(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 23, 2022) On Wednesday, May 18, 2022, three teams of underclassmen at High Tech High School squared off in a volleyball tournament that saw the victors face a seasoned teacher team in the final round, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. The double elimination tournament started with two freshman...
(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 17, 2022) Three High Tech Students—Christopher Martinez, Hannah Beemer, and Avery Ramsey—have been nominated for 2022 Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. All three students were nominated in the category of Outstanding Solo Performance. Christopher Martinez, a senior at HTHS, was nominated for...
(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...
(Secaucus, NJ––May 10, 2021) Leah Garcia, teen ambassador for the non-profit One Love, visited Capitol Hill recently to advocate for the value of teaching young people about healthy relationships, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. As teen ambassador, Leah traveled to Washington, DC, in late April with approximately forty other young...
(Secaucus, NJ––May 9, 2021) Students in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) were recently approved by Major League Hacking to fund High Tech Hacks, part of the 2022 High School Hackathon, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. Led by Ms. Sabrina Vargas—SHPE club advisor and teacher of mathematics and physics—High...
(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....
35 Students majoring in Wood Technology and the Expand program at High Tech, received an opportunity to tour the facility at the Triangle Manufacturing Company in Upper Saddle River on Monday April 11th. Mr. Zachary Bolich (instructor of Wood Technology) and Mrs. Linda Digiacomo (Expand Coordinator) wanted to expose students to the different aspects relating...
County Prep and High Tech students visited American Dream Mall on Tuesday, April 12 to engage in Team Building activities. Students worked in groups to strategize on how to navigate the Mirror Maze and golfed together in the Black Light Mini Golf event. It was a fun day coupled with educational strategies to help students...