(Jersey City, NJ – September 12, 2014) For Joseph Sexton, Explore 2000 Middle School Third Year Student, film-making is his utmost passion. Most weekends, you’ll likely find this talented 13-year-old with his camera, working on a cinematic project.At age 8, his parents got him a Flip camera, and he was hooked. “He was a natural,...
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The Daily Beast Cites High Tech among the Best High Schools in the Nation
(New York—August 27, 2014) The Daily Beast has ranked High Tech High School one of the top 100 high schools in the United States, according to their recent survey, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The Daily Beast Logo High Tech ranked 87th out of more than 700 public high schools in the...
Explore 2000 Middle School Remembers Alumnus Police Officer Melvin Santiago
(Jersey City- July 17, 2014) Explore 2000 Middle School was fortunate to have welcomed the Jersey City hero, Melvin Santiago, to the HCST family as a First Year Student. In 2002, Santiago came to the Hudson County school with excellent recommendations as an “independent worker who can handle making important decisions about his learning.” There...
High Tech French Honor Society Holds 2014 Inductions
(North Bergen—June 23, 2014) The High Tech French Honor Society (FHS) held inductions for 13 students to recognize those who excelled this year, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Director of High Tech. The following sophomores have been inducted into the High Tech FHS for 2014: Bayonne residents Amina and Sara Bendaoud, Jessica Driscoll, Danica Lichauco, and Sofia...
County Prep Performing Arts Earn Top Honors at Teen Arts Conference
The County Prep Dance and Theater programs participated in the Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists Festival on May 28th and 29th. Ms. Warfel Sandler, Director of Dance at County Prep, presented three pieces of choreography for adjudication. With this year’s inception of the 407 Moves Dance Company offered an opportunity to send 7 of...
County Prep’s Theatre Arts Performs A Dream Play by August Strindberg
On May 29 and May 30th County Prep theatre arts students performed in the expressionist play A Dream Play, written by August Strindberg in 1901. The main character is Agnes, a daughter of the Vedic god Indra. She descends to Earth to listen to the problems of human beings. She meets about 40 characters, some of...
High Tech’s Hamza Qureshi Earns Second Place in Third Annual National High School Architecture Competition
(Chicago, IL—June 13, 2014) The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) announced High Tech’s Hamza Qureshi, a resident of Jersey City, the winner of the second prize in its DiscoverDesign.org National High School Architecture Competition, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Qureshi, sponsored by his teacher, Gregory Simon, joined 219 teens from 28...
High Tech NHS Holds Fundraiser for Operation Beachhead in Memory of Dan Beecher
(North Bergen—June 10, 2014) The National Honor Society (NHS) of High Tech has donated $1,450 from fundraising on behalf of Operation Beachhead to honor the late Dan Beecher, a veteran and friendly face of the Hudson County Schools of Technology maintenance department, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Beecher, a humble Vietnam veteran...
Four Students Honored in Annual Haiku Contest
(New York—June 7, 2014) Judges from the United Nations International School (UNIS), the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, and the Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese honored four High Tech students in the annual Student Haiku Contest, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. At the Awards Assembly, held...
High Tech French II Students Visit Madeleine’s Petit Paris
(Northvale, NJ—May 30, 2014) After organizing their own French café at High Tech, Dr. Laje Gashi’s French II class experienced the connection between projects and real life by indulging in professionally prepared French cuisine at Madeleine’s Petit Paris, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The absolutely stunning restaurant resembles an elegant French country...