High Technology High School (HTHS), founded in 1991, is a four-year STEM public high school for students in grades ninth through twelfth, located in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, and operated as a collaborative effort between the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD) and Brookdale Community College.

It is a pre-engineering academy that offers courses like Introduction to Engineering and Design, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, and Engineering Principles. It belongs to the National Consortium of Specialized Secondary Schools for Mathematics, Science, and Technology.

The High School curriculum prepares students for their college and career futures by showing them how to use the technology they have acquired throughout their education rather than teaching widgets and programs. How do they decide which program is best for which investigation? How do they learn to use tools they've never seen before? How do they self-assess their knowledge to ensure they have obtained what they require? Expect no black-and-white answers. Success is more likely to be determined by student knowledge transfer than by their ability to check off boxes on a rubric.

Seniors from High Technology participate in a mentorship one day per week for the duration of the semester. Students conduct real-time research in a technological field alongside an engineer, scientist, or researcher. Each student gives a multimedia presentation to a colloquium of peers and mentors at the end of the mentorship. This document summarizes all of the formal and informal learning that occurred at the end of the senior year.

Many of the courses at HTHS are taught by teams of teachers who are experts in their fields. The science and technology program, the humanities program, and the sophomore technologies program all integrate multiple disciplines to enrich students' subject matter. Students work in groups and are evaluated through the exhibition as well as traditional methods.

Website: https://www.hths.mcvsd.org/

Address: 765 Newman Springs Rd., P.O. Box 119, Lincroft, NJ 07738

Phone: 7328 428 444

Fax: 732-219-9418

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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is a magnet school operated by the Virginia Department of Education in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is consistently ranked as one of the best public high schools in the country. Fairfax County Public Schools operates it as a regional high school.

The school's computer systems lab is one of the few high school computing facilities with a supercomputer. In 1988, a team from the school won an ETA-10P supercomputer in the SuperQuest competition, a national science competition for high school students. It is one of 18 Governor's Schools in Virginia and a founding member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science, and Technology.

Attendance at the school is open to students in six local jurisdictions based on prior academic achievement, recommendations, and essays. TJ removed the application fee and the math and reading sections of its exam from its selection process in October 2020 while still retaining a written portion, which includes an essay and short response sections about the student.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology was named the best overall high school in the United States by U.S. News & World Report in its 2019 report evaluating nearly 18,000 public high schools. For the third year in a row, the school ranked first in Newsweek's annual "America's Top High Schools" rankings. It previously ranked eighth in the 2013 rankings and tenth in the 2012 rankings, its first year of inclusion. In 2019, U.S. News and World Report ranked it fourth among "America's Best High Schools". It ranked third in 2018, sixth in 2017, fifth in 2016, third in 2015, fourth in 2014 and 2013, and second in 2012 and 2011.

Website: https://tjhsst.fcps.edu

Address: 6560 Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312, United States

Phone: 7037 508 300

Fax: 703-750-5010

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The Davidson Academy is a STEM school for profoundly gifted students with two accredited options: an online campus for students living anywhere in the United States and Canada and a Reno, Nevada, public school located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno, for students living in the area. The school opened in 2006 and is the nation's first public school for profoundly gifted (high IQ) students.

The Davidson Academy Reno campus has 144 students enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year, and the online campus has 98 students enrolled. Each student at the Davidson Academy receives a personalized learning plan designed to provide them with an education specifically tailored to their individual, unique needs. Unlike traditional school settings, the academy's classes group students based on ability rather than age. The school is intended to provide an educational environment in which highly intelligent young people's abilities, strengths, and interests are encouraged and supported.

The Davidson Academy is the nation's first free public school for exceptionally gifted middle and high school students. Profoundly gifted students are three standard deviations above the mean on the bell curve, putting them at the far end of the intelligence, or IQ, spectrum. Unlike traditional school settings, students at the Academy are divided into groups based on ability rather than age.

They were founded on the premise that the brightest minds deserve to be given the attention and resources they require to thrive. Since then, the Davidson Academy has steadfastly committed to providing access to gifted education. At both Davidson Academy Reno and Davidson Academy Online, their dedicated and visionary staff leads the conversation about gifted youth with empathy and understanding.

