On Tuesday, December 1, County Prep and High Tech students participated in a Job Shadowing event at UBS located in Weehawken, New Jersey. Upon arrival, the students attended a presentation on the history of UBS delineating the various products and services offered to their clients and the numerous career opportunities available within the organization. The...
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The Explore 2000 Middle School Book Fair is Open!
Explore 2000 Middle School is excited to host our First Annual Scholastic Book Fair! We will be open for business: Monday, November 30th to Friday, December 4th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. If you are unable to make our school hour openings, visit our book fair after hours… Tuesday, December 1st Join us for...
County Prep Theatre Arts Students Participate in Manhattan Theatre Club Core Education Program
The Theatre Arts students participated in the Manhattan Theatre Club Core Education program of the Broadway Production of Fool for Love. Part of this program, our students participated in workshops with Manhattan Theatre Club resident artist Melissa Murray-Mutch, and other professional actors, in order to prepare and discuss the performance of Fool for Love, presented by MTC in association with...
High Tech High School’s Hayoung Park Authors Revised PSAT Practice Book
(North Bergen—November 24, 2015) High Tech’s Hayoung Park, a resident of Bayonne, has just authored a 114-page educational book geared for high school students studying to take the PSAT, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Created and reviewed by Park herself, a perfect scorer on the PSAT, SAT, and SAT II...
County Prep Student Council’s Haunted Hallway a Success
On Thursday, October 29th, 2015, County Prep High School’s art club along with the help of Student Council organized the first ever Haunted Hallway. The students worked under the assistance of the art teacher, Mr. Pereira, to plan this event. Many students participated in the Haunted Hallway by helping decorate, act, and photograph this event....
Business Insider Reports Niche Data That Ranks High Tech Twelfth of 25 Best Public High Schools in America
(New York—November 19, 2015) Business Insider an online business, celebrity, and technology company based in New York City, has released research company Niche’s annual report of the 25 Best Public High Schools in America, which ranked High Tech 12th on the list, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. “A great education...
County Prep Advanced Spanish Classes Visit the Hispanic Society of America
On Wednesday, November 11, 2015 County Prep’s senior AP Spanish Literature/Culture and the freshman Spanish for Native Speakers classes visited the Hispanic Society of America located in Washington Heights, New York. The Hispanic Society promotes the study of the rich artistic and cultural traditions of Spain and Portugal and their...
High Tech High School’s Sophomore French Classes Draw Many to the 2015 Café Classique
By Mously Lo (North Bergen—November 8, 2015) Dr. Laje Gashi’s sophomore French classes at High Tech High School scrambled around the Resource Center of the North Hudson Center, adding finishing touches to their black, white, and red-decorated 2015 Café Classiquebanner, which would beckon guests who would also be greeted by the tantalizing aroma of freshly-baked...
Rising Tide Capital’s Jay Savulich Speaks to High Tech Business & Technology Club
(North Bergen—November 9, 2015) High Tech’s Business & Technology Club recently invited Jay Savulich, Managing Director of Programs at Rising Tide Capital of Jersey City, to share his business acumen with Dr. Syed Abbasi’s students and club members, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Technical education proves essential for business majors...
Former KAS Prep Student Speaks to High Tech Students
(North Bergen—October 28, 2015) High Tech Social Studies instructor Miguel Gonzalez’s freshmen and sophomores received a recent special guest, Rudolfo “Godeyvio” Castro, who spoke of volunteerism and the lasting effects of Francisco Pizzaro’s conquest of the Incas centuries ago on contemporary Peru’s poverty-stricken neighborhoods, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Castro,...