(North
Bergen—June 10, 2015) The High Tech High School National Honor Society (NHS)
raised over $1,000 in donations to benefit the victims of the Nepal earthquake
of April 25th, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High
School.
Touched
by the News 4 New York broadcast highlighting Nepalese students from Caldwell
University and their efforts to assist the people in their homeland, the NHS fundraiser,
spearheaded by Anisha Mahat, whose immediate family resides in Nepal, rallied the
Student Council and devoted faculty and staff to aid the victims of the Nepal
earthquake.
Joan
Marie Bellotti, veteran Language Arts instructor and moderator of NHS, presented
donations to Dr. Nancy Blattner, President of Caldwell University, on behalf of
the High Tech High School community. The
proceeds from the NHS fundraiser will be sent with Caldwell University’s donation
to Nepal.
From left to right: Anisha Mahat, Christina Wen, Tyler Law, Danielle Heaney, and Luana Xu |