According to Niche.com, The Davidson Academy is the top public high school in the US! In addition, the Academy was honored with the following recognition for Niche's 2024 rankings:

• Ranked #1 Best Public Middle School in America
• Ranked #1 Best Magnet High School in America
• Ranked #1 Best Public High School Teachers in America
• Ranked #1 Best Public Middle School Teachers in America

Website: https://www.davidsonacademy.unr.edu

Address: 1164 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89503, United States

Phone: 7756 825 800

Email: info@davidsonacademy.unr.edu

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The Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technologies (also known as Edison Academy) is a four-year career academy and college preparatory magnet public high school located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools. The school serves students from all over Middlesex County who are in eighth grade and are eligible to apply to their program of choice.

Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technologies is the top-ranked school in New Jersey. Advanced Placement® coursework and exams are available to students. Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technologies has a 100% AP® participation rate. The total minority enrollment is 91%, with 2% economically disadvantaged students.

The Academy's senior project is one of its most prominent features. After three years of engineering education, the fourth year is devoted to a free-form project in which students must learn to manage a full-scale engineering project from start to finish. Students must create a new product or add value to an existing one. Before beginning the project, students must conduct a thorough patent search and select a task distinct from existing products. Students must provide regular progress reports and give five to ten presentations per quarter, including seminar presentations on project-related topics.

Website: https://www.mcmsnj.net/edison

Address: 100 Technology Drive, Edison, NJ 08837

Phone: 7324 522 600

Tax: 732-906-8421

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The School for the Talented and Gifted at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center (TAG or TAG Magnet) is a public college-preparatory STEM magnet high school in the Dallas Oak Cliff neighborhood. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District and serves grades 9-12 students. It is well-known for its liberal arts curriculum, Advanced Placement Program, and intensive learning style.

During the spring semester, a screening process is started to place incoming students from the Dallas Independent School District at the TAG Magnet for the following year. The screening committee, which consists of the principal, the counselor, teachers, and community representatives, employs a holistic case-study approach. Academic transcripts, TAKS/ITBS scores, a behavioral assessment, a student portfolio, and anecdotal information are the identification criteria used in the screening process. Strict adherence to pre-established guidelines ensures that the student population is ethnically balanced.

The School for the Talented and Gifted follows the state's Distinguished Achievement Program and emphasizes the Advanced Placement curriculum — TAG offers 30 AP courses, and students must take 12 to graduate. Students at TAG may conduct field research via partnerships with local universities, take electives such as fashion marketing, and enroll in mini-courses like ballroom dancing or glass blowing during interim terms.

Newsweek named the school the best public high school in the United States in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010. TAG was named the best public high school in the country by U.S. News & World Report in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Website: https://www.dallasisd.org/domain/2334

Address: 1201 E 8th St #302, Dallas, TX 75203, United States

Phone: 9729 255 970

Fax: 972 925-6018

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Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions is a medical secondary school in Houston, Texas, located in the Medical Center district. It belongs to the Houston Independent School District. In 2013, the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Press, and Children at Risk named it the best public high school in Houston, and US News ranked it 26th among the best high schools in the country. DeBakey High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is located east of the Texas Medical Center and is part of the Houston Independent School District.

The five-story campus, with 198,000 square feet (18,400 m2) of space, is located on the former Hornberger Conference Center site on the Texas Medical Center's western side, near Holcombe Boulevard (which turns into Bellaire Boulevard). The land on which the campus is located was donated to the school district. It will cost $65 million and will have a capacity of 900–1,000 students. The facility includes mock hospital rooms as well as patient care, dentistry, and rehabilitation laboratories in addition to science laboratories.

In 9th and 10th grades, DeBakey offers pre-advanced placement classes in foreign languages, mathematics, science, social sciences, and English, as well as 18 Advanced Placement classes: AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Spanish Language, AP World History, AP US History, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government and Politics, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, and AP Studio Art, which includes 2-D Design and Drawing.

The school uses the Otis-Lennon School Abilities Test to screen applicants. As of 2008, it is the only Houston public high school to use this test, and as of that year, its annual applicant count is 1,200. DeBakey also appraises each student's conduct at his/her previous school.

Website: https://www.houstonisd.org/debakey

Address: 2545 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030, United States

Phone: 7137 412 410

Fax: 713-746-5211

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The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST) is a public special school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system. Students are admitted through a county-wide lottery, with participants required to meet a number of requirements since the school lost its charter status in 2016. It places a strong emphasis on project-based STEM education. It is one of the most prestigious high schools in the state due to its rigorous curriculum and high student graduation rate.

