County Prep Theater Arts performs Heathers, the High School Edition
In its tenth year, the after school Theater Arts class has brought a new performance opportunity to County Prep students, who are learning both performance and rehearsal practices, and are encountering first hand all of the aspects of professional theater. Once again, the show had complete live accompaniment, by renowned pianist Craig Ketter, Sophomore drummer...
High Tech Centers Teachers’ Experiences for CTE Month
(Secaucus, NJ––March 2, 2022) February was career and technical education (CTE) month at High Tech High School and, to mark the occasion, student journalist and HTHS senior Taylor Shaw hosted five CTE teachers for a panel discussion to learn more about the teachers’ experiences, announced Ms. Kathy Young, principal of High Tech High School. The panel discussion,...
CTE Month: Local PR Firm Visits HTHS for Guest Lecture
(Secaucus, NJ––March 10, 2022) Philp Swibinski, Chief Operating Officer at Vision Media Marketing Inc out of Secaucus, NJ, delivered a guest lecture to High Tech students as part of the CTE month celebration in February, announced Ms. Kathy Young, principal of High Tech High School. Swibinksi, who is in charge of managing daily operations at Vision Media...
HTHS Filmmaker Wins Best Student Film at Golden Door Film Festival
(Secaucus, NJ––March 2, 2022) High Tech senior Samiksha Thakur took home the trophy for Best Student Film at the 2022 Golden Door Film Festival held in Jersey City, announced Ms. Kathy Young, principal of High Tech High School. The film, Miss Fortune, is a romantic comedy about high school student Jane, who receives a mysterious, handwritten...
High Tech Rests (Briefly) for Wellness Day
(Secaucus, NJ––March 2, 2022) After two long years of disrupted schooling, students at High Tech High School took a collective deep breath together on Thursday, March 3, for the first-ever Student Wellness Day, announced Ms. Kathy Young, principal of High Tech High School. The premise of Wellness Day is simple: it’s school without so much...
HTHS Senior Amanda Pace Wins 2nd State Title for North Bergen Wrestling
(Secaucus, NJ––March 2, 2022) Amanda Pace, High Tech senior and veteran wrestler for the North Bergen Bruins, was crowned champion for her weight class in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Girls Wrestling tournament in February, announced Ms. Kathy Young, principal of High Tech High School. This most recent victory for Amanda, who...
Explore Places in the AMTNJ Middle School Math Contest!
Students at Explore Middle School, under the leadership of Math Supervisor James Murduca, competed in theAssociation of Math Teachers of New Jersey Middle School Mathematics Contest on January 19th, 2022. 500 students from all over the state participated in the competition. Of the 500 students who participated, 16 received perfect scores. Two of the 16...
Explore Plans for the Future
Explore Middle School students explored the thematic topic “Planning for the Future” for the second quarter of the school year. During their Technology, Health, and Music classes, students explored various career fields within those subjects. Students researched the careers and responsibilities within those fields as well as what they needed to do to gain a...
HTHS Environmental Students Pen Children’s Book to Save the World
(Secaucus, NJ––March 2, 2022) Two entrepreneurial students at High Tech High School—seniors Roxy Hreb and Zach Fieldman——have self-published a children’s book, Eco the Elephant, with the hopes of inspiring the next generation of kids to think about environmental science and sustainability, announced Ms. Kathy Young, principal of High Tech High School. Inspired by both contemporary...
County Prep Fashion Design Students Create Valentine’s Day Themed Window Displays
County Prep students were able to implement their knowledge of visual merchandising by creating Valentine's Day themed window displays. Visual merchandisers know when love is in the air it can only mean one thing: it’s time to celebrate. There’s no better occasion to get all dressed up than Valentine’s Day. The fashion students designed beautiful...