(New York, NY—June 10, 2015) The High Tech French Honor Society (FHS) held their annual induction ceremony in the Resource Center of the North Hudson Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Director of High Tech High School. The sophomores inducted into FHS include Bayonne residents Amanda Chang, Kara Neal, Sophia Velasquez, and Olivia Viteznik; Mingyu Zhao...
High Tech Dance Instructor Trista Redavid DeFilippis Performs in Nik: A Tribute to the Legacy of Alwin Nikolais
(New York, NY—June 12, 2015) High Tech High School’s Dance instructor Trista Redavid DeFilippis, a former Nikolais Dance Theatre company member, recently danced in Nik: A Tribute to the Legacy of Alwin Nikolais at the Abrons Arts Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Director of High Tech High School. The Abrons Art Center joined with the...
High Tech Performing Arts Director Scott Killian Writes Original Score for ZviDance’s Escher/Bacon/Rothko
(New York, NY—June 12, 2015) High Tech High School’s Performing Arts Liaison and Director Scott Killian has produced an original score for an upcoming dance piece, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Director of High Tech High School. Killian’s original score, on which he worked during the winter and spring, will be featured in ZviDance’s Escher/Bacon/Rothko, which...
County Prep Juniors Selected for Mayor Fulop’s Summer Internship Program
Seven County Prep students have been selected to participate in Jersey City Mayor Fulop’s Summer Internship Program designed for high school juniors. The program will entail a career readiness component and placement with major companies to explore career opportunities representative of the 16 Career Clusters. All the corporations and organizations are located in Jersey City...
High Tech High School Holds 2015 Science Fair
(North Bergen—June 9, 2015) The High Tech High School Science Department held its annual Science Fair, in which students presented their projects to judges and received grades, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Director of High Tech High School. A diverse contingent of students and judges contributed to an enthusiastic and constructive environment that showcased compelling and...
Generational Icon and Hip-Hop Artist Kendrick Lamar Visits High Tech High School
June 11, 2015 (North Bergen, N.J.) – Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist and cultural icon Kendrick Lamar paid a visit to High Tech High School this Monday to meet with students who studied his critically-acclaimed album with their English teacher Brian Mooney, announced Linda J. Quentzel, Executive Director of the Hudson County Schools of Technology Foundation....
“The Boom,” a New Play by High Tech Instructor Vincent Nardiello, Jr., to be Performed This Summer
(New York, NY—June 8, 2015) The Boom, a debut play by Language Arts instructor Vincent Nardiello, Jr., will be part of Theater for the New City’s Dream Up Festival 2015 later this summer. Nardiello, Jr.,a writer whose work has been featured nationally for over a decade, has been a successful stand-up comic and contributed material to...
County Prep Performing Arts Earn 6 Teen Arts Awards
County Prep High School Performing Arts Classes attended the Hudson County Teen Arts Alliance Festival on May 28th and June 2nd. Instructors Raluca Shields and Heather Warfel Sandler brought over 40 students to participate in workshops and performances over the two days. The highest award of Top Honors in Dance went to County Prep Junior...
High Tech Students Learn the Industrial Revolution through the Process of Making Ice Cream from Scratch
(North Bergen, NJ—June 3, 2015) High Tech instructor Ronald Kliesh’s World History classes, assisted by Chef Peter Turro and the High Tech Kitchen, had a “taste” of the Industrial Revolution by making vanilla ice cream using an old hand crank churner, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. On Monday, June 1st,...
Eleven High Tech Students Inducted into Japanese National Honor Society for 2015
(North Bergen, NJ—June 4, 2015) This year, the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) recognizes eleven High Tech students for their hard work and achievement in Japanese study, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following students have been inducted into JNHS as of May 11th: Joseph Saylor of Bayonne; Harrison resident...