Category: HTHS

(San Rafael, CA—May 11, 2015) Edutopia, an online community site sponsored by the George Lucas Education Foundation, will publish four videos produced by High Tech students under the “Schools That Work” section on Wednesday, May 20th, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. High Tech’s “case study” page, to be displayed at...

(Weehawken, NJ—May 20, 2015) The High Tech Lasercats bested the Bayonne Bees at the 24th annual Hudson County Academic Bowl Championship, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Both teams demonstrated a broad range of knowledge in categories that included opera, the environment, psychology, classical music, and Roman Catholicism.  This year’s defending...

(Wayne—May 14, 2015) High Tech students shone at the 32nd Annual Orlando Saa Foreign Languages Poetry Recitation Contest, held at William Paterson University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following students excelled in the French poetry contest: Sara Bendaoud of Bayonne earned second place for advanced level.  Other students who...

(Washington, D.C.—May 15, 2015) Once more, High Tech High School earned the Silver Medal in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best High Schools” poll, with High Tech placing 1,008 in the nation and 42nd in the state of New Jersey, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. High Tech received its rank based on its students who participated...

(North Bergen—April 15, 2015) High Tech’s National Honor Society (NHS) sponsored its fifth annual Prom Boutique in the Resource Center of the North Hudson Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The High Tech community and friends of the staff donated such items as gently-used prom dresses, suits, shirts, ties, shoes,...

(North Bergen—April 13, 2015) This year, the High Tech National Honor Society inducted 58 seniors, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following students earned initiation into the National Honor Society for 2015: Bayonne residents Perihan Badawy, Ida Behreini, Matthew Dynes, Sally Elias, Ahmed Elzokm, Olivia Grasing, Taeka Hayashi, Tyler Law...

(San Rafael, CA—May 11, 2015) Edutopia, an online community site sponsored by the George Lucas Education Foundation, will publish four videos produced by High Tech students under the “Schools That Work” section on Wednesday, May 20th, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. High Tech’s “case study” page, to be displayed at...

(Bayonne, NJ—May 7, 2015) Judges at the 29th Annual Teen Arts Student Art Expo have honored eight High Tech students for their artistic achievements at the award ceremony at the Bayonne Library and Cultural Center, which showcases Hudson County Fine Arts students’ artworks from May 4th through May 11th. High Tech students honored at the...

(Somerset, NJ—May 2, 2015) Seven students in teacher Alba Nery Simon’s Industrial Design and Animation classes represented High Tech at the SkillsUSA New Jersey Championships at the Garden State Exhibit Center, winning gold and bronze medals, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Seniors Johnathan Apuzen of West New York and North...

(Scotch Plains, NJ—April 23, 2015) Hoboken resident Aaron Kurland, a freshman at High Tech, attended an awards ceremony at Union Catholic High School to receive his Certificate of Merit from the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English (NJCTE) for his original short story entitled “Red,” announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Kurland...