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April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This year’s theme, Changing Attitudes: It’s not a ‘rite of passage’, is designed to draw attention to the persistent impact alcohol-related problems have on young people. Parents can play an important role in giving their children a better understanding of the impact that alcohol can have on their lives. The more people understand about alcohol use/abuse and addiction, the better choices they can make toward continued well-being for themselves and others. Please click HERE to access information and links pertaining to alcohol-related health and safety issues and statistics.
Alumni in the News
Renato Santos, a graduate of Bergen Tech, was recently in the news for his efforts to assist victims of wildfires ravaging Southern California. A Transit Academy student, and the first Senior Experience high school intern from the Teterboro Campus, Mr. Santos went on to earn an Aeronautics Safety Degree and an MBA from Embry Riddle. He is now an American Airlines manager at Los Angeles airport. Please click HERE to view the news story.
Parents: Please click HERE to view a video of our recent “Digitally Distracted” presentation by Dr. Tom Kersting. To read articles exploring the connection between mental health and technology, and to view a PowerPoint presentation on drugs and alcohol presented by High Focus Center, please click on the links below. Here are the links:
- https://theconversation.com/with-teen-mental-health-deteriorating-over-five-years-theres-a-likely-culprit-86996
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/opinion/how-evil-is-tech.html
- PowerPoint Presentation
Mr. Andrew Pfaff, Teterboro’s music teacher, was recently featured in Teaching Music magazine. This magazine is distributed nationally to members of NAfME, the premier professional organization for public school music teachers in the U.S. Along with the article on Mr. Pfaff, the magazine also included a photo with credit line by one of Teterboro’s students, Gigi Elgouz. Please click HERE to read all about it.
Legal Notice Tech Board of School Estimate 2017 click HERE to view
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Lead in Drinking Water Sampling Report
Lead in Drinking Water Sampling Report Phase II
Water Sampling at Filter Report
Information on Lead in Drinking Water
Safety Security Letter
Epi-Pen Auto-Injector Recall
Measles Mumps and Rubella Vaccine Information
Bergen County Department of Health Measles Letter
CDC's Response to Zika Information
About Us
The Bergen County Technical Schools District was founded in 1951 to oversee the County's growing need for vocational education. The following year, Bergen County Vocational-Technical High School, the first full-time facility of its kind in the state, opened at 200 Hackensack Avenue. At that time, students studied the union trades of plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and electrical work.Museum building photo
Because technical and vocational schooling is always closely tied to the job market, the cornerstone of the district’s success has been its ability to adapt to the changing needs of local industry. When industry’s needs later changed from hand tools to computers, technical education had to adapt as well.
The district believed students needed strong academic and technical skills to meet the challenges of the future. In the late 1980s, the district began offering before- and after-school enrichment classes for students interested in high-tech areas such as computers, physics, and electronics. The program opened the world of modern vocational education to gifted and talented students. With the aid of a $6 million county bond, the district began to bring unparalleled technology to the county. Secondary students from throughout Bergen County used the campus’s computer and science labs in cooperative and exploratory programs. Middle school students—and their teachers—were exposed to new technologies through a program called ECEMS (Enrichment and Career Exploration in Math and Science). In-service workshops and a professional development school, Apple Academy East, one of the most successful test sites for Apple Computer, followed. These innovative offerings helped initiate full-time programs in technical, career-driven areas for talented students who wished to study in an exciting, non-traditional learning environment.
