Friday, June 5, Explore 2000 first year students worked collaboratively to overcome obstacles at Ring Homestead Camp's ropes course, thanks to the generosity of the HCST Foundation. The students agree that "the wall" was the highlight of the experience. This activity requires using the strength of the group to overcome a hurdle. They came to...
County Prep Acting Student Stars in Professional Production
County Prep sophomore Adam Hassan plays a lead role in Art House Productions’ original play, The House of Atreus. He is performing alongside adult professional actors and members of the Actors Equity Association. Adam is a theater major at County Prep, and has performed lead roles in the school’s productions of In the Heights and...
High Tech French Honor Society Holds Its Annual Induction Ceremony
(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...