Category: High Tech High School

(North Bergen–November 1, 2017) The High Tech Media Arts Department welcomed actress Abigail Hawk of CBS’s hit show Blue Bloods to the inaugural installment of The Tenth Period Show Starring David Mansour, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.Mansour, a TV Production major at High Tech and a resident of Bayonne, interviewed Hawk...Continue reading

(North Bergen–November 3, 2017) High Tech’s French II classes held their annual cafe, Petales de Rose (“Rose Petals”), which encapsulated the magnificent experience of the French provinces, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.Traditional music set the tone for the cultural scenery and delicacies of Petales de Rose. The students in the French classes commandeered...Continue reading

(North Bergen, NJ—November 13, 2017) High Tech Dance major Elyssa Cueto, a resident of North Bergen, has been featured in Jennifer Lopez’s music video, “Amor, Amor, Amor,” announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Cueto worked with choreographer Tricia Miranda in Los Angeles this past August.  Miranda selected Cueto as one of the...Continue reading

(North Bergen, NJ—October 24, 2017) Students in High Tech’s Environmental Club held a fundraiser that raised $720 for solar panels to support Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico, the majority of whom have no electricity, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The Environmental Club’s moderator, Catherine Yuhas, in association with Walter...Continue reading

(Jersey City, NJ—October 22, 2017) Students in High Tech’s Butterfly Effect Club, along with advisor Jamie Velazquez, Vice-Principal Allyson Krone, and friends and family, participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides against Breast Cancer two-mile walk, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The American Cancer Society raises money to fund...Continue reading

(Bronx, NY—October 16, 2017) Robert Dillon’s High Tech senior class toured Fordham University, where his students inquired about majors and financial aid, but a lecture by Professor Mary Bly, a New York Times bestselling author and Shakespeare expert, proved the highlight of the tour, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Bly,...Continue reading

(South Orange, NJ—September 25, 2017) Five High Tech High School students, along with Dr. Dmitri Lavlinski, attended a poster session at Seton Hall University, organized by the North Jersey Section of the American Chemical Society, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. These students, members of the American Chemical Society’s Project SEED summer research...Continue reading

(New York, NY—September 13, 2017) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a senior at High Tech, has been accepted into the 2017-2018 National Hispanic Recognition Program, which acknowledges about 5,000 academically outstanding students from more than 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who take the PSAT/NMSQT®, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High school. To be eligible for the...Continue reading

(Madison, NJ—June 1, 2017) the HCST Foundation treated 120 High Tech juniors to a live performance of the Bard’s The Merchant of Venice at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High school. Students in Kerri Ann Murphy’s European Literature courses had just finished reading the play and...Continue reading

(Madison, NJ—April 27, 2017) Judges at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey have awarded High Tech High School a Certificate of Recognition for its participation in the theater’s annual festival, Shakespeare: NJ, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High school. Students in Kerri Ann Murphy’s Shakespeare course also received commendations for interpreting one...Continue reading