We are proud to announce that Dance Performance Division major, Skye Estevez, has been named a Semifinalist in the 2025–2026 Coca-Cola Scholars Program! This is an extraordinary achievement — only 1,237 Semifinalists were selected from more than 107,000 applicants nationwide. Skye was recognized for her outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and her exceptional commitment to serving...
Maximus Elmorry and Skye Estevez, High Tech High School students, are Semifinalists in the 2025–2026 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. This accomplishment is truly exceptional, as only 1,237 Semifinalists were chosen from a pool of more than 107,000 applicants across the nation. Maximus and Skye were recognized for their outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and their exceptional commitment...
High Tech High School welcomed prospective students and families to Open House on Sunday, October 5th. The event offered valuable opportunities to learn about the school’s admissions process through application information sessions, explore Career and Technical Education (CTE) classrooms across all programs of study, and meet key members of the school community. Guidance counselors, academic...Continue reading
This year, the Theater Arts Drama classes, who are part of the Paper Mill Playhouse Adopt-A-School program (Year 4) presented Rent, the High School Edition, an inspiring story about friends and artists struggling in New York City’s East Village in the 1990s, loosely based on Puccini’s Boheme. Despite impoverished conditions, battling HIV/Aids and drug addiction, the...Continue reading
Mrs. Schlitzer’s Urban Ecology juniors from the Environmental Science Academy explored New York City on a field trip to the High Line and Little Island. Students experienced firsthand the importance of green space in an urban setting, observing how natural landscapes are woven into the city environment. Along the High Line, they answered questions about...Continue reading
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, students from High Tech/ACTE High School participated in the 4th Annual 5K walk / run promoting Strides Against Gun Violence. In addition to our students who volunteered to walk and run, peer leaders from both High Tech and County Prep volunteered to help with the event. Superintendent Thomas Macagnano also...
The Theatre Arts, Drama students were invited to the French Institute L’Alliance New York to participate in a workshop with choreographer Kimberly Bartosik (former member of the Merce Cunningham dance company, and creator of bLUr, new dance work presented as part of L’Alliance New York’s Crossing The Line Festival)) and Burr Johnson (Principal dancer in...Continue reading
Three students from High Tech High School’s Design and Fabrication Academy (D|Fab) completed an intensive summer internship with STS Aerospace, a global leader in fluid conveyance products for commercial and military aircraft, as well as energy, space, and marine industries. This unique opportunity was made possible through High Tech alumna Angelique Rivera (Class of 2018),...Continue reading
High Tech High School's French students, under the guidance of Dr. Gashi, showcased their poetic talent at the annual Haiku Contest, held on June 7th, 2025, at the United Nations International School (UNIS). High Tech High School celebrated multiple winners, including two students and a faculty member. The contest saw an impressive surge in international...Continue reading
On Monday, June 9th, the French Club of High Tech High School embarked on a highly anticipated and educational field trip to two iconic landmarks: Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Led by enthusiastic advisors Dr. Gashi and Miss. Guzman, the excursion provided students with a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a significant...Continue reading