Abhisekh Roka, a junior at County Prep, earned a bronze medal at the New Jersey state SkillsUSA championships held in Somerset, NJ on April 1st. The annual SkillsUSA championships bring together the most skilled career technical students from across the state to compete in various technical programs. In the SkillsUSA Computer Programming contest, students who...
Heather Warfel-Sandler is the 2023 Recipient of the Exceptional Leadership, Commitment, & Contribution to Dance Education. The Educator Award: Exceptional Leadership, Commitment, & Contribution to Dance Education is a prestigious honor that recognizes outstanding dance educators who have made significant contributions to the field of dance education. This award honors dance educators who have been...
County Prep High School’s Marisa Syed has been chosen as a 2023 Women of Action award recipient for Jersey City! Marisa Syed is also a graduate of Explore Middle School and is currently a Medical Science Senior at County Prep High School. Each March, our council members select extraordinary women leaders to highlight and celebrate...
Led by our teacher, Ms. Guarente, High Tech High School competed at the Saint Peter's University Model United Nations on March 6th and March 7th, 2023. This conference hosted 359 students representing 18 schools throughout New Jersey. The High Tech High School Model UN team won the prestigious Best Delegation award. Seven of our students...
(Secaucus, NJ––September 15, 2022) High Tech’s Jyanna Schillari, a junior in the Arts Academy, was selected to as a National Youth Correspondent to represent Secaucus, NJ, at the 2022 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. Schillari, who was chosen based on her...
This year’s Hudson County Teen Arts was held at the Bayonne Public Library between May 6th to May 13th. This was our first year back at the library since 2019, and our students did not disappoint. According to Mr. Gerard Patten, County Prep students turned in over 100 photos and works of art in this...
(Secaucus, NJ––June 8, 2022) Led by instructor Mr. Jared Krinsky, High Tech’s eSports team completed a sweep of the competition at the Helix eSports County Championship in May and became state champions in two categories at the Garden State eSports (GSE) competition in June, closing out a record year for the team, announced Ms. Kathy...
(Secaucus, NJ––June 3, 2022) Dr. Laje Gashi—French teacher and World Language Educational Coach at HTHS—won First Prize for her poetry at the 2022 International Haiku Contest. She is joined by two students—Chantal Gomes and Joanna Lazo—who received Honorable Mentions for their poetry, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. The annual haiku...
(Secaucus, NJ––May 17, 2022) In categories ranging from fine art to dance, High Tech students earned more than a dozen awards from the performing and visual arts showcases at the 2022 Hudson County Alliance of Teen Artists, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. The annual contest, which celebrated its 36th...
(Secaucus, NJ––May 11, 2022) Two groups of High Tech High School students participated in, and won two awards at Premiere Scene, the French Theater Festival of New York, announced Ms. Kathy Young, Principal of High Tech High School. Hosted by Lycee Francais of New York, Premiere Scene is an annual French theater competition that has taken place since...