High Tech’s Mihir Shah Places in Top 10% in the State for Physics I
(Stewartsville, NJ–May 18, 2019) High Tech High School junior Mihir Shah, a resident of North Bergen, has received a plaque to commemorate his placing in the Top 10% in the state of New Jersey for Physics I, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Over 70 schools competed. Shah competed in all...Continue reading
High Tech American Literature Class Visits 9/11 Memorial and Museum
(New York, NY–March 13, 2019) Veteran Language Arts instructor and department liaison Joan Marie Bellotti took her American Literature class to Manhattan to explore the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Bellotti’s class had just read Thornton Wilder’s classic novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey, which...Continue reading
High Tech Music & Audio Tech Majors Perform Motown Hits at APME Conference
(New York, NY–June 14, 2019) Eighteen students from High Tech High School’s Music & Audio Tech Major performed a set of songs honoring the Motown era at New York University’s Frederick Loewe Theater, part of this year’s Association for Popular Music Education (APME) Conference, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. APME encourages and...Continue reading
High Tech eSports Team Earns Its Bona Fides Again
(North Bergen, NJ–June 14, 2019) The High Tech eSports team competed against North Bergen, Bronx High School, Rutherford, Memorial, Brooklyn Tech, and Weehawken in Super Smash Bros., Ultimate, and Overwatch and High Tech team members performed well again, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Jersey City resident Zion Hickson and Melvin Rivera of...Continue reading
Representatives from BCB Bank Visit High Tech Business Accounting Students
(Secaucus, NJ–June 5, 2019) Assistant Manager Jose Figueroa and Business Development Officer Christine Bridgelal from BCB Bank in Jersey City visited High Tech High School to give a talk to the senior Business Accounting class, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. “This presentation gave my students many options with money management and will...Continue reading
High Tech Interactive Media Students Showcase Their Work
(Secaucus, NJ--June 10, 2019) High Tech High School’s Interactive Media Junior and Senior Class hosted a showcase in which they presented their thesis and end of the year projects, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech.The event showcased a surplus of interactive works, such as VR experiences, films, animations, games, holograms, projection mapping, and...Continue reading
High Tech Students Attend YSAP Student Symposium and Win Awards
(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
High Tech French Club Visits Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty
(New York, NY–June 3, 2019) High Tech High School’s French Club visited Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, leaving Liberty State Park via ferry, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Once docked on Ellis Island, the club explored the National Museum of Immigration’s artifacts, a testament to the sacrifices that people made...Continue reading
High Tech Student Rimsha Reem Wins First Place in 2019 New Jersey ArcGIS Online Story Map Competition
(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. ...
The High Tech Film Department Kicks Off First Annual HCST Film Festival
(Secaucus, NJ–May 29, 2019) The High Tech High School Film Department kicked of its first annual HCST Film Festival with award-winning feature filmmakers, Q & A sessions with Hollywood supporting actors, and, of course, screening of High Tech student films, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Jack of the Red Hearts by...Continue reading