D|FAB NEWS

High Tech’s D|Fab Academy Visits Goya Foods’ Manufacturing and Distribution Centers

(Secaucus, NJ—March 14, 2018) Students in D|Fab Academy at High Tech High School and their instructors received another opportunity for the third year in a row to tour Goya Foods’ manufacturing plant and distribution center in Secaucus and Jersey City, respectively, as part of Junior Achievement of New Jersey’s Job Shadow program, announced Dr. Joseph...Continue reading

High Tech Wood Tech Comes to the Rescue of High Tech Chemistry Classes

(Secaucus, NJ--March 11, 2019) For safety and logistical purposes, the designers of the new Frank J. Gargiulo Campus elected not to pipe natural gas into the science labs, thereby prompting High Tech chemistry instructors Bill Goold and David Cincotta to seek alternative means of igniting flames for class experiments, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of...

John Sedrak at Yale

John Sedrak Accepted into Yale

John Sedrak of High Tech’s Academy of Design and Fabrication Accepted into Yale through Questbridge Scholarship (Secaucus, NJ—December 18, 2018) Bayonne resident John Sedrak, a senior majoring in Wood Technology at High Tech’s Academy of Design and Fabrication (D│FAB), has been accepted into Yale University through a Questbridge scholarship, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of...Continue reading

High Tech’s Academy of Design and Fabrication Receives ‘Balloon Talk’ (Secaucus, NJ—December 14, 2018) Kelly Dubé from Balloon Talk visited High Tech High School

(Secaucus, NJ—December 14, 2018) Kelly Dubé from Balloon Talk visited High Tech High School’s Academy of Design and Fabrication (D│FAB) and presented an exciting and live hot air balloon demonstration, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Dubé reviewed the history of ballooning, explained some of the science, and engaged in a...Continue reading

D|Fab’s Problem Solvers

There is a new class in town for D|Fab students. Creative Problem Solving, taught by Mrs. Cruz and Mr. Fuda, this class offers the opportunity for students to learn new strategies for many different occasions, especially future classes. The goal of this class is to make students think outside the box, sometimes literally. To accomplish...Continue reading

High Tech Students Acquire Siemens Certified Mechatronic Systems Assistant Credentials

(June 22 2018–North Bergen, NJ) Five High Tech seniors from D|Fab Engineering Design, under the tutelage of instructor Harry Peles, acquired Siemens Certified Mechatronic Systems Assistant Credentials by passing the Level 1 Certification Exam, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Jersey City residents Brian Arcalas, Memphis Chen, Russell Soto, Sara Yacoub,...Continue reading