(Secaucus, NJ–October 16, 2019) Representatives from over thirty colleges and universities from around the United States visited High Tech this week for the high school’s first college fair, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Spearheaded by School Counselor Nermeen Hanna-Avegno and Guidance Secretary Natalie Fernandez, the fair provided an opportunity for...
(October 16th, 2019 -- Jersey City) Explore Middle School combined the first marking period thematic unit, “Identity”, and the Week of Respect activities for a week of celebrating school community. The Week of Respect kicked off on October 1st for the Explore students and staff as they visited YMCA’s Camp Bernie to participate in trust,...
On October 2nd, Mr. Patten led a group of students on a Structured Learning Experience at Princeton University. His Junior and Senior Photography classes were joined by Ms. Martinez’s Audio/Visual Junior class and some students from Ms. Mulrain’s Senior Art class. The students took advantage of the university’s beautiful campus to learn about portraits, landscapes,...
(Secaucus, NJ–September 26, 2019) Students from High Tech’s class of 2023 got to know each other—and some of their older peers—during an early-year student mixer for all freshmen, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The High Tech High School Peer Leadership group, which includes upperclassmen from all of High Tech’s academies,...
(October 9th, 2019–Jersey City) On October 7th, in honor of World Habitat Day, the Environmental Club, Sustainability Club, Peer Leaders, and other student volunteers organized a student led assembly and an information session on the Global Climate Crisis. The Global Climate Crisis Strike that took place in September intrigued many students at Explore. Ms. M....
(October 8th, 2019 — Jersey City) Explore held its second annual Student Council election on Monday, October 7th, with guest speaker, Mayor of Guttenberg and Director of Operations at the HCST Frank J. Gargiulo Campus, Wayne Zitt. After weeks of campaigning and preparing, 28 students from grades 6 through 8 shared speeches with the student...
(Secaucus, NJ–October 8, 2019) The High School Nation Tour, an arts festival and anti-tobacco awareness campaign for high school students, made a stop on the campus of High Tech High School, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Sponsored by Hollister Co. and TheTruth.org, High School Nation, is dedicated to celebrating creative...
(October 6, 2019 – Jersey City) On Thursday October 3rd, the 8th grade class visited High Tech High School with Ms. Teschlog, Ms. Cirillo, Ms. Lauren Norcia and Ms. Franco. Ms. Valaria Arias and the High Tech High School Peer Leaders welcomed the students and kicked the day off with an overview of each...
(October 8th, 2019 -- Jersey City) On Friday, October 7th, Living Voices visited Explore once again to present “Island of Hope”. “Island of Hope”, a one man show, follows a family as they escape the oppression of their “old country” and adventure to a new life in the new world. As the students watched the...
(Secaucus, NJ--October 7, 2019) Sofia Oro, a sophomore at High Tech High School’s Performing Arts Academy, performed recently at the JC Education Fair in Hamilton Park, Jersey City, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Sofia, who performed at the Explore Middle School summer festival before joining High Tech High School, was...