HTHS Peer Leaders Black History Month Videos

In honor of Black History Month, the HTHS Peer Leaders have created videos featuring distinguished African-Americans. Each person featured has a direct connection to the career fields explored through our various academies and majors.


CulSci: Edna Lewis Peer Leaders: Ja’Myah Simmons, Molly Burch, Carlos Ascensao, Ramier Villarama, Caroline Haviland, Joseph Novielli



Arts: Variety Peer Leaders: Student Contributors: Kimani Culbreath, Emily Lebowitz, Sydney Mattie, Amanda Rodriguez, Quincy Willingham, Zariyah



D|Fab: Katherine Goble Johnson Peer Leaders: Daniel Tobar, Kiana Roman, Amanda Z, Andrea Mejia, Martin da Silva, Delaney Rice, Leslie Moreno



Black History Month HTHS Collaboration - "History as Process" -"Acknowledgement"

This video is a collaboration between Dance, Music, and English departments at High Tech High School, featuring students performing "History as Process" by Amiri Baraka, over John Coltrane's "Acknowledgment", with original dance work.

Music:
"Acknowledgement" by John Coltrane

Poetry Selection by:
"History as Process"
by Amiri Baraka
Performed by: Jaleesha Gutierrez

Original Dance Choreographed and Performed by:
Gabrielle Guadalupe

Additional Camera Work by:
Molly Dowling, Dana Rosen

Musicians:
Bass - Willie Montanez
Drums - Azalea Kollath
Piano - Ben Rosales
Tenor Sax - Kalsey Colotl

Video Editing - Rod Shepard

Music recorded and produced by Rod Shepard

Black History Month HTHS Collaboration 2 - "A Song In The Front Yard" with "Freddie The Freeloader"

This video is a collaboration between departments at High Tech High School, featuring students performing "A Song In The Front Yard" by Gwendolyn Brooks, with "Freddie The Freeloader" by Miles Davis, with dance by dance department students.

Black History Month HTHS Dance to "Whats Going On" by Marvin Gaye

Black History Month HTHS Collaboration 4 - "A History of African American Innovators"

Black History Month HTHS Collaboration 3 - " Praise Song for The Day " with " Psalm"

Broadcasting Technology

The Senior Broadcasting class turns back the clock to recreate an NBC “Meet The Press” interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from March 28th, 1965.

TV Production and Film Class Honors Black History Month

Johnathan Ortega under the direction of Mr. Ascolese

French Club

Black History Month Articles

HCST Celebrates Black History and CTE Month: Saluting HTHS Supervisor Gregory Simon

2021, Black History Month, D|FAB News, High Tech High School, HTHS, HTHS Architecture & Engineering Academy

For the second installment of HCST’s Black History Month celebration, and the first acknowledgement of February as Career & Technical Education (CTE) month, we recognize the work of Gregory Simon, Supervisor of the Academy for Design & Fabrication (D|Fab) at High Tech High School. The eldest son of renowned African-American sculptor Henry Simon, and beloved...Continue reading