(North Bergen, NJ—May 20, 2016) Eleven High Tech High School students have met the academic requirements for induction into the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following students have earned this special recognition: Bayonne residents Alex Becerril and Jonathan Fam; Erin Chen of Harrison; Jersey...
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High Tech Holds First National Honor Society for Dance Arts
(North Bergen, NJ—June 1, 2016) High Tech High School held its first induction ceremony for the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Surrounded by family, friends and peers, the NHSDA recognized eight dance majors for their artistic merits, leadership in dance, and academic achievements...
High Tech‘s Anna Czykier Receives HCIAL Scholar/Athlete Award
(Kearny, NJ—June 1, 2016) Senior Anna Czykier of Kearny has been selected for the 2016 Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League (HCIAL) Scholar/Athlete Award, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Czykier received this honor at Senior Awards Night, held in the auditorium at Kearny High School. An exemplary track and field athlete,...
High Tech National Honor Society Holds 2016 Induction Ceremony
(North Bergen—April 21, 2016) This year, the High Tech High School National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 26 seniors, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following students earned initiation into NHS for 2016: Bayonne residents Amina Bendaoud, Sara Bendaoud (President), Jessica Driscoll (1st Vice President), Mariam Elsaker, George Iskander, Vanessa Kirschner,...
Six High Tech High School Students Honored at 2016 Letters About Literature Award Ceremony
(Piscataway, NJ—May 19, 2016) Out of almost 2,000 letters submitted from New Jersey in the 2015-2016 Letters About Literature contest, High Tech High School received notice that six of its students had been honored at the 2016 Letters About Literature Award Ceremony at Rutgers University’s Livingston College Student Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of...
High Tech Students Shine in Orlando Saa Foreign Languages Poetry Recitation Contest
(Wayne—May 19, 2016) This year, High Tech High school students shone at the 33rdAnnual Orlando Saa Foreign Languages Poetry Recitation Contest, held at William Paterson University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The following students excelled in the Frenchpoetry contest: North Bergen resident Erica De Lacerda earned first place for intermediate level; Mously...
High Tech’s Halaena Merrill Wins First Prize at the 42nd Annual NJ Young Filmmakers Festival
(Jersey City, NJ—May 16, 2016) High Tech’s Halaena Merrill, a Weehawken resident, has won first prize in the High School Category at this year’s New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival, a project of the Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Merrill won for her three-minute seventeen...
High Tech High School Takes Part in Genetic & Genomics Virtual Conference
(North Bergen, NJ—May 11-12, 2016) High Tech’s Science Majors took part in the 4thannual Genetics and Genomics free virtual conference, a two-day event held in Dr. Arun Srivastava’s class, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The 4th Annual Genetics and Genomics free virtual conference, one of the most attended of its kind by...
High Tech Students Excel on 2016 National Japanese Examination
(North Bergen, NJ—May 16, 2016) The Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) has recognized High Tech students in Japanese I, II, and III classes who participated in the 2016 National Japanese Examination (NJE), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. NEJ, an online, proficiency-oriented, standards-based tool, assesses middle school, high school, and...
Students from South Korean High School Tour High Tech High School
(North Bergen, NJ—May 9, 2016) Yong Cho, Assistant Principal of Daejeon Dongshin Science High School in South Korea, and eighty students toured High Tech High School to experience the atmosphere and the culture of the High Tech community, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Jersey City residents Cindy Chung and Alex Kim, Ina Jang of...