County Prep Student Attends Youth Transition to Work Program
County Prep senior Jazmine G. visited Penske Truck Leasing and Hudson Toyota, both located in Jersey City, on Thursday, March 21st as part of the Youth Transitions to Work (YTTW) Automotive Technician Program. This scholarship program provides outreach, training, and placements for students interested in becoming an Automotive/Diesel Technician. The program is a “training to work” initiative to help...
County Prep Students Attend High School Heroes Program
Ms. Bello and Ms. Torres teach classes at County Prep High School for aspiring young teachers. Their students participated in Junior Achievement’s High School Heroes Program in November and February. The students shadowed teachers and then returned to Cordero School to teach Junior Achievement’s interactive elementary school curriculum. The lesson plans focused on educational standards with grade appropriate themes of personal economics,...
County Prep Students Visit HCCC for Culinary Institute Tour
Chef Kevin Collins’s Culinary Arts students visited Hudson County Community College on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 to participate in their “ Culinary Institute Tour.” The students cycled through the various culinary labs to gain exposure to the post-secondary culinary arts program. In addition, Chef Puc, a renowned culinary guru, demonstrated a culinary lesson on one...
HIGH TECH HIGH SCHOOL DANCE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS NOVUM: A NEW BEGINNING
High Tech Dance Department continues its 2018-2019 season with their annual Spring Dance Showcase, Novum: A new beginning. Directed by Trista DeFilippis, Novum stars dance majors who will present their own choreography which is the culmination of year long projects. These dancers create their own works, choose their own music scores, light and costume their own...
High Tech Sophomore Biomedical Students Attend 3rd Annual Jersey Shore Junior Science Symposium
(Toms River, NJ--March 21, 2019) Following a trip to the Independent College Fund of New Jersey’s 6th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, sophomores in High Tech High School biomedical science attended this year’s Jersey Shore Junior Science Symposium (JSJSS), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Accompanied by instructor Joseph Ona, the students presented their...
Manhattan Repertory Theatre Hosts Short Play by High Tech’s Sophia Baldassari
(New York City--March 26, 2019) Manhattan Repertory Theatre will host an original play by High Tech junior Sophia Baldassari, a resident of Hoboken and winner of a Gold Key award for Dramatic Writing, at 9 p.m. on Friday, March 29th, and Saturday, March 30th, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Baldassari’s short play, Jenna...
High Tech’s Biomedical Students Attend the Independent College Fund of New Jersey’s Undergraduate Research Symposium
(Jersey City, NJ--March 18, 2019) High Tech’s sophomore Biomedical Science students, accompanied by their instructor, Dr. Nina Lavlinskaia, and Language Arts Liaison/instructor Joan Bellotti, attended the Independent College Fund of New Jersey’s 6th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium for college students, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Also from High Tech, judges Dr. Shelly...
County Prep Senior Sole Stewart Attends SXSW in Texas!
County Prep Senior Sole Stewart was invited by Black Girls Code to attend SXSW in Austin, Texas as an ambassador for a weekend in March. Since 2012, Sole has been a member of Black Girls Code, an organization that works to empower girls of color to become innovators in STEM fields, leaders in their communities,...
County Prep’s Culinary Arts Students Compete at FCCLA Event!
County Prep’s Culinary Arts Department competed last week at FCCLA’S Culinary Arts Event, held at Middlesex County College. Chef John Palsi’s students Antonios Azmy, Zevastian Vega, and Nisha Purino competed against other vocational high schools from New Jersey. Culinary Arts, a team event, recognizes participants enrolled in occupational culinary arts/food service training programs for their...
High Tech Students Present Research on Global Food Security at Rutgers
(New Brunswick, NJ--March 1, 2019) Fourteen High Tech students, along with Catherine Yuhas and Dr. Shelly Witham from the Academy of Environmental Science and Sustainability instructional corps, attended the World Food Prize event, conducted by the New Jersey Youth Institute at Rutgers, to present their research papers on global food security, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella,...