Goldman Sach’s Women’s Future Leadership Forum
County Prep students participated in Junior Achievement of New Jersey’s Annual Women’s Future Leadership Forum on Friday, May 17, 2019. The event was held at Goldman Sachs in Jersey City, NJ. The students enjoyed a working breakfast and luncheon where they were able to network with inspirational female role models from top companies in New...
County Prep Students Win at 37th Annual Orlando Saa Languages Poetry Recitation Contest
The County Prep World Language Department is proud to announce that County Prep students excelled once more at the 37th Annual Orlando Saa Foreign Languages Poetry Recitation Contest, held at William Paterson University on May 16. This year, fifty-eight schools participated in this prestigious event and five of our students were recipients of an award....
High Tech Environmental Science and Sustainability Academy Participate in Earth Day Celebration at the Dierdre Imus Environmental Center®
(Hackensack, NJ–April 17, 2019) Dr. Shelly Witham and her students from the Environmental Science and Sustainability Academy of High Tech accepted an invitation to participate in the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center® Earth Day 2019 celebration at Hackensack University Medical Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Seven students participated in...
County Prep Theatre Arts Wins Two Judges Awards at the Teen Arts Competition
On Saturday May 11th, Theatre Arts and Musical Theatre students from our school participated in the Alliance of Teen Artists Festival which took place at Harrison HS. The students performed two songs for the Small Musical division, and two larger numbers for the Large Group Musical Theatre and the Large Group Drama Division. Each performance...
County Prep Junior to Visit State-of-the-art Digital Forensics Laboratory
Jasmine Jonson, a Junior at County Prep High School, was chosen to participate in NSA GenCyber Camp at Norwich University. Jasmine is enrolled in the Computer Science major and the Forensic Science elective and she aspires to a career in Computer Forensics. Jasmine will spend a week in June at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont...
High Tech Students Place 8th in New Jersey Envirothon
(Waterford Works, NJ–May 11, 2019) Four students, mentored by Dr. Shelly Witham, participated in the 2019 New Jersey Envirothon, “Agriculture and the Environment: Knowledge & Technology to Feed the World,” and placed 8th overall in the state in this highly competitive event held at Great Times Day Camp, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High...
High Tech Environmental Science and Sustainability Academy Participate in Field Experience at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
(Morris County, NJ–April 30, 2019) Twenty-four of High Tech’s Advanced Placement Environmental Science seniors participated in a field experience at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Led by instructors Dr. Shelly Witham, William Goold, and Dr. David Cincotta, this field experience, funded by a generous...
High Tech Environmental Club Hosts Earth Day Festival
(Secaucus, NJ–April 18, 2019) The High Tech Environmental Club hosted its annual Earth Day Festival, featuring educational carnival games, themed prizes, hands-on activities, and many guest visitors, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The event took place at the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus of HCST from 3rd-7th periods on the day...
Fourteen High Tech Students Receive Awards at This Year’s Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists Student Art Expo
(Bayonne, NJ–May 9, 2019) Fourteen High Tech students earned recognition this year at the the annual Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists Student Art Expo, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.The Top Honors Award went to Giselle Echeverria, a resident of Kearny, who will move on to the New Jersey State...
Explore Takes 2nd Place in ‘Power Up’ Challenge
(May 8th–Jersey City) Explore Middle School 8th grade students placed 2nd in the “Power Up Your Body Challenge” and were awarded a $1500 prize for the school. Cabot Creamery’s Power Up Your Body Challenge engaged students in grades 6-9 to design a campaign to educate their peers on the importance of building strong bones, brains,...