(Edinburgh, SCT—September 24, 2014) The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the famous and largest theatre festival in the world, has once again invited High Tech Musical Theatre to tour and perform in Auld Reekie, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.As part of the organizational forum known as the American High School Theatre Festival...
Seven High Tech Students Qualify to Enter the 2015 National Merit® Scholarship Program
(Evanston, IL—September 23, 2014) High Tech High School seniors Tristan Ventura of Bayonne, Hoboken resident Gabriel Bond, Noah Dutton and Meichin Ong of Jersey City, Kearny resident SiTian Zhang, Karina Voronich of North Bergen, and Secaucus resident Luana Xu have met the qualifications for the National Merit® Scholarship Program this year, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella,...
High Tech Ping-Pong Club Donates New Table
(North Bergen, NJ—September 18, 2014) Merely two years after its inauguration, the High Tech High School Ping-Pong Club has donated a brand-new table to the school for club use, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.Since its inception, the Ping-Pong Club has hosted four school-wide and district-wide tournaments, with overwhelming student participation,...
Explore 2000 Middle School Student’s Film: An Official Selection of the 2014 Golden Door International Film Festival
(Jersey City, NJ – September 12, 2014) For Joseph Sexton, Explore 2000 Middle School Third Year Student, film-making is his utmost passion. Most weekends, you’ll likely find this talented 13-year-old with his camera, working on a cinematic project.At age 8, his parents got him a Flip camera, and he was hooked. “He was a natural,...
The Daily Beast Cites High Tech among the Best High Schools in the Nation
(New York—August 27, 2014) The Daily Beast has ranked High Tech High School one of the top 100 high schools in the United States, according to their recent survey, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The Daily Beast Logo High Tech ranked 87th out of more than 700 public high schools in the...
Explore 2000 Middle School Remembers Alumnus Police Officer Melvin Santiago
(Jersey City- July 17, 2014) Explore 2000 Middle School was fortunate to have welcomed the Jersey City hero, Melvin Santiago, to the HCST family as a First Year Student. In 2002, Santiago came to the Hudson County school with excellent recommendations as an “independent worker who can handle making important decisions about his learning.” There...
High Tech French Honor Society Holds 2014 Inductions
(North Bergen—June 23, 2014) The High Tech French Honor Society (FHS) held inductions for 13 students to recognize those who excelled this year, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Director of High Tech. The following sophomores have been inducted into the High Tech FHS for 2014: Bayonne residents Amina and Sara Bendaoud, Jessica Driscoll, Danica Lichauco, and Sofia...
County Prep Performing Arts Earn Top Honors at Teen Arts Conference
The County Prep Dance and Theater programs participated in the Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists Festival on May 28th and 29th. Ms. Warfel Sandler, Director of Dance at County Prep, presented three pieces of choreography for adjudication. With this year’s inception of the 407 Moves Dance Company offered an opportunity to send 7 of...
County Prep’s Theatre Arts Performs A Dream Play by August Strindberg
On May 29 and May 30th County Prep theatre arts students performed in the expressionist play A Dream Play, written by August Strindberg in 1901. The main character is Agnes, a daughter of the Vedic god Indra. She descends to Earth to listen to the problems of human beings. She meets about 40 characters, some of...
High Tech’s Hamza Qureshi Earns Second Place in Third Annual National High School Architecture Competition
(Chicago, IL—June 13, 2014) The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) announced High Tech’s Hamza Qureshi, a resident of Jersey City, the winner of the second prize in its DiscoverDesign.org National High School Architecture Competition, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Qureshi, sponsored by his teacher, Gregory Simon, joined 219 teens from 28...