JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) County Prep High School Class of 2012 alum and Jersey City native, Raymond Martin, won a gold medal and set a new record during the 1500m T52 race in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “It’s such a pleasure to see this...
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County Prep Junior Cindy Ramos Wins at HOSA International Leadership Conference
County Prep Junior Cindy Ramos placed first in the category of “Interviewing Skills” this past June at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN. Congratulations, Cindy.
Theatre Arts Students Kailyn Vazquez and Elizabeth Flores Attend Prestigious Circle in the Square Summer Theatre Conservatory
Circle in the Square Theatre School, the only accredited training conservatory associated with a Broadway theatre in NYC, had awarded County Prep Junior Kailyn Vazquez and County Prep Senior Elizabeth Flores full scholarships for their 7-week intensive Summer Workshop in Musical Theatre and Theatre respectively. The scholarship covered tuition, transportation and lunch stipend for the...
Explore 2000 Students Explore – Nicaragua
My Adventure To Nicaragua by Adelina Parra Introduction Last week I traveled to Nicaragua for a vacation. I had a very amazing trip. In this report, I will be telling you all about it. I learned some new things and I had fun. There are such beautiful places to visit in Nicaragua. There...
Explore 2000 Middle Schools Revs Up for STEM Race Car Competition (Jersey City, NJ)
Campers of Explore 2000 just completed their first week of Summer STEM Race Car Challenge. Girls and boys throughout Hudson County, from various schools within our community have been actively engaged in forming teams, designing logos, creating air-propelled puff mobiles, testing cars, trial races and practicing their driving and technical skills with the race cars....
High Tech Students “Dig” in at the Hard Rock Cafe
(New York, NY—June 17, 2016) Veteran High Tech Language Arts instructor Robert Dillon and Social Studies teacher Ronald Kliesh escorted sophomores to the famous Hard Rock Café to complete their final project on rock and roll’s connection to critical moments in history and American culture, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Sophomores researched...
High Tech’s Jeremy Lewan and Friends Embark on Twenty-two-Mile Hudson County Bicycle Tour
(North Bergen, NJ—June 22, 2016) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a sophomore at High Tech, and three friends embarked on a 22-mile bicycling tour, documenting their journey in an amateur, but professional-grade, video, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. This video, recorded and edited by Lewan himself, captures his bicycling adventures with...
High Tech Science League Honors Shrevas Agarwal and Mingyu Zhao
(North Bergen, NJ—June 23, 2016) High Tech Science League competitors Shrevas Agarwal and Mingyu Zhao have scored in the top 10% of all New Jersey students for AP Physics I, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Agarwal, a Secaucus resident, took 1st place in AP Physics I, scoring 296 out of 300 points. ...
High Tech Scores Big in 2016 National Spanish Exams
(North Bergen, NJ—April 28, 2016) – Thirty-six High Tech students of Spanish, levels I and II, scored exemplarily well in the 2016 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...
County Prep Theatre Arts Students Receive Scholarships to Summer Workshop
County Prep Theatre Arts Students Kailyn Vazquez and Elizabeth Flores received full scholarships to attend prestigious theatre program! Circle in the Square Theatre School, the only accredited training conservatory associated with a Broadway theatre in NYC, awarded County Prep Junior Kailyn Vazquez and County Prep Senior Elizabeth Flores full scholarships for their 7-week intensive Summer...