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High Tech National Honor Society Sponsors Drive to Assist the York Street Project

(North Bergen, NJ—December 19, 2014) The High Tech National Honor Society (NHS), moderated by veteran Language Arts teacher and Department Liaison Joan Marie Bellotti, recently sponsored a drive to support the York Street Project, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Students in all of the homerooms at High Tech donated items...

County Prep High School Video Production Students Visit MSU’S Dumont Television Center

COUNTY PREP VIDEO PRODUCTION STUDENTS VISIT MSU’S DUMONT TELEVISION CENTER On November 21, 2014, County Prep’s Video Production students visited Montclair State University’s DuMont Television Center. The Center is a state-of-the-art, professionally equipped, high-definition television and digital media production facility. Students learned about scriptwriting and storyboarding to live-action shooting, digital editing and live webcast streaming. After...

Essex County College Police Academy – Structured Learning Experience

Twelve students from County Prep High School visited the Essex County College Police Academy on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. The tour included a presentation which outlined the educational and training requirements for careers in law enforcement.  In addition, there was a Q&A session which gave the students “real-life” examples of the challenges and rewards of the profession.  The...

UNICO of Kearny Commends High Tech’s Jared Machado for Volunteering on Behalf of Mentally and Physically Challenged Individuals

(Kearny, NJ—December 5, 2014) The Kearny chapter of UNICO National has sent a commendation letter to High Tech to honor Jared Machado of Harrison for his service to the community, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Machado, a High Tech student, along with three students from Kearny High School, volunteered to...

County Prep High School Hosts College and Career Fair

County Prep hosted a college and career fair on October 9th, 2014. There were many hands that helped to orchestrate this event including the administrators, the teachers, the guidance counselors, Ms. Galluccio, Mr. Patten and his Audio/Visual students, as well as the maintenance and security staffs, the transportation staff and the Culinary Program. Colleges, universities,...

County Prep High School French Class Participates in the French Institute Alliance Francaise Young Audience Program

Madame Shields’s Level II French class participated in the FIAF, French Institute Alliance Francaise Young Audience Program, on Tuesday November 25th in New York City. Students watched and interacted with well-known choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland and her modern dance company on the occasion of the debut of her piece “Patient(ce)”. “Patient (ce)” addresses themes of jazz,...