On Monday, May 3, 2015, senior, Renee Behr was the recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award. This prestigious award challenged Renee to make changes within her community. Renee's project was an anti-bullying fair promoting awareness, education and solutions. She is working with North Bergen in connection with a town-wide anti-bullying ordinance. Renee has also...
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High Tech’s Aaron Kurland Wins Certificate of Merit for His Short Story “Red”
(Scotch Plains, NJ—April 23, 2015) Hoboken resident Aaron Kurland, a freshman at High Tech, attended an awards ceremony at Union Catholic High School to receive his Certificate of Merit from the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English (NJCTE) for his original short story entitled “Red,” announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Kurland...
County Prep Produces Panasonic’s Top Ten Videos of 2015
Congratulations to County Prep Instructor Nicole Pica and her students who placed in the Top Ten of Panasonic’s Kid Witness News National Video Competition! Leelah, a short film based on a true story, presents a new look at the ongoing battle for LGBT recognition. The film --- produced by County Prep’s Audio Visual Broadcast Production...
Ambar Grullon of High Tech Accepted into Bard College at Simon’s Rock’s Prestigious Young Writers Workshop
(Gt. Barrington, MA—May 3, 2015) West New York’s Ambar Grullon, a sophomore at High Tech, has been accepted into the prestigious Young Writers Workshop at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Grullon’s application to the Young Writers Workshop arrived in time to meet the deadline of April 27th. ...
Niche.com Lists High Tech Third in Its Ranking of Most Diverse High Schools in New Jersey
(Pittsburgh, PA—May 1, 2015) Niche.com, formerly known as College Prowler, which ranks and reviews K-12 schools, colleges, cities, and neighborhoods, recently published its ranking of “100 Most Diverse High Schools in New Jersey,” listing High Tech third in the Garden State, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. High Tech, a public school located in North...
Teeing Off to Our New Schools
May 5, 2015 Dear Supporter, There has never been a more exciting time here at the Hudson County Schools of Technology. We are undergoing several major renovations and capital improvements that will change the learning environments for our students. From our brand new 330,000 sq ft state-‐of-‐the-‐art High Tech High School facility in Secaucus to...
Explore 2000’s 2nd Year Phoenix Gunther Interns at Izod
Before I started my internship at Izod, I was only given a vague idea of what I would do. I wasn't sure of what I would work on and what environment I would be in, but I was excited. For a long time, fashion has been a big part of my life, and my time...
Explore 2000 Wins 2nd Place in the Teen Summit’s Film Festival
Through the 4-H Climate & Environmental Change Teen Summit (grades 8-12), students of Explore 2000 Middle School were invited to work with Rutgers University scientists to learn about climate change science. Our 8th Graders were then challenged to develop a community service project that applied this new knowledge. Guided by Lauren Norcia and John Ponticorvo,...
High Tech Scores Big in 2015 National Spanish Exams
(North Bergen, NJ—April 28, 2015) High Tech students of Spanish, levels I and II, participated in the 2015 National Spanish Exam (NSE), sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The NSE assesses students’ proficiency in the Spanish language as they...
High Tech Musical Theatre Readies A CHORUS LINE for Edinburgh Fringe This August
From BroadwayWorld New Jersey:High Tech Musical Theatre, an award-winning Teen Theatre based out of High Tech High School at Hudson County Schools of Technology, will embark on celebrating their 15th anniversary with the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of A Chorus Line. Students have been preparing for their May 14th-17th performances in New Jersey, then...