Tag: Hightstown High School
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Hightstown High School Class of 2022 ‘resilient, did not miss a beat’
Seniors came together on the baseball diamond at Trenton Thunder Ballpark to mark Hightstown High School’s 107th annual graduation ceremony. Friends and family members took their seats in the stands surrounding the baseball field, holding up umbrellas for shade – not rain – and fanning themselves with the high school graduation ceremony program booklets on…
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Hightstown DECA members earn recognition at DECA’s International Career Development Conference
Hightstown DECA members earned the organization’s highest honors at DECA’s annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta April 23-26. Students receiving recognition at the international level are Sara Malinak, Ethan Martin, Anshal Vyas, Knowledge Matters Virtual Business Competition, Sports & Entertainment Marketing, third place; and Siya Buddhadev, receiving The J. Willard and Alice S.…
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Hightstown students paint pictures of sunflowers in support of Ukrainian families
PHOTOS COURTESY OF EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT The Hightstown High School (HHS) Library is displaying sunflower paintings created by students in a show of support for the HHS family who have loved ones overseas during this time of conflict. The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine, a symbol of peace for the country.
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Hightstown DECA students recognized for achievement at New Jersey DECA Career Development Conference
Members of the Hightstown High School (HHS) chapter of New Jersey DECA joined more than 5,000 high school business, finance, hospitality and marketing students at the annual association career development conference held Feb. 28 to March 2 at Harrah’s Resort and Spa in Atlantic City. The following students received recognition of individual ability and achievement…
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Hightstown High student wins automotive technology grant from Universal Technical Institute
Universal Technical Institute-Exton (UTI) welcomed students from around the region to compete in its first Auto Tech Challenge, using in-demand automotive technology skills and knowledge. The top three students walked away with a combined $15,000 in UTI grants, so they could train for careers in the transportation industry after high school at the UTI campus…
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Hightstown High captures virtual Consumer Bowl
Hightstown High School’s Consumer Bowl won this year’s three-team Mercer County event, which was held Feb. 11 via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the sixth straight Mercer County Consumer Bowl title for Hightstown High, which also captured the quiz-show style competition on good consumer practices from 2017 through 2020, when the event…
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Hightstown High School’s DECA store recognized for school-based enterprise
The HHS Store, the school-based enterprise (SBE) at Hightstown High School (HHS), was among 461 SBEs achieving Gold for the 2021-22 school year and will be recognized during DECA’s International Career Development Conference in Atlanta. An SBE is an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods and services to meet the needs of…
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East Windsor resident makes initial strides in professional cricket
Deep Joshi’s love for the sport of cricket has never wavered as he seeks to make his mark playing professionally in the United States. Cricket involves two teams that will bat and field. The sport is played on a cricket pitch and there are 11 players for each team. While batting players try to hit…
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Marching Scotties host inaugural Bandemonium competition
The opportunity to host its own marching band competition through the USBands organization came to be for the Bordentown Regional High School Marching Band and Director of Bands Michael Montalto on Sept. 18 in Bordentown. Bordentown’s inaugural “Bandemonium” competition had 10 high school marching bands from around New Jersey including the Scotties – who performed…