High Tech Alum Joins Prestigious Dance Company in NYC
(Secaucus, NJ––October 13, 2021) High Tech High School alum Raechelle Manalo (class of 2016) has been invited to join the Paul Taylor Dance Company in New York City, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. Raechelle’s journey began at HTHS, where she majored in dance with instructor Trista DeFilippis. As a part...Continue reading
HTHS Student Story Selected for Mentor Text for NYT Contest
(Secaucus, NJ––October 13, 2021) High Tech sophomore Jiwoo Bae created a comic panel that was selected as a mentor text for The New York Times Coming of Age in 2021 contest, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. Bae, a resident of Secaucus, participated in the Coming of Age 2020 contest with...
HTHS Senior Recognized as Unsung Hero
(Secaucus, NJ––August 18, 2021) High Tech senior Dylan Nally was recently recognized as an Unsung Hero by the Hudson County School Boards Association (HCSBA), announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. Dylan, who resides in Jersey City, was nominated for the award by her school counselor, Michael Buscio. Mr. Buscio saw that Dylan had...Continue reading
HTHS Dancer’s Film “MMXX” Earns Spot at Acadia Dance Festival
(Secaucus, NJ––July 27, 2021) The previously decorated student dance film, “MMXX,” has recently been selected for screening at the Acadia Dance Festival’s 2021 Dance Film Screening this July, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. Already recognized by the Hudson County Alliance of Teen Arts, the film “MMXX” is a musical, visual and kinesthetic...Continue reading
Lauralie Lets Loose: HTHS Songstress Releases First Single
(Secaucus, NJ––July 27, 2021) Lauralie Mufute––who goes by the stage name Lauralie––released her first musical single, “Bully,” earlier this month, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. A musical theater major in the Performing Arts Academy, Lauralie began singing at 8-years old but did not start writing and producing her own work...Continue reading
HTHS Poet Sets Stage for America’s Got Talent Star
(Secaucus, NJ––July 12, 2021) High Tech performance poet Kiana Roman––who goes by the stage name Kiana Maria––was the opening act for America’s Got Talent star Brandon Leake at a recent performance in Red Bank, NJ, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. As part of her opener, Kiana performed two pieces: “Barbie Doll,” which discusses women’s...Continue reading
Rising Senior Awarded Dance Fellowship at Prestigious Ailey School in NYC
(Secaucus, NJ––June 16, 2021) Jovy Rose Mariano, a rising senior at High Tech High School, has been awarded a Van Lier Fund Fellowship at The Ailey School, a world-class dance training program, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Van Lier Fund Fellows are chosen based on criteria such as artistic merit,...Continue reading
HTHS Freshman Interviews Stars of In the Heights at Film’s Premier
(Secaucus, NJ––June 16, 2021) Avery Ramsey, a freshman in High Tech’s Musical Theater program, scored opening-night interviews with the cast and director of hit Broadway musical and newly released film, In the Heights, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Avery, who is a member of the Tribeca Kids Access Press Team,...Continue reading
High Tech’s Performing Arts Students Decorated at Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists Virtual Performance Festival
(Secaucus, NJ––June 15, 2021) High Tech’s Performing Arts students earned a total of eleven Outstanding Achievement Awards across nine different categories at the 2021 Hudson County Alliance of Teen Arts Festival, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The winners in the Drama category were: Kimani Culbreath and Essence Brevard-Alouidorin for “Pipeline”...Continue reading
Eco-Schools Club Members Attend Columbia Youth Climate Summit
(Secaucus, NJ––June 15, 2021) Seven members of High Tech’s Eco-Schools Club attended the Columbia Youth Climate Summit last March, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The summit, which was sponsored by Columbia University EcoReps, Consilience–The Journal of Sustainable Development and Columbia University, hosted over 150 participants and consisted of speakers––including NASA...Continue reading