(North Bergen, NJ—April 23, 2015) Fran Malkin, Holocaust survivor and Board of Associates member of the Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study at Drew University, spoke to High Tech students as part of the Facing History and Ourselves grant awarded to History teacher Jamie Velazquez and Language Arts instructor Kerri Ann Murphy, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal...
High Tech Wins at Louder Than A Bomb Youth Poetry Slam
(Camden, NJ—April 18, 2015) A dozen High Tech students versed in verse showed off their originality at Rutgers University-Camden, winning the first two bouts, the semi-final round, and earning a perfect score of 150 to win first place in the Louder Than A Bomb Youth Poetry Slam, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech...
County Prep High School’s Talent Show 2015
County Prep’s Annual Talent Show was held on Friday, March 27th. Once again it was a sold out event with a diverse line-up of performers, including vocalists, guitarists, ukulele players, and more. Director Ms.Warfel Sandler commends all of the acts for their powerful and entertaining performances. There were two feature performances by senior Kyosuke Nonoyama...
Explore 2000 Middle School Students Prepare for Earth Day Celebration
For the past couple of weeks, my peers and I have been working on constructing a vessel made of recyclable materials.Our facilitators Mr. Colaluca, Mr. Ponticorvo and Ms. Norcia have been guiding us through this exciting, detailed process.At least 80% of our vessel had to be made out of used/recycled materials. Our building materials could...
High Tech Students Travel to Austria, Italy, and France
(Newtown Square, PA—April 6, 2015) High Tech students traveled to Europe as part of the Study Abroad program, submerging themselves in the languages and cultures of Austria, Italy, and France, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Students started in Vienna, Austria, in which they viewed the famous Opera House, the Parliament, City Hall,...
County Prep Structured Learning Experience
On April 17th , eight County Prep students (9th to 12th graders) attended the Dare to Dream Student Leadership Conference held at Concordia Learning Center in Jersey City. The conference featured accomplished students and adults with disabilities who have demonstrated exemplary self-advocacy and leadership skills. The purpose of this event was to empower students to help them transition from...
County Prep SkillsUSA hosts statewide Health Science Skills and Leadership Conference
Early in April, County Prep’s SkillsUSA club acted as host to over 100 students from 16 local and county health occupation technical programs. The students competed in four contests designed to test their technical and leadership skills against the best high school students in New Jersey. Contests included Medical Math, Medical Terminology, Health Occupations Professional...
Silver Medal for County Prep High School Team in Statewide Business Management and Technology Contest
A Business and IT team of County Prep High School seniors Carmen Chen, Sabrina-Lee Caballo, and Brianna Liu won recognition for their project encouraging girls to participate in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) career programs. Based on their mastery of their training, its application, the project’s benefit to their community, and display and presentation...
High Tech Students Earn Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention for Their Performances on French Exam
(North Bergen, NJ—March, 2015) Students from Level I and II French at High Tech took part in Le Grand Concours (the National French Contest), an annual exam sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.Students of French (grades 1-12) from all across the United States...
Twelve High Tech Students Qualify to Enter the 2016 National Merit® Scholarship Program
(Evanston, IL—April 7, 2015) Twelve High Tech High School juniors have met the qualifications for the National Merit® Scholarship Program, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. A Letter of Commendation from High Tech High School and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) will be presented by Dr. Giammarella to the twelve...