(Secaucus, NJ––September 15, 2022) High Tech’s Jyanna Schillari, a junior in the Arts Academy, was selected to as a National Youth Correspondent to represent Secaucus, NJ, at the 2022 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. Schillari, who was chosen based on her...
This year’s Hudson County Teen Arts was held at the Bayonne Public Library between May 6th to May 13th. This was our first year back at the library since 2019, and our students did not disappoint. According to Mr. Gerard Patten, County Prep students turned in over 100 photos and works of art in this...
(Secaucus, NJ––June 8, 2022) Led by instructor Mr. Jared Krinsky, High Tech’s eSports team completed a sweep of the competition at the Helix eSports County Championship in May and became state champions in two categories at the Garden State eSports (GSE) competition in June, closing out a record year for the team, announced Ms. Kathy...
(Secaucus, NJ––June 3, 2022) Dr. Laje Gashi—French teacher and World Language Educational Coach at HTHS—won First Prize for her poetry at the 2022 International Haiku Contest. She is joined by two students—Chantal Gomes and Joanna Lazo—who received Honorable Mentions for their poetry, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. The annual haiku...
(Secaucus, NJ––May 17, 2022) In categories ranging from fine art to dance, High Tech students earned more than a dozen awards from the performing and visual arts showcases at the 2022 Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. The annual contest, which celebrated its 36th...
(Secaucus, NJ––May 11, 2022) Two groups of High Tech High School students participated in, and won two awards at Premiere Scene, the French Theater Festival of New York, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. Hosted by Lycee Francais of New York, Premiere Scene is an annual French theater competition that has taken place since...
(Secaucus, NJ––May 11, 2022) Seven High Tech students from Dr. Laje Gashi’s French I & II courses won a suite of medals at the 2022 National French Contest Le Grand Concours, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. The National French Contest, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French, is an...
At the New Jersey state SkillsUSA championships in Somerset, NJ on April 9th County Prep juniors Natalie Roszkowski and Vincent Pasia won gold medals for Photography and Computer Programming. As state champions, Natalie and Vincent will represent our state at the SkillsUSA National Skills and Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA June 20-25. Natalie Roszkowski of...
(Secaucus, NJ––May 3, 2021) Sophia Benavente-Sayani, a junior in High Tech’s Academy for Design & Fabrication (D|Fab), was awarded a gold medal for her research project at the 2022 Jersey City Medical Center/RWJ Barnabas Health STEM Showcase held at Liberty Science Center in early April, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School....
County Prep senior Timmy Rodriguez of Jersey City won a bronze medal in the Information Technology Services competition at the New Jersey state SkillsUSA championships in Somerset, NJ on April 9th. The yearly SkillsUSA championships test the best career technical students from around the state in a wide variety of technical programs. In the SkillsUSA...