Freshman Orientation: A Year of Gentle Transition

In an ungraded weekly seminar throughout their freshman year, incoming students at High Tech High School learn about each other, themselves, and their academic community.

May 20, 2015

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High Tech High School

Public, Urban
Grades 9-12
North Bergen, NJ

High Tech High High School isa 9-12 public school of choice in North Bergen, New Jersey.Classified as a vocational school, it provides students with a challenging academic program alongsidecareer and technical classes.

  • 2013 National Blue Ribbon School
  • 100% of students were proficient or better on the 2014 High School Proficiency Assessment
  • Over the past 10 years, 98% of students enrolled in a four-year college

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  • 9-12 High School

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