Congratulations to the High Tech High School Theatre Arts Drama Division students and Ms. Shields on receiving 3 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals, and 2 Bronze Medals at the 2025 Hudson County Teen Arts Expo. GOLD MEDAL Spring Piano Solo Ezra Horn GOLD MEDAL Angels in America Small Group Drama Aidan Chapas & Gabriela Diaz...
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HTHS Dance Students Win Top Honors at the 2025 Hudson County Teen Arts Expo
Congratulations to the High Tech High School Dance Performance Division students and Ms. DeFilippis for receiving Gold Medals and Top Honors at the 2025 Hudson County Teen Arts Expo. GOLD MEDAL "Don't" Solo Performance by Alexandria Szyskowski GOLD MEDAL "Cry Me" Choreography by Nyomi Batista Ensemble Performance TOP HONORS "The Pines" Choreographed by Olivia Gallo...Continue reading
Seconds Into Days Dance Program
On April 9, 10, & 11, the High Tech Dance/Choreography Program presents our 24th Annual Dance Concert, SECONDS INTO DAYS. The show is an exploration of the different ways we feel the passing of time: sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes funny, and often bittersweet. 0 Tickets now on sale on My School Bucks!
High Tech’s Theatre Arts Students Perform in the Friday Night Live, our Annual Improv Show and Fundraiser
Only two weeks after our successful run of Radium Girls, High Tech Theatre Arts improvisers performed in our Annual Improv show, consisting of original skits and live improvisation performances created by each of the four Theatre Classes. The show followed an SNL style format that started with the typical Cold Opening, performed by Aidan Chapas, Gabriela Diaz, Roman Arizmendi, Nel...Continue reading
High Tech Theater Arts Drama performs Radium Girls by D. W. Gregory
This winter, the Theater Arts Drama classes performed Radium Girls, the tragedy of the young dial painters working in a radium plant in Orange, NJ in the 1920s. The students, directed by their teacher, Raluca Georgiana Shields, focused on developing characters, their interwoven relationships, as well as bringing to light this profound story, unleashed by...Continue reading
HTHS Dance Performance Shines at NJSBA Conference
The New Jersey School Board Association selected the Performance Division Dance majors from High Tech High School to represent the Hudson County Schools of Technology at their annual conference on October 22nd in Atlantic City. Under the direction of instructor Trista DeFilippis, these talented students showcased three beautiful performances."My Mind" performed by Stephanie Apolinario, Yalexa...Continue reading
High Tech Theater Arts Drama performs Into The Woods by Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Book by James Lapine
This year, the Theater Arts Drama classes, who are part of the Paper Mill Playhouse Adopt-A-School program (Year 3) presented an intricate and incredibly moving musical, Into the Woods, a musical about choices and regrets, mistakes and forgiveness, and above all about the value of friendship and humanity. The students, directed by their teacher, Raluca...Continue reading
High Tech High School Performance Track Dancers Perform Glitter
March 6th through the 10th, 2024, the High Tech High School Performance Track Dancers attended and performed at the 14th Annual Regional High School Dance Festival in Norfolk, Virginia, hosted by the Governor's School for the Arts. This marks the 5th time instructor Trista DeFilippis and students have attended the Festival. The students attended classes...Continue reading
High Tech’s Theatre Arts Students Perform in the Annual Improv Show and Fundraiser on February 8th, 2024
Only two weeks after our successful run of You Can’t Take It With You, High Tech Theatre Arts improvisers performed in our Annual Improv Show, consisting of original skits and live improvisation performances created by each of the four Theatre Classes. The show followed an SNL style format that started with the typical Cold Opening, Lady’s Talking...Continue reading
High Tech Theater Arts Drama performs You Can’t Take It With You
This year, the Theater Arts Drama classes presented this hilarious romantic comedy as their Winter Show and midterm for the Senior drama students who all played the characters with skill and playfulness. The students, directed by their teacher, Raluca Georgiana Shields, focused on spoken and unspoken comedic skills, physical comedy, movement, and improvisational skills in...Continue reading