Students at Explore Middle School focused on “Explore Gives Back”, a philanthropic-based unit, throughout quarter one of the 2022-2023 school year. For the unit, students participated in various lessons and activities that focused on revitalization, conservation, and environmentalism. Students also engaged in various service/philanthropic activities that were designed to enhance their overall social and emotional...
Students at Explore Middle School participated in HOSA's Fall Leadership Conference at Brookdale Community College. The Fall Leadership Conference is an annual event hosted by the NJ HOSA Executive Council in which local chapter officers, advisors, and members are brought together to develop and gain leadership skills, network with peers, engage in workshops, and listen...
The 7th-grade students at Explore Middle School participated in a cross-curricular project led by Mr. Nocum, the 7th & 8th grade Social Studies teacher, and Ms. Bermas, the 7th grade Math teacher. For the project, students explored and studied the widespread exchange of plants, animals, foods, human populations, communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern...
Students at Explore Middle School, under the leadership of Health teacher Ms. Norrey Benito, recently competed in the Health Occupation Students of America Virtual State Leadership Conference on March 20th and March 21st. HOSA members, including secondary and post-secondary/collegiate members, from all over the state are invited to partake in HOSA’s Competitive Events Program. Explore’s...
Students at Explore Middle School, under the leadership of Math Supervisor James Murduca, competed in theAssociation of Math Teachers of New Jersey Middle School Mathematics Contest on January 19th, 2022. 500 students from all over the state participated in the competition. Of the 500 students who participated, 16 received perfect scores. Two of the 16...
Explore Middle School students explored the thematic topic “Planning for the Future” for the second quarter of the school year. During their Technology, Health, and Music classes, students explored various career fields within those subjects. Students researched the careers and responsibilities within those fields as well as what they needed to do to gain a...
Explore Middle School celebrated the closing of its first-quarter with the Science Olympics. In the spring of 2021, the staff at Explore Middle School met and chose the Olympics as their topic for the first thematic unit for the 2021-2022 school year. Students, not only in science, were exposed to various topics relating to the...
This school year Explore Middle School is excited to announce their first-ever Council on Diversity. The club is led by Explore’s Academic Coach and 8th Grade Language Arts teacher, Ms. Justine Franco. The council includes 7th grader Olivia Haberman and 6th graders Charlee Meyer, Madison Estrella, Lori Kim, and Noelle Dilworth. The council focuses on...
HCST Teams Among the Top Fundraisers in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, With High Tech High School and Explore Middle School in the Top Ten Teams Jersey City, N.J. --HCST schools participated in the October Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, with High Tech High School and Explore Middle School coming out among...
Hudson TV News: The Hudson County Schools of Technology’s Explore Middle School in Jersey City held a very special science fair on Friday. Dubbed the Science Olympics, the event was the school’s first, thematic unit for the 2021-2022 academic year. It was designed to piggyback off of the Tokyo Summer Olympics held in August. Click...