On Saturday, March 14th, County Prep dance instructor Heather Warfel-Sandler and 14 dancers attended the NJHS Dance Festival at Union City High School. It was an event filled day which included adjudications of each school’s work, master classes, scholarship auditions, and a performance by several professional NJ dance companies. County Prep presented two dances for...
High Tech Senior Karina Voronich Receives President’s Volunteer Service Award
(Washington, D.C.—March 24, 2015) North Bergen resident Karina Voronich, a senior at High Tech, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with the President’s Volunteer Service Award, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, on behalf of President Barack Obama, granted this award, which...
High Tech Attends This Year’s Young Science Achievers Science & Math Day at Princeton University
(Princeton, NJ—March 21, 2015) High Tech science students attended the annual Young Science Achievers Science & Math Day, held in the Friend Center at Princeton University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In collaboration with the MIRTHE Engineering Research Center at Princeton, the Young Science Achievers attended a day of workshops and...
High Tech’s Aaleah Oliver Competes in 2015 Poetry Out Loud State Finals
(Princeton, NJ—March 13, 2015) High Tech’s Aaleah Oliver, a resident of Secaucus, who won the Region 6 Championship of the 2015 Poetry Out Loud competition, competed at the State Finals at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Oliver recited “Thoughtless Cruelty” by Charles Lamb in Round...
High Tech National Honor Society Sponsors Valentine’s Day Project
(North Bergen—March 20, 2015) The High Tech National Honor Society (NHS) sponsored a Valentine’s Day card designing project, which it opened to the entire student body of High Tech, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. During free periods, students designed cards in the mall area and cafeteria in a spirit of...
High Tech Zoology Students Win Kids to Parks Day National School Contest
(Rockville, MD—March 19, 2015) Five High Tech High School freshmen in Dr. Arun Srivastava’s Zoology class have submitted one of the winning proposals in the National Park Trust’s Kids to Parks Day National School Contest, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Bar Yifrakh of Hoboken, Jersey City resident Syedah Hasnain, Cassandra...
HCST Science Fair Winners
8th grade winning project:‘ReBuilding The Earth’ by Joseph Sexton Joseph's project focuses on greenhouse emissions and eco-friendly design. "I came across statistics that the construction industry is responsible for as much as 40% of man-made carbon emissions," he explains. "It's clear that investing in sustainable design is an important step in helping to save our...
County Prep’s Improvisation Class Performs in the First Annual Jamboree
On February 13th, 2015 the County Prep Theatre Arts students performed in a competitive improvisation event called the Annual Jamboree. The battling teams, Chaplin and the Stooges and Bad Biscuit competed in a series of improv games as part of a fundraiser for the Theatre Department. Although Chaplin and the Stooges took the trophy, all...
High Tech Science Teacher Shelly Anne Witham Co-authors Scholarly Article in Columbia University Publication
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County Prep High School Students Host an African American Read-In
On Friday February 13th, County Prep High School was an official host of the African American Read-In sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Black Caucus. The NCTE promotes "Making literacy a significant part of Black History Month by hosting and coordinating Read-Ins in their communities." During lunch periods in the...