(Scotch Plains, NJ—April 23, 2015) Hoboken resident Aaron Kurland, a freshman at High Tech, attended an awards ceremony at Union Catholic High School to receive his Certificate of Merit from the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English (NJCTE) for his original short story entitled “Red,” announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Kurland...Continue reading→

(Gt. Barrington, MA—May 3, 2015) West New York’s Ambar Grullon, a sophomore at High Tech, has been accepted into the prestigious Young Writers Workshop at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Grullon’s application to the Young Writers Workshop arrived in time to meet the deadline of April 27th. ...Continue reading→

(Pittsburgh, PA—May 1, 2015) Niche.com, formerly known as College Prowler, which ranks and reviews K-12 schools, colleges, cities, and neighborhoods, recently published its ranking of “100 Most Diverse High Schools in New Jersey,” listing High Tech third in the Garden State, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. High Tech, a public school located in North...Continue reading→

(North Bergen, NJ—April 28, 2015) High Tech students of Spanish, levels I and II, participated in the 2015 National Spanish Exam (NSE), sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The NSE assesses students’ proficiency in the Spanish language as they...Continue reading→

From BroadwayWorld New Jersey:High Tech Musical Theatre, an award-winning Teen Theatre based out of High Tech High School at Hudson County Schools of Technology, will embark on celebrating their 15th anniversary with the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of A Chorus Line. Students have been preparing for their May 14th-17th performances in New Jersey, then...Continue reading→

(North Bergen, NJ—April 23, 2015) Fran Malkin, Holocaust survivor and Board of Associates member of the Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study at Drew University, spoke to High Tech students as part of the Facing History and Ourselves grant awarded to History teacher Jamie Velazquez and Language Arts instructor Kerri Ann Murphy, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal...Continue reading→

(Camden, NJ—April 18, 2015) A dozen High Tech students versed in verse showed off their originality at Rutgers University-Camden, winning the first two bouts, the semi-final round, and earning a perfect score of 150 to win first place in the Louder Than A Bomb Youth Poetry Slam, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech...Continue reading→

(Newtown Square, PA—April 6, 2015) High Tech students traveled to Europe as part of the Study Abroad program, submerging themselves in the languages and cultures of Austria, Italy, and France, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Students started in Vienna, Austria, in which they viewed the famous Opera House, the Parliament, City Hall,...Continue reading→

(North Bergen, NJ—March, 2015) Students from Level I and II French at High Tech took part in Le Grand Concours (the National French Contest), an annual exam sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.Students of French (grades 1-12) from all across the United States...Continue reading→

(Evanston, IL—April 7, 2015) Twelve High Tech High School juniors have met the qualifications for the National Merit® Scholarship Program, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. A Letter of Commendation from High Tech High School and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) will be presented by Dr. Giammarella to the twelve...Continue reading→