(St. Peter, MN—March 17, 2016) Four High Tech High School students scored in the top 2.5% on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT©), based on regional results from among Hispanic and Latino test-takers, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The following young scholars have been invited to participate in...
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Three High Tech Students Recognized for Outstanding Achievements in Japanese Study
(Cranford, NJ—March 11, 2016) New Jersey Association of Teachers of Japanese (NJATJ) President Yoko Fukuda has awarded High Tech’s Anthony Chae and Keyu Sheng, both residents of Harrison, and North Bergen resident Cindy Wong this year’s Japanese Language and Culture Study Award, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Along with Chae,...
High Tech Junior Jose Flores ‘Captures the Human Condition’
‘Capturing the human condition’16-year-old Guttenberg resident gains rep as street photographer by Art Schwartz Hudson Reporter staff writerMarch 20, 2016 High Tech High School junior Jose Flores had just gotten out of school on Wednesday, March 9, when he saw smoke rising in the distance and hurried over with a friend to check out what was...
Twenty High Tech Students Reach Final Round of Judging in 2015-2016 Letters About Literature Contest
(Washington, D.C.—March 15, 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 twenty students had been selected by judges for the final round at the state level, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Letters About Literature received almost...
Jersey City Medical Center/Barnabas Health STEM Showcase Medalists Include High Tech Students
From “JCMC/BH STEM Showcase Medalists Announced”by Mark Ojutiku, Jersey Journal Staff Writer The results are in for the Jersey City Medical Center/Barnabas Health STEM Showcase, held on Monday, February 29th. About 300 Hudson County students showed up to the Liberty Science Center on Monday to compete in the 58th iteration of Hudson County’s premier science...
High Tech High School Spanish Honor Society and Spanish Club Host First Annual Spanish Café
(North Bergen–February 24, 2016) The Spanish Honor Society and the Spanish Club of High Tech High School hosted their first annual Spanish Café, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Students prepared and sold culinary cuisines and desserts from Spanish-speaking countries such as Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico,...
High Tech Talk Show “Starts the Conversation”
By Elektra Sipars (North Bergen–February 5, 2016) Written, directed, and performed by High Tech High School students, The High Tech Talk Show: Start the Conversation offers both a serious and humorous performance that addresses the support services made available to freshmen, including board policies on bullying, to foster a positive culture at High Tech, announced...
The Robot in the Classroom: High Tech Students Display Their Handiwork on STEM Day
by Art SchwartzReporter/staff writer, Hudson Reporter Feb 21, 2016 Inching around assorted debris, the robot crept forward to rescue the pair of climbers caught in the avalanche. Built of exposed metal beams, gears, motors, wires, and a hydraulic arm, the two-foot-tall robot towered over the three-inch climbers. “This is our competition robot,” said High Tech High...
AACT Morphs into D|FAB and Embraces a New Generation of STEM Learners
(North Bergen–February 13, 2016) Formerly known as the Academy of Architecture & Contemporary Themes (AACT), the Digital Design and Fabrication Academy (D|FAB) at High Tech High School aims to usher in a new generation of leaders and workers in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High...