D|Fab Leaders Attend Social-Emotional Learning Convening in New Mexico
(Secaucus, NJ–October 28, 2019) Mr. Gregory Simon and Mr. Michael Diamond, the Supervisor and Teacher-in-Charge of the Academy for Design and Fabrication (D|Fab) at High Tech High School, recently attended a four-day convening in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, in support of a $5,000 Innovation Award grant for Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), announced Dr....Continue reading
High Tech Hosts First College Fair
(Secaucus, NJ–October 16, 2019) Representatives from over thirty colleges and universities from around the United States visited High Tech this week for the high school’s first college fair, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Spearheaded by School Counselor Nermeen Hanna-Avegno and Guidance Secretary Natalie Fernandez, the fair provided an opportunity for...Continue reading
Freshmen Mixer Brings High Tech Students Together
(Secaucus, NJ–September 26, 2019) Students from High Tech’s class of 2023 got to know each other—and some of their older peers—during an early-year student mixer for all freshmen, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The High Tech High School Peer Leadership group, which includes upperclassmen from all of High Tech’s academies,...Continue reading
High School Nation Festival Arrives at High Tech High School
(Secaucus, NJ--October 8, 2019) The High School Nation Tour, an arts festival and anti-tobacco awareness campaign for high school students, made a stop on the campus of High Tech High School, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Sponsored by Hollister Co. and TheTruth.org, High School Nation, is dedicated to celebrating creative...Continue reading
Sophomore Sings for Community in Jersey City
(Secaucus, NJ--October 7, 2019) Sofia Oro, a sophomore at High Tech High School’s Performing Arts Academy, performed recently at the JC Education Fair in Hamilton Park, Jersey City, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Sofia, who performed at the Explore Middle School summer festival before joining High Tech High School, was...Continue reading
High Tech Students Visit Hard Rock Café’s Rock & Roll Artifacts
(New York, NY–May 31, 2019) Students from Robert Dillon’s Rock & Roll Literature class embarked on a trip to the Hard Rock Café for lunch and to visit the famous restaurant chain’s storied collection of rock & roll artifacts, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Students could read hand-written song lyrics...Continue reading
High Tech Students Visit MET’s Rock & Roll Relics Exhibit
(New York, NY–May 1, 2019) Students from Robert Dillon’s Rock & Roll Literature class embarked on a field trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art to visit a special exhibit that focused on Rock & Roll relics, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The exhibit, co-organized with the Rock & Roll...Continue reading
High Tech Hiking Club Goes on Camping Trip to Stokes State Forest
(Sussex County, NJ–June 19, 2019) The Hiking Club embarked on its first annual camping trip to Stokes State forest, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Chaperones included High Tech Hiking Club moderator Ronald Kliesh, Dr. Shelly Witham, Sergio Gamarra, Ella Skinner, and HCST Superintendent Amy-Lin Rodriguez. Click here for photos.
First High Tech High School Freshman Class at Frank J. Gargiulo Campus Celebrates End of School Year at Dave and Busters
(Wayne, NJ–June 19, 2019) The High Tech Class of 2022 celebrated its first year at High Tech and its distinction as being the first freshman class to spend its entire tenure at the Frank J. Gargiulo Campus with an end of year field trip to Dave and Busters, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High...
High Tech’s Kate Neal Creates Pilot Program to Replace Plastic Utensils at Frank J. Gargiulo Campus
(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...