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High Tech National Honor Society Holds 2016 Induction Ceremony

(North Bergen—April 21, 2016) This year, the High Tech High School National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 26 seniors, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The following students earned initiation into NHS for 2016: Bayonne residents Amina Bendaoud, Sara Bendaoud (President), Jessica Driscoll (1st Vice President), Mariam Elsaker, George Iskander, Vanessa Kirschner,...

Six High Tech High School Students Honored at 2016 Letters About Literature Award Ceremony

(Piscataway, NJ—May 19, 2016) Out of almost 2,000 letters submitted from New Jersey in the 2015-2016 Letters About Literature contest, High Tech High School received notice that six of its students had been honored at the 2016 Letters About Literature Award Ceremony at Rutgers University’s Livingston College Student Center, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of...

High Tech Students Shine in Orlando Saa Foreign Languages Poetry Recitation Contest

(Wayne—May 19, 2016) This year, High Tech High school students shone at the 33rdAnnual Orlando Saa Foreign Languages Poetry Recitation Contest, held at William Paterson University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The following students excelled in the Frenchpoetry contest: North Bergen resident Erica De Lacerda earned first place for intermediate level; Mously...Continue reading

High Tech’s Halaena Merrill Wins First Prize at the 42nd Annual NJ Young Filmmakers Festival

(Jersey City, NJ—May 16, 2016) High Tech’s Halaena Merrill, a Weehawken resident, has won first prize in the High School Category at this year’s New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival, a project of the Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Merrill won for her three-minute seventeen...Continue reading

High Tech High School Takes Part in Genetic & Genomics Virtual Conference

(North Bergen, NJ—May 11-12, 2016) High Tech’s Science Majors took part in the 4thannual Genetics and Genomics free virtual conference, a two-day event held in Dr. Arun Srivastava’s class, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech. The 4th Annual Genetics and Genomics free virtual conference, one of the most attended of its kind by...Continue reading

High Tech Students Excel on 2016 National Japanese Examination

(North Bergen, NJ—May 16, 2016) The Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) has recognized High Tech students in Japanese I, II, and III classes who participated in the 2016 National Japanese Examination (NJE), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. NEJ, an online, proficiency-oriented, standards-based tool, assesses middle school, high school, and...

High Tech French II Students Visit Madeleine’s Petit Paris

(Northvale, NJ—April 29, 2016) After organizing their own French café at High Tech, Dr. Laje Gashi’s French II class experienced the connection between projects and real life by indulging in professionally prepared French cuisine at Madeleine’s Petit Paris, an annual event, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The absolutely stunning restaurant...Continue reading

High Tech Alumnus Urvi Tiwari Wins 2016 Distinguished Leadership Award from Rutgers Business School

(Newark, NJ—May 9, 2016) Former High Tech High School student Urvi Tiwari, an accounting and finance major from Jersey City, will receive this year’s Distinguished Leadership Award at Rutgers Business School—Newark, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, service to Rutgers Business School, and leadership skills...Continue reading

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