a Locker Slam on March 3rd––World Wildlife Day––and...
(Secaucus, NJ––June 16, 2020) Led by senior Rishika Bandamede, High Tech’s Environmental Club has established a Compost Committee to advance sustainability efforts at the Frank J. Gargiulo campus, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech High School. In October of 2019, Rishika Bandamede approached Ms. Cathy Yuhas, Environmental Science Academy teacher, and Chef...
(Secaucus, NJ––June 3, 2020) Seven High Tech High School junior dance majors were inducted to the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) through a digital ceremony hosted by veteran dance instructor Mrs. Trista DeFilippis, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech High School.During the ceremony, the 2020 NHSDA inductees––Isabel Dadulla, Jennifer Fuehrer,...