(North Bergen, NJ—December 1, 2017) Students in High Tech's D|FAB Academy and KAS Prep students
participated in an educational program on World AIDS Awareness Day, part of High Tech High School's freshman orientation, announced
Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech.
The orientation began with Rob Vassilarakis, A.K.A. “Simply Rob,”
a poet, activist, and motivational speaker who gave a
powerful spoken word performance in which he recounts living with HIV. Following
his presentation, students participated in Q & A with "Simply Rob."
D|FAB students concluded the orientation by screening the 1993 Emmy Award-winning
film And the Band Played On. Meanwhile, students
in KAS Prep's Culinary Arts major baked delicious Red Ribbon cookies to celebrate
World AIDS Day.
