HTHS Musical Theater Students in Running for Paper Mill Playhouse Awards
(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...
High Tech Students Win Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals at 87th Annual French Contest
(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...
HTHS Senior Schools Congress on the Importance of Healthy Relationships
(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...
High Tech Hackers Go Major League for Upcoming Event
(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...
Spring Has Arrived at County Prep
Fashion students at County Prep High School have created spring inspired dresses for a day in the park or an evening dancing under the spring sky. It is indeed a wonderful and delightful time of year. The dresses showcase the colors and silhouettes of Spring 2022. The dresses are on display in the mall area...
County Prep gains two new state champions!
At the New Jersey state SkillsUSA championships in Somerset, NJ on April 9th County Prep juniors Natalie Roszkowski and Vincent Pasia won gold medals for Photography and Computer Programming. As state champions, Natalie and Vincent will represent our state at the SkillsUSA National Skills and Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA June 20-25. Natalie Roszkowski of...
County Prep Dance Offers an Emotional Journey in HUMAN
JERSEY CITY, NJ, MAY 1, 2022 - The Dance Program at County Prep High School in Jersey City will present its 21st Annual Dance Concert, human, on May 12 & May 13 at 7pm. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 General Admission. County Prep seniors Isabella Colon, Kassandra Esparra, Arianna Rodriguez, Charlene Domingo, and Liana...
Decorated HTHS Senior Wins Full Ride to NJCU for STEM Research
(Secaucus, NJ––May 3, 2021) Sophia Benavente-Sayani, a junior in High Tech’s Academy for Design & Fabrication (D|Fab), was awarded a gold medal for her research project at the 2022 Jersey City Medical Center/RWJ Barnabas Health STEM Showcase held at Liberty Science Center in early April, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School....
County Prep Senior Wins Bronze Medal at NJ SkillsUSA
County Prep senior Timmy Rodriguez of Jersey City won a bronze medal in the Information Technology Services competition at the New Jersey state SkillsUSA championships in Somerset, NJ on April 9th. The yearly SkillsUSA championships test the best career technical students from around the state in a wide variety of technical programs. In the SkillsUSA...
College and Career Fair at County Prep High School
County Prep hosted a college and career fair on April 7th, 2022. There were many hands that helped to orchestrate this event from administrators, teachers and counselors to County Prep’s maintenance, transportation and security staff, as well as our Chefs and students in the Culinary Program. Colleges, universities, as well as the military and apprenticeship...