Category: High Tech High School

(Wayne, NJ—May 17, 2018) William Paterson University held its 35th Annual Orlando Saa Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest, and once more, High Tech distinguished itself in the contest for German, French, Italian, Japanese and Spanish, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following High Tech students received special recognition for the...Continue reading

(New Brunswick, NJ—May 15, 2018) Essays by Allison Chang of Bayonne and Kearny residents Eric Araque and Alfonse Sessa have been chosen for Distinguished Honors from a total of 1,700 entries in the New Jersey Center for the Book/Library of Congress Letters About Literature, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In...Continue reading

by Jeremy Lewan (Hackensack, NJ—April 20, 2018) High Tech Environmental Science majors participated in the “Out of the Blue” Surgical Wrap Competition, sponsored by the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The “Out of the Blue” Surgical Wrap Competition, a celebration of Earth...Continue reading

by Jeremy Lewan (North Bergen, NJ—March 29, 2018) – Thirty High Tech Environmental Science majors, accompanied by a contingent of five teachers and four chaperones, attended an EF Educational Tours nine-day expedition of Costa Rica over the Easter/Spring Break, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The Environmental Science group from High...Continue reading

(North Bergen, NJ—May 8, 2018) – Thirty-six High Tech students of Spanish, levels I-IV, scored exemplarily well in the 2018 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....

(Elmer, NJ–May 5, 2018) Seven High Tech students comprising two High Tech teams participated in the statewide Envirothon competition against 27 other teams at Camp Grice, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Team #1 comprised seniors Eleanore Woodruff, a resident of Weehawken, and West New York resident Amir Mustafa, who earned a 10th...

(North Bergen, NJ–May 4, 2018) Seven High Tech students have received medals and Honorable Mention for their performances in the National Japanese Exam, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Japanese, which evaluates reading and comprehension skills, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The following students earned medals and Honorable Mention: Gold...Continue reading

(North Bergen, NJ–April 13, 2018) High Tech High School’s Muhammad Umar, John Rezk, and Anna Rezk, all residents of Bayonne, have received the Project SEED College Scholarship Award, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Project SEED scholarships, nonrenewable and awarded to first-year college students, recognize achievement in school, success in the Project SEED...Continue reading

(Cranford, NJ–March 9, 2018) Andy Chae of Harrison, North Bergen resident Diana Concepcion, and Rebecca Rosas of West New York have received the 2018 New Jersey Association of Teachers of Japanese (NJATJ) Language and Culture Study Award at Orange Avenue School, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The award recognizes New...

(North Bergen, NJ–April 13, 2018) Eleven High Tech students have been inducted into the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) this year, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The following students earned this honor: Bayonne resident Thomas Fiennan; Ava Ichikawa of Hoboken; Jersey City residents Shahan Abdi, Gilir Gabinete, and Shanaz Munna; Carla Herrera,...Continue reading