(State College, PA—June 20, 2016) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a sophomore at High Tech High School, has been accepted into Penn State’s prestigious Advanced Weather Camp, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. At Penn State’s Advanced Weather Camp, to be held June 26th -July 1st, Lewan will receive hands-on training in meteorological science, including...
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Explore 2000 Middle School and Project Lead the Way
Explore 2000 Middle School was funded by the Verizon foundation for the 2015-16 school year to implement the Project Lead The Way curriculum for Design and Modeling. Throughout the school year, students explored their creative sides while working in a S.T.E.M. environment. One of the projects that stood out was Aidan Gonzalez’s UFO assembly using...
County Prep’s Joshua Dunn Completes First Season with Papermill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir
Mrs. Shields is proud to announce that Joshua Dunn, Senior Theatre Arts student here at County Prep, is about to finish his first season with Papermill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir. Joshua says that “this has been an amazing opportunity and an incredible learning experience.” They have performed all over NJ and NY, went on their...
High Tech’s Jeremy Lewan Receives a Letter from Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce
(North Bergen—June 16, 2016) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a sophomore at High Tech, wrote a letter to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker during his history class and, to his great surprise, he received a reply letter from Pritzker herself, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In Louis Minervini’s history class, Lewan and...
High Tech Business Computer Applications Majors Pass NOCTI Exam
(North Bergen—June 16, 2016) High Tech Business Computer Applications majors from Dr. Syed Abbasi’s class took the state-mandated, nationally-accredited exam, administered by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI), and everyone passed, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. NOCTI, based in Big Rapids, Michigan, administers job-ready assessments based on nationally validated, workplace-based standards...
High Tech Students and Teachers Honored at 10th Annual UNIS Haiku Contest
(New York—June 4, 2016) 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 High School students and two High Tech teachers at the 10thannual UNIS Haiku Contest, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech....
County Prep Interact Club Induction into the International Rotary Club
The County Prep Interact Club would like to thank Principal Ms. Mendolla for allowing them to host their induction ceremony into the International Rotary Club. They are now an official chapter, the only public school chapter in Jersey City. The NJ Rotary Governor, along with several JC Rotarians, joined them in the ceremony and praised...
High Tech High School French Honor Society Holds 2016 Inductions
(North Bergen—June 13, 2016) The High Tech French Honor Society (FHS) held inductions for twelve students to recognize those who excelled this year, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following students have been inducted into the High Tech FHS for 2016: Bayonne residents Hasumi Hayashi, Maria Kaldes, and Anna Rezk;...
High Tech’s Kayla Alvarez and Melina Soriano Invited to the Paul Taylor Teen Ensemble
(New York, NY—June 10, 2016) High Tech High School junior Kayla Alvarez and sophomore Melina Soriano, both residents of Bayonne, have been invited to join the Paul Taylor Teen Ensemble for 2016-2017, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Alvarez and Soriano auditioned in May for this prestigious opportunity, with classes starting...
SYMTALK PRESENTATION AT COUNTY PREP HIGH SCHOOL
On June 10, Mr. Bejerano’s Spanish Class performed for the first time several Spanish Symtalk presentations. Conducted by student team leaders at County Prep High School, the program can be explained as the following: “Symtalk is a visual language learning methodology that delivers astonishing results immediately. Symtalk is a picture system and each picture represents...