(North
Bergen, NJ—March 24, 2016) High Tech High School joined the growing TEDx
Program phenomenon through the inauguration of a TEDx event, organized by Social
Studies instructor Lou Minervini and seniors George Iskander of Bayonne and
Sabina Ohkawa of Kearny, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High
Tech.
The TEDx event focused on our world as dictated
by chaos and imperfect harmony. Speakers
explored these aforementioned antipodes from the perspectives of creative human
expression to the scientific and mathematical laws that govern the cosmos.
The
TEDx event featured the following six High Tech student speakers: Sarah Bacha
of North Bergen, who offered a classicist study of chaos and harmony; Guttenberg
resident Jose Flores approached the antipodes through the medium of photography;
Edsel Engalla and Xi’an Tate of Jersey City also contributed; and Secaucus
residents Aaleah Oliver and Felix Pasko, too, the latter addressing the
transgender context.
These
professionals and alumni also presented talks for attendees: Jared Krinsky, an instructor
and High Tech alumnus, shared his ideas through the lens of multimedia; instructor
Michael Diamond framed the topic in the context of the narrative; Hemal Gosai,
also a High Tech alumnus and currently a finance student at NJIT, handled the
subject in travel terms; and Dr. Swati Sathe, Associate Professor in the
Department of Neurology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, framed the topic scientifically.
The
TEDx Program, designed to assist communities, organizations, and individuals to
spark conversations through local TEDx events, offers screenings of TED Talks
videos and/or live presentations. Groups
plan and coordinate TEDx events independently under a free license granted by
TED. In short, TEDx exhorts “ideas worth spreading" and supports independent groups
who organize a TED-like event in their community.
