(North Bergen—November 7, 2016) French II classes at High Tech hosted their annual café Nuit Étoilée (Starry Night), offering a Francophile experience of traditional music, French scenery, and lots of cuisines and desserts, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The French classes broke up into booths that characterized the feel of...
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Explore 2000 Middle School Holds Mock Election
Explore 2000 Middle School hosted their first mock presidential election on Monday, November 7, 2016. Students cast their ballots during their lunch periods while the 3rd Year students volunteered at the polls to help their classmates with the process. With all classes reporting in, we have a clear and decisive winner: Secretary Clinton won with...
High Tech Hiking Club Takes First Trek at Palisades Interstate Park
(Fort Lee, NJ—November 5, 2016) On a cool Saturday morning, students from the High Tech Hiking Club embarked on their first trek of the year at Palisades Interstate Park, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Ronald Kliesh, High Tech social studies teacher and Hiking Club moderator, along with Shelly Witham and...
County Prep Dance Program Invited to the Jersey City Artist Tour
On Sunday October 9th, the County Prep Dance Program was invited by Art House Productions to perform at the JCAST Flagship location. Juniors, Seniors and three alumni participated in the event, which is one of Jersey City’s most popular and long running celebrations of local arts. The artist tour brings together visual artists, and this...
High Tech’s Robert ‘Bucky’ Kaiser Hired as Production Assistant at This Is Learning
(Jersey City, NJ—November 7, 2016) Audio/Visual Production major Robert “Bucky” Kaiser of Jersey City, a High Tech student, has been hired as a production assistant at This Is Learning, LLC, a local and unique video production company, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. This Is Learning, LLC, founded in 2011 by Kris Van...
High Tech’s Alejandro Leon Seeks Redemption at Quebec Open Judo Tournament
(Montreal—November 4, 2016) High Tech junior Alejandro Leon, a resident of North Bergen, returned from a devastating knee injury to vie for glory at the Quebec Open Judo Tournament, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Scheduled for November 5th, the Quebec Open Judo Tournament will test Leon’s mettle. Leon had torn his medial collateral...
High Tech’s Wood Tech and Engineering Tech Students Tour Martin Guitar and Co Factory
(Nazareth, PA—November 7, 2016) High Tech High School students majoring in Wood Technology and Engineering Technology received a terrific opportunity to tour the famed Martin Guitar & Co factory, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. High School Zach Bolich and Sergio Gamarra, instructors of Wood Tech and Engineering Tech, respectively, exposed students to...
High Tech’s Alana Aninipot and Lily Israel Take Creative Writing Classes at NYU
(New York, NY—November 7, 2016) Audio/Visual Production major Alana Aninipot of Secaucus, a junior at High Tech, and High Tech Environmental Science major Lily Israel, a resident of North Bergen, have enrolled in non-credit creative writing classes at New York University’s School of Professional Studies, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. These creative...
High Tech’s Makayla Blount Volunteers at New Way of Life Day Camp
(Jersey City—November 4, 2016) Makayla Blount, a High Tech Audio/Visual Production major and resident of Jersey City, spent her summer as a volunteer at New Way of Life Day Camp, a supervised children’s program, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Through generous donations from supporters, New Way of Life Day Camp encourages...
Thinking Pink at Explore 2000 Middle School
Explore 2000 Middle School students and staff are making strides against breast cancer! The proceeds of two Think Pink NUT (No Uniform Today) Days, donut and ribbon sales, totaling $300 were donated to “Jersey City’s Making Strides” 5k, represented by our facilitator, Frances Bermas. ...