National YoungArts Foundation Recognizes High Tech’s Carlos Hernandez and Tomoe Carr This Year
(Miami, FL–April 22-26, 2019) National YoungArts Foundation announced High Tech Graphic Arts major Carlos Hernandez, a resident of Jersey City, a finalist for Photography, while Dance major and North Bergen resident Tomoe Carr earned an honorable mention for Hip Hop this year, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Both Hernandez, named among...Continue reading
High Tech’s Interactive Media Class Experiences Virtual Reality
(Secaucus, NJ--April 17, 2019) With the help of Nintendo, Jared Krinsky's Interactive Media class at High Tech High School now experiences virtual reality game design, thanks to the Nintendo Labo© VR Kit, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Students in the Interactive Media class had a hand in building their very own...
High Tech Students’ Film Takes First Place at Imagination Lunchbox International Children’s Film Festival
(Baltimore, MD–April 13, 2019) High Tech High School students Cenera Davis of Jersey City, an Interactive Media major, and North Bergen resident Genesis Cevallos, a Programming major, took First Place for the Film Festival Choice Award for their collaborative film The Hungry Hedgehog at the 3rd annual Imagination Lunchbox International Children’s Film Festival, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella,...Continue reading
High Tech Receives Medals at NJ SkillsUSA State Championship
(Bridgewater/Somerset, NJ--April 13, 2019) NJ SkillsUSA held its State Championship at the Somerset County Vo-Tech and Bridgewater Marriott, and its Awards Ceremony at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, where eleven High Tech students earned their medals, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The following students earned Gold Medals in their respective fields: senior Lourdes Valdez...Continue reading
Students Get Sneak Peak at High Tech Dance Department’s “Novum”
(April 10, 2019–Jersey City, NJ) As the High Tech dance majors and their instructor, Trista DeFilippis, prepared for the spring show, Novum, they invited Explore students to sneak a peak during their final dress rehearsal. The students were thrilled to see a number of the pieces from Novum, that were all student choreographed; one of...Continue reading
High Tech Architectural Alumnus Hamza Qureshi to Speak at Carnegie Mellon’s Commencement Ceremony This Year
(Pittsburgh, PA–April 10, 2019) High Tech Architecture alumnus Hamza Qureshi, a resident of Jersey City, has been chosen to speak at Carnegie Mellon University’s commencement ceremony, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Qureshi will graduate from Carnegie Mellon with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture with an additional major in Human-Computer Interaction. He...Continue reading
HIGH TECH HIGH SCHOOL DANCE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS NOVUM: A NEW BEGINNING
High Tech Dance Department continues its 2018-2019 season with their annual Spring Dance Showcase, Novum: A new beginning. Directed by Trista DeFilippis, Novum stars dance majors who will present their own choreography which is the culmination of year long projects. These dancers create their own works, choose their own music scores, light and costume their own...Continue reading
High Tech Sophomore Biomedical Students Attend 3rd Annual Jersey Shore Junior Science Symposium
(Toms River, NJ--March 21, 2019) Following a trip to the Independent College Fund of New Jersey’s 6th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, sophomores in High Tech High School biomedical science attended this year’s Jersey Shore Junior Science Symposium (JSJSS), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Accompanied by instructor Joseph Ona, the students presented their...Continue reading
Manhattan Repertory Theatre Hosts Short Play by High Tech’s Sophia Baldassari
(New York City--March 26, 2019) Manhattan Repertory Theatre will host an original play by High Tech junior Sophia Baldassari, a resident of Hoboken and winner of a Gold Key award for Dramatic Writing, at 9 p.m. on Friday, March 29th, and Saturday, March 30th, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Baldassari’s short play, Jenna...Continue reading
High Tech’s Biomedical Students Attend the Independent College Fund of New Jersey’s Undergraduate Research Symposium
(Jersey City, NJ--March 18, 2019) High Tech’s sophomore Biomedical Science students, accompanied by their instructor, Dr. Nina Lavlinskaia, and Language Arts Liaison/instructor Joan Bellotti, attended the Independent College Fund of New Jersey’s 6th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium for college students, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. Also from High Tech, judges Dr. Shelly...Continue reading