(Brooklyn, NY—February 7, 2015) High Tech students presented their research at XIX Poster Session of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society at St. Joseph’s College, where students from the five boroughs and New Jersey took part in the contest judged by imminent scientists, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High...
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High Tech’s Aaleah Oliver Will Compete in 2015 Poetry Out Loud State Championship
(Englewood, NJ—February 4, 2015) Representing High Tech High School, Aaleah Oliver of Secaucus, along with another high school student from the Region 6 Championship, will compete in the 2015 Poetry Out Loud State Championship at Princeton University on March 13th, a first for High Tech, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. A junior,...
High Tech’s Dr. Lavlinski Joins Other Teachers in Seton Hall’s Project Acceleration
(North Bergen, NJ--February 3, 2015) Dr. Dmitri Lavlinski, who teaches AP Chemistry for High Tech, has joined other High Tech teachers in connecting their coursework to Seton Hall University's college curriculum in a program known as Project Acceleration, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella,Upon completion of the course, students earn college credits. Students register in September and receive...
Netting More Experience: Local Badminton Fans Get Visit from U.S. National Squad
Netting more experienceLocal badminton fans get visit from U.S. national squad by Joseph Passantino The world got a bit smaller and friendlier for students at the county’s public high school -- High Tech High School -- on Jan. 16, when they were visited by the USA and Thailand’s national badminton teams.Visitors included Andrew Smith of England,...
High Tech Attends Hip-Hop Youth Summit at Columbia
(New York, NY—January 22, 2015) Twenty-seven High Tech students took part in the third annual “Cyphers for Justice: Hip-Hop Youth Summit” at Teachers College, Columbia University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Sponsored by the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME), “Cyphers for Justice” (CFJ) Youth Day summits assemble high school...
Kerry Butler, Christine Pedi and More Set for BROADWAY LOVE at High Tech Musical Theatre, 2/2
Kerry Butler, Christine Pedi, James Carpinello, Telly Leungand more are set for "Broadway Love" at High Tech Musical Theatre to raise money for arts students on February 2nd, 2015. Kerry Butler (Catch Me If You Can, Xanadu, Hairspray),Christine Pedi (Chicago, Newsical), James Carpinello (Rock of Ages, Saturday Night Fever), Telly Leung (Godspell, Rent, Glee), Anastacia McCleskey (Violet, Book of Mormon, Priscilla), Kate Loprest (First Date, Wonderland), Clarke Thorell (Annie, Hairspray)...
High Tech’s Aaleah Oliver Advances to 2015 Poetry Out Loud Region 6 Championship
(North Bergen—January 9, 2015) High Tech’s Aaleah Oliver, a resident of Secaucus, won the school-wide competition of the 2015 Poetry Out Loud competition at the North Hudson Center, and now, she advances to the Region 6 Championship, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Oliver recited “Truth” by Gwendolyn Brooks and “Thoughtless...
Freeholders Approve Funding for HTHS Facility in Secaucus
December 22, 2014 (North Bergen, NJ) –The Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders has approved measures to secure $160 million in funding for a new High Tech High School. The financial support from County Executive Thomas A. DeGise and the Freeholders was an essential piece of building the new school, a project that will help...
High Tech National Honor Society Sponsors Drive to Assist the York Street Project
(North Bergen, NJ—December 19, 2014) The High Tech National Honor Society (NHS), moderated by veteran Language Arts teacher and Department Liaison Joan Marie Bellotti, recently sponsored a drive to support the York Street Project, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Students in all of the homerooms at High Tech donated items...
High Tech National Honor Society Holds Annual Book Swap
(North Bergen, NJ—December 18, 2014) The High Tech National Honor Society (NHS), moderated by veteran Language Arts teacher and Department Liaison Joan Marie Bellotti, recently sponsored its annual Book Swap, a popular five-hour event, held in the Resource Center of the North Hudson Center of Hudson County Schools of Technology, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal...