(Secaucus, NJ––May 27, 2020) Seven students from High Tech’s Academy of Environmental Science and Sustainability presented their research on global food security at the New Jersey Youth Institute World Food Prize at Rutgers-New Brunswick in March, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech High School. The seven students––seniors Kennedy Christiana, Elena Gurczeski, Rachel...Continue reading
(Secaucus, NJ––May 27, 2020) Students from the Academy of Environmental Science and Sustainability at High Tech High School recently participated in the virtual State FFA Convention, taking home first and second place in two events, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech High School. As part of the National FFA (formerly Future Farmers...Continue reading
(Secaucus, NJ––May 15, 2020) Under the challenging circumstances of a state-wide school closure, High Tech High School’s Environmental Club members created a virtual Earth Day Challenge to ensure the annual festivities remained part of the community experience, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech High School. The Earth Day Challenge consisted of daily...Continue reading
(Secaucus, NJ--June 3, 2019) High Tech sophomore Kate Neal, a resident of Bayonne, created a pilot program in the hopes of enacting a permanent schoolwide policy to replace plastic forks, knives, and spoons with metal silverware throughout the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Neal, a student...
(Bedminster, NJ–June 5, 2019) High Tech High School students in AP Biology and Appiculture classes, under the direction of Dr. Nina Lavlinskia and Dr. Arun Srivastava, attended this year’s Young Science Achievers Program (YSAP) Student Symposium and Celebration Event at AT&T Headquarters, where two High Tech groups won awards, including the YSAP Alumni Award and...Continue reading
(Trenton, NJ--June 6, 2019) Bayonne resident Rimsha Reem, a High Tech freshman in the Academy of Environmental Science and Sustainability, won First Place in the 2019 New Jersey ArcGIS Online Story Map Competition, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Reem took part in the course Geospatial Technology with High Tech instructor Catherine Yuhas. ...
(West Long Branch, NJ--May 23, 2019) Eight students from High Tech’s FFA Chapter, comprised of members from the Academy of Environmental Science and Sustainability, attended the 2019 New Jersey State FFA Convention at Monmouth University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Representatives of High Tech’s FFA (formerly, the Future Farmers of...Continue reading
(Secaucus, NJ--May 22, 2019) The Hackensack Riverkeeper welcomed the efforts of Freshmen and Sophomore Environmental Science & Sustainability students, who participated in a cleanup of Laurel Hill Park, just steps from the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus of Hudson County Schools of Technology, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. “We couldn’t have asked for a...Continue reading
(Waterford Works, NJ–May 11, 2019) Four students, mentored by Dr. Shelly Witham, participated in the 2019 New Jersey Envirothon, “Agriculture and the Environment: Knowledge & Technology to Feed the World,” and placed 8th overall in the state in this highly competitive event held at Great Times Day Camp, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High...
(Morris County, NJ–April 30, 2019) Twenty-four of High Tech’s Advanced Placement Environmental Science seniors participated in a field experience at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Led by instructors Dr. Shelly Witham, William Goold, and Dr. David Cincotta, this field experience, funded by a generous...Continue reading