(Bayonne, NJ—May 11, 2017) Judges at the 31st Annual Teen Arts Student Art Expo honored ten High Tech students for their artistic achievements at the award ceremony at the Bayonne Library and Cultural Center, which showcased Hudson County Fine Arts students’ artworks through Sunday, May 14th, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High...Continue reading
High Tech World Language Students Earn Medals in National Exams
(North Bergen, NJ—May 8, 2017) This March, students enrolled in World Languages at High Tech entered the National Exams in French, Japanese, and Spanish, and results for this year have been published at last, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Gold Medalists include Mously Lo of Jersey City (French 3), Jeremy...
High Tech Musical Theatre Presents IN THE HEIGHTS
(North Bergen, NJ—May 8, 2017) In the Heights, High Tech Musical Theatre’s latest event, will be performed in the Jay Todd Black Box Theater this spring, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In The Heights, the first hit from Broadway phenomenon Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the sensation Hamilton!, tells the story of...Continue reading
High Tech Cited in The Washington Post’s Annual Rankings of How Successfully Schools Challenge Their Students
(Washington, DC—May 7, 2017) America’s Most Challenging High Schools, as ranked by The Washington Post, selects high schools through an index formula, and this year, High Tech has made its 2017 list, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. High Tech ranks #2 out of six Hudson County schools on the list. ...Continue reading
High Tech NHS Sponsors 7th Annual Prom Boutique
(North Bergen, NJ—April 12, 2017) High Tech High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) sponsored its seventh annual Prom Boutique in the Resource Center of the North Hudson Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The High Tech community and friends of the staff donated dresses from which students had the opportunity...Continue reading
High Tech High School Ranks Second in Hudson County for Best SAT Scores
By Kathleen O’Brien | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The average SAT score in New Jersey high schools varied greatly among the state’s 21 counties last school year. Some counties had multiple high schools with average scores above 1,300, while other counties did not have a single school with an average score better than 1,200 out of 1,600. ...Continue reading
High Tech’s Vibha Chauhan Selected as National Semifinalist in National Honor Society Scholarship Program
(Reston, VA—May 1, 2017) High Tech senior Vibha Chauhan, a resident of Jersey City, has been selected as a National Semifinalist in the 2016-17 National Honor Society Scholarship Program, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), parent organization of the National Honor Society (NHS),...Continue reading
High Tech freshmen Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day
(North Bergen, NJ—April 27, 2017) Freshmen in Joan Marie Bellotti’s World Literature classes celebrated Poem in Your Pocket Day, in which students constructed pockets and enclosed poems in each pocket, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Poem in Your Pocket Day, originally initiated in 2002 by the Office of the New...Continue reading
Four High Tech Studio Arts Students Comprise One of Ten Finalist Teams in Vans Custom Culture Sneaker Design Contest
(Cypress, CA—May 1, 2017) A team of High Tech Studio Arts students has entered the Vans Custom Culture Sneaker Design Competition and has been selected as one of ten finalists in the Northeast Region Contest, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. If Jersey City residents Mously Lo and Pauline Bertholon, Sophia...Continue reading
High Tech Brings a 1643 Farcical Play to 2017
Bringing a 1643 farcical play to 2017Local high school students modernize French comedy by Hannington DiaHudson Reporter Staff Writer A young man wearing a green beret and jester outfit dashed onto the stage. He quickly greeted the empty auditorium with cries of “All cellphones off! We’re set! We’ve sexted.” These lines officially launched a rehearsal of...Continue reading