(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 college students who study Japanese as a second
language through a national exam that awards students for high achievement. The students featured below have been
recognized for their achievements:
Erin Chen of Harrison earned a gold medal for Japanese
II; Bayonne resident Russell Schimitt, Jay Jasty of Secaucus, and West New York
resident Rebecca Rosas received silver medals for Japanese I; Genesis Cevallos
and Zhixiu Zheng of North Bergen, Alice Yao of Weehawken, and West New York
resident Alma Rojas earned bronze medals for Japanese I; and Honorable Mentions
included Cara Rosner of Hoboken for Japanese III, Kearny resident Camille
Romano for Japanese II, and Phoebe Chang and Fujia Ren of Secaucus for Japanese
I and Japanese III, respectively.
“These
students are hardworking and earned these honors by themselves,” states Akemi
Dobkin, veteran teacher of Japanese Language and Culture at High Tech.
AATJ
promotes Japanese language education at all educational levels and supports
Japanese language teachers all across America.
