(North Bergen, NJ—April 27, 2017) Freshmen in Joan Marie Bellotti’s World Literature classes celebrated Poem in Your Pocket Day, in which students constructed pockets and enclosed poems in each pocket, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Poem in Your Pocket Day, originally initiated in 2002 by the Office of the New...
Four High Tech Studio Arts Students Comprise One of Ten Finalist Teams in Vans Custom Culture Sneaker Design Contest
(Cypress, CA—May 1, 2017) A team of High Tech Studio Arts students has entered the Vans Custom Culture Sneaker Design Competition and has been selected as one of ten finalists in the Northeast Region Contest, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. If Jersey City residents Mously Lo and Pauline Bertholon, Sophia...
High Tech Brings a 1643 Farcical Play to 2017
Bringing a 1643 farcical play to 2017Local high school students modernize French comedy by Hannington DiaHudson Reporter Staff Writer A young man wearing a green beret and jester outfit dashed onto the stage. He quickly greeted the empty auditorium with cries of “All cellphones off! We're set! We've sexted.” These lines officially launched a rehearsal of...
County Prep Freshman’s Boy Scout Project Honors Veterans
County Prep Freshman Matt Piscopo is currently working on a service project towards earning a merit badge for his Eagle Scout Award. He is honoring veterans from his hometown of Bayonne with a "Hall of Heroes," made up of their photographs, in a display at City Hall.For more information please visit: http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/27393483/article-Call-All-Vets--Aspiring-Eagle-Scout-and-mayor-collaborate-for-veteran-memorial-at-City-Hall-
County Prep Inducts Seniors into the National Honor Society
On April 26th, 2017 County Prep Inducted the following seniors into the National Honor Society: Anjela Maravilla, Genna Post, Patrick Gabriel, Nicole DeAssis, Marian Hanna, Raymundo Hernandez, Patricia Ramirez, Sarah Salama, Umradha Shievkumar, Karina Sanchez, Karina Pereira,Xuan Pham, Dana Suthammanont, Juliana Yeung, Simran Dutta, Fatima Munawar, Snehal Patel, Joseph Mamaril, Michelle Nunez,Karolina Minkiewicz, Vanessa Chicas, Felicity Agustin, Kush Agrawal, Emily Jaramillo and Nikolina Krzymanska....
Awards for County Prep Theatre Arts Students
County Prep Theatre Arts News County Prep’s Matthew Riccardi won the Judge’s Award for his monologue from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet County Prep’s Theatre Arts’ production of Ondine has received four Foxy Final Nominations for Montclair State University Theatre Night Awards! On March 9th, at the Teen Arts Alliance competition at New Jersey City University,...
High Tech Drama Majors Meet and Consult with Playwright David Ives in Preparation for Spring Production of THE LIAR
(North Bergen, NJ—April 19, 2017) This year, the High Tech Drama Department will be showcasing The Liar, a French farce originally written by the famous playwright Pierre Corneille, but updated by David Ives, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The Liar, set in Paris in 1643, involves mistaken identities, the pursuit of marriage,...
HCSTF Sponsors Winning Workshop for County Prep Dancers
March 10, 2017 (Jersey City, N.J.) – The County Prep Dance Program, led by Ms. Heather Warfel-Sandler, recently won Top Honors at the Hudson County Teen Arts Festival thanks in part to an HCSTF-sponsored collaboration with percussionist Ravish Momin, announced Silverio A. Vega, Development Coordinator of the HCST Foundation. Senior dancers Mia Stephens, Amanda Abdelaal,...
High Tech’s Japanese Language and Culture Students Attend 23rd Annual NECTJ “Harumatsuri”
(New York, NY—March 20, 2017) High Tech Japanese language and culture students attended the Japanese Spring Festival (Harumatsuri) at the United Nations International School, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Sponsored by the Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese (NECTJ), Harumatsuri featured an array of traditional Japanese activities in which students could take...
High Tech’s Alana Aninipot and Makayla Blount Win Bronze Medal in 2017 Skills USA Competition
(Somerset, NJ—April 8, 2017) High Tech High School TV Production students Alana Aninipot of Secaucus and Jersey City resident Makayla Blount received the Bronze Medal in the 2017 Television (Video) Production Competition at the New Jersey SkillsUSA Championship, held at the Garden State Exhibit Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. For the...