High Technology High School

High Technology High School
Location
765 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, New Jersey 07738
United States
Information
Type Magnet public high school
Established 1991
Sister school
School district Monmouth County Vocational School District
Principal Kevin Bals[1]
Faculty 21.5 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 280[2] (as of 2012-13)
Student to teacher ratio 13.02:1[2]
Color(s) Maroon and Gray
USNWR ranking 1 (2011)
Average SAT scores (2011) 2145
Communities served Monmouth County
Website School website

High Technology High School, or HTHS, founded in 1991, is a four-year Magnet public high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operated as a cooperative effort between the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD) and Brookdale Community College. It is a pre-engineering academy, offering courses such as Introduction to Engineering and Design, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, and Principles of Engineering. It is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology. The school has been accredited since 1995 by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools.[3]

In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 16th in the nation among participating public high schools and 1st among schools in New Jersey.[4] According to 2011 Newsweek statistics, High Technology High School students registered an average SAT score of 2145,[5] the highest of any U.S. high school; overall, Newsweek ranked HTHS 18th nationally and the top high school in New Jersey.[5] In 2011, HTHS was ranked Number 1 for Best High Schools for Math & Science in U.S. News & World Report,[6] and in 2013, the school was ranked the twelfth best high school overall in the United States by U.S. News.[7] In its 2015 rankings, Niche.com, Inc. ranked High Technology High School the best public high school in America.[8]

The school opened its doors in 1991 with a sophomore class, later adding a freshman class in the fall of 1995. The student population is kept relatively small, with typically 60-75 students per class year, allowing the school to maintain a low student–teacher ratio.[9]

As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 280 students and 21.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.02:1. There were no students eligible for free lunch or for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Mission

"The administration, faculty, staff, and parents, aided by leaders from local businesses, industry, and colleges, form an integrated community with the intent of developing future leaders who have the desire, skills, and preparation necessary to be life-long learners. Faculty members act as facilitators, assisting students in acquiring the communication and information access skills they will need to function as productive citizens in an increasingly technological world. Students are taught to be prudent risk-takers and creative problem solvers in a global society. Achievement of these goals will result in their becoming socially and ethically responsible adults."

A broader knowledge base and appreciation developed through exploring the interconnections among science, mathematics and the humanities elicits higher level thinking skills. To foster this development, the High Technology High School will offer opportunities for the students to explore not only these connections, but also a wide range of subjects and interests.

Academics

High Technology offers a full high school education, with emphasis on math, science, and technology. Students take college courses during their junior and senior years, and seniors are required to take a mentorship course for one semester.

Class scheduling works around "block" scheduling. All classes are 69 minutes long, and there are 5 periods in a day. All students eat lunch at the same time, between 11:15 and 12:00 PM. Most classes are held three times a week. Physical Education is held two periods per week. AP science classes have "double labs" which are two periods (138 minutes) long, while AP Calculus classes meet one extra period per week. The foreign languages taught at High Technology High School are Latin, French and Spanish. Junior and senior technology electives - Project Lead the Way (Digital Electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, and Engineering Design and Development), and Brookdale Community College courses (C++ and Game Design) - are held twice a week for three periods (210 minutes).

Both the faculty and the student body have found this schedule to be to their advantage. For students it means more time to get things done in class and more time to do homework. For the teachers it means longer uninterrupted blocks of time to instruct students.

High Technology seniors participate in a mentorship one day a week for a full semester. Students work side by side with an engineer, scientist, or researcher, doing real-time research in a technological field. At the conclusion of the mentorship, each student delivers a multimedia presentation in a colloquium of peers and mentors. This summarizes all the formal and informal learning at the conclusion of the senior year.

Many of the courses offered at HTHS are taught by teams of teachers with expertise in their respective fields. The sci-tech program, humanities program, and the sophomore technologies program integrate multiple disciplines to enhance subject matter for students. Students work in teams which are assessed by exhibition as well as traditional methods.

Awards and recognition

MCVSD

There are four other career academies in the Monmouth County Vocational School District. These are referred to as sister schools.

Extracurricular Activities

High Technology High School offers a wide variety of clubs including:[22]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Christina. " New Principal of High Technology HS Comes From Holmdel District; Holmdel High School Assistant Principal Kevin Bals will be the new principal of nationally acclaimed High Technology High School, one of the five schools in the county vocational school district.", Holmdel-HazletPatch, June 27, 2012. Accessed August 8, 2012. "Holmdel High School Assistant Principal Kevin Bals has been tapped as the new principal of High Tech High in Lincroft, a specialized pre-engineering career academy in the Monmouth County Vocational School District located in Lincroft."
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 School Data for High Technology High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ High Technology High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 15, 2012. Accessed March 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Streib, Lauren. "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast, May 6, 2013. Accessed May 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "America's Best High Schools 2011", Newsweek, June 19, 2011. accessed July 3, 2011.
  6. ↑ Staff. Best High Schools for Math and Science, U. S. News and World Report. Accessed November 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ "National Rankings Best High Schools", U.S. News and World Report. Accessed April 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Best Public High Schools in America". Niche.com Inc. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  9. ↑ History, High Technology High School. Accessed June 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ Stanger, Melissa; and Robinson, Melia. "The 25 Best Public High Schools In The US", Business Insider, November 4, 2014. Accessed January 19, 2015.
  11. ↑ 2003 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program Chosen Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed June 6, 2006.
  12. ↑ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 1994-95 school year, High Technology High School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 22, 2006.
  13. ↑ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2001-02 school year, High Technology High School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 22, 2006.
  14. ↑ "High Technology High School", Accessed December 18, 2010.
  15. ↑ "America's Best High Schools", Newsweek, August 5, 2005
  16. ↑ "The Public Elites", Newsweek, May 28, 2007. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  17. ↑ "The Public Elites",Newsweek, May 8, 2006.
  18. ↑ 2005-06 School Test Score Rankings, The Star-Ledger. Accessed June 19, 2007.
  19. ↑ "Best High Schools", US News and World Report, November 30, 2007
  20. ↑ "High Technology High School Takes Top Prize at Regional Science Bowl". Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  21. ↑ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 20, 2012.
  22. ↑ HTHS Official Site
  23. ↑ Van Develde. "A bicycle trip that leads to someone else’s home", Atlanticville, January 9, 2004. Accessed June 16, 2011. "Brian and I went to the High Technology High School at Brookdale Community College (Middletown) and Erik went to the Allied Health and Science High School, Neptune."
  24. ↑ Knight, Will (August 2014). "This MIT engineering professor is turning robots into ideal colleagues for humans". Technology Review.

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