HCST Students’ Impressive Theater Arts Award is a Community Effort
(Secaucus, NJ––February 1, 2021) How do two theater students from two different schools in two different grades collaborate for an award-winning musical performance during a pandemic? With a lot of support, patience, and determination, two students from the Hudson County Schools of Technology were able to do just that. Mia Oliver and Lola Castellano earned...Continue reading→
High Tech Film Students’ Moment in the Spotlight at Ridgewood Guild Int’l Film Festival
(Secaucus, NJ––February 1, 2021) Former HTHS film major Noelle White (‘20) and current film student Samiksha Thakur (‘22) were invited to discuss their work as auteurs with Jame Suozzo for the upcoming Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Coordinated by HTHS instructor Gregg Ascolese, the interview...Continue reading→
High Tech Students Recognized by Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
(Secaucus, NJ--February 1, 2021) High Tech High School’s Solani Singh, a sophomore from Secaucus, and Katherine Ren, a junior who is also from Secaucus, have been recognized for their talents by the Alliance for Young Writers and Artists, part of the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High...Continue reading→
HTHS Freshman Animatronics Phenom Goes Pro
(Secaucus, NJ–December 15, 2020) High Tech freshman Jack Adamski, of Kearny, has landed his first professional gig as a freelance product designer for Marvel Power, a Hong Kong based animatronics company, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Led by an early love for Halloween animatronics, Jack began seriously investigating and designing...Continue reading→
Students in Action Club Lives Up to Its Name at HTHS
(Secaucus, NJ–November 25, 2020) The Students in Action Club at High Tech High School has been busy getting out the vote and supporting their community in spite of social restrictions during the pandemic, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In late October, volunteers from the Students in Action Club partnered with...Continue reading→
HTHS Class of 2020 Alumna Attends International Science Symposium
(Secaucus, NJ–November 11, 2020) Rachel Stern (HTHS ‘20) earned herself a seat at the table of the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute which was held virtually last month during the Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The Borlaug Symposium brings together...Continue reading→
HTHS Health Classes Help Themselves Cope with COVID: Now They Want to Help Their Classmates
“Live Deliberately” is a famous quote from American philosopher Henry David Thoreau. What does it mean for us as students and teachers? High Tech health classes have explored this question, and realized that it means we must help ourselves in many ways, especially during this time in our lives. In this vein, knowing our limitations...Continue reading→
HTHS’ Junior Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Meets with Counterparts at Columbia University
(Secaucus, NJ–November 9, 2020) The junior chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at High Tech High School started the year off by attending a panel presentation and discussion session hosted by SHPE members at Columbia University, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The all-virtual event, which took place...Continue reading→
High Tech High School Students Send Strong Message in New Video Project: Wearing a Mask Saves Lives
ECAUCUS, N.J. -- Students at High Tech High School, with help from their English Instructor Robert Dillion, created a catchy and informative video to help spread awareness about how each of us can do our own part to stop the spread of COVID-19. As part of an assignment in Dillon’s European Literature and Rock and...Continue reading→
HTHS Seniors Earn Degree from Hudson County Community College
(Secaucus, NJ––June 19, 2020) Eleven High Tech seniors who completed a dual-enrollment program were conferred the degree of Associates of Science in Environmental Studies from Hudson County Community College (HCCC) at a virtual ceremony on June 17th, 2020, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech High School. The degree ceremony marks the culmination...Continue reading→