DMAE’s First DECA Team Learns Skills to Compete
May 10, 2019
Filed under Clubs & Electives, News
A group of 17 students from DMAE’s Finance Academy participated in their first DECA competition alongside students from other schools on Monday, Jan. 17, 2019, at Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ. DECA, which stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America, is an international organization that...
DMAE’s Mock Trial Team Quarter Finals Success
May 10, 2019
Filed under Clubs & Electives, Field Trips, Student Life
On January 9, 2019, the DMAE Mock Trial team attended the first round of the 2019 Mock Trial Competition at the Hackensack Courthouse in Hackensack, NJ. Over the course of several weeks, the team won points that led them to competing in the quarter finals. “I was very proud of the effort a...
Bergen Blowout Back Home at Gillespie Auditorium
November 29, 2018
Filed under Clubs & Electives, Showcase, Student Life
For an entire month, students spent hours upon hours practicing to showcase their talents and school pride in one event: the Bergen Blowout. When the day came, screams filled the room as other students supported their friends on stage. Flags danced across the room and lit up the stage in maroon and ...
Tech Students Win Game Design, Host Robotics Competition
Vera Kiriljuk, Clubs and Competitions Section Editor
June 10, 2018
Filed under Clubs & Electives, News
If you think of a squirrel on an exercise wheel, you will have the right mindset for stepping into the TSA Club room prior to competition. This year, Technology Student Association (TSA) members prepared for varied competitions from Animatronics and Technical Problem Solving. “We had students working in a...
DMAE’s A Cappella Group Wins
Courtnie Beckford, Clubs and Competitions Section Editor
June 10, 2018
Filed under Clubs & Electives, News, Showcase
On March 17, 2018, DMAE’s vocal ensemble, known as “Vocal Synergy,” traveled to Cherry Hill, NJ, to participate in the International Championship of High School A Cappella (ICHSA) Mid-Atlantic Quarter-Finals. Six other student groups from around New Jersey and New York competed for the top three...
Nine Students Win at HOSA Regionals
Andrew Lee, Campus News Section Editing Staff
April 10, 2018
Filed under Clubs & Electives, News, Showcase
Even with the massive Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) campus, the cafeterias, all three of them, were crowded with approximately 700 eagerly awaiting contestants, ready to compete in the regional Northern New Jersey HOSA competition held on Saturday, January 27, 2018. The DMAE HOSA team...