(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...Continue reading
(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...Continue reading
(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...Continue reading
(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 year...
(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...Continue reading
(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...Continue reading
(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...Continue reading
(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...Continue reading
(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...Continue reading