The GSMST is notable for its emphasis on technology. Every student receives a laptop with pre-installed software such as AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere Pro, thanks to contracts with Lenovo and HP Inc. Teachers and students have access to SMART boards and overhead LCD projectors throughout the school.

The school provides challenging high-level courses, including a number of Advanced Placement courses. Honors and Gifted Chemistry, Honors and Gifted Physics, Accelerated Integrated Algebra, Accelerated Integrated Geometry, Accelerated Integrated Precalculus, Honors and Gifted Language Arts, Fundamentals of Engineering I, Foreign Language (Chinese I, German I, Spanish I, and Spanish II), and one elective class are required for freshmen. Some of these classes are taught in blocks, allowing students to earn up to nine Carnegie units in ninth grade.

The school's primary focus is mathematics, science, and technology, but other subjects are also taught at the highest levels available. Each course is designed to incorporate content from other courses into its own lessons in order to demonstrate the course's history and practical applications.

Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/gsmst

Address: 970 McElvaney Lane, Lawrenceville, GA 30044

Phone: 6785 186 700

Fax: 678-518-6702

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Bergen County Academies (BCA) is a tuition-free public STEM magnet high school in Hackensack, New Jersey that serves students from Bergen County in grades 9 through 12. John Grieco, who also founded the Academies at Englewood, founded the school in 1991.

The school is currently organized into seven academies: Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology (AAST), Academy for Business and Finance (ABF), Academy for Culinary Arts and Hospitality Administration (ACAHA), Academy for Engineering and Design Technology (AEDT), Academy for Medical Science Technology (AMST), Academy for Technology and Computer Science (ATCS), and Academy for Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA).

All academies require four years of English, mathematics, social studies, and physical education, three years of science (biology, chemistry, physics, and/or psychology), and one year of a foreign language (Spanish, French, or Mandarin). All students participate in projects and clubs for three years; projects occur during periods 2-3, and clubs occur during periods 9, both on Wednesdays. Every senior participates in Senior Experience, an internship program in which seniors work and learn for the entire business day on Wednesdays instead of attending classes. For graduation, 40 hours of community service are required, with up to 20 of those hours working at the school.

Niche ranked BCA as the best public high school in America in 2021. The Washington Post also named BCA one of the top 23 high schools in the United States. BCA is a National Blue Ribbon School, a National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools member, the home of eleven 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars, including two Finalists, and a New Jersey Department of Education Model School in the Arts.

BCA is divided into seven academic and professional divisions, often referred to by their acronyms or, colloquially, by their single-word nicknames. However, BCA is treated as a single high school within the district and the state.

Website: https://www.bergen.org/bergencountyacademies

Address: 200 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601, United States

Phone: 2013 436 000

Email: admissions@bergen.org

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Whitney High School is a public high school in Rocklin, California, a city in the northern Sacramento metropolitan area in southern Placer County. Whitney High School is one of two high schools in the Rocklin Unified School District, the other being Rocklin High School. Whitney is the district's newest educational facility, opening in 2005 to freshmen and sophomores; the school's first freshmen graduated at the end of the 2008–09 school year. Whitney was named a California Distinguished School the following school year.

The school uses a modified block schedule program alternating four periods every two days to educate its students. Students are subjected to a total of eight different periods. Students are also taught through a standards-based essential skills program, in which students must demonstrate mastery of all skills deemed necessary in a class before credits can be earned; additionally, students must achieve a grade higher than C by the end of the year, as grades lower than C equate to a "No mark," and the course must be retaken. The high school had twenty-three clubs at the end of the 2009–10 school year, including an award-winning school yearbook, a school newspaper, and an Emmy-winning broadcast program.

Whitney High School provides a college preparatory curriculum in which students must complete four years of language arts, three and a half years of social studies, three years of mathematics and science, three years of physical education, and one year of foreign languages, technology, and applied sciences, and visual and performing arts (VAPA). One semester of health education and ten semesters of electives are also required for graduation, along with twenty-five hours of community service.

Website: https://whs.rocklinusd.org

Address: 701 Wildcat Blvd, Rocklin, CA 95765, United States

Phone: 9166 326 500

Fax: 916 435-2542

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Monta Vista High School is a four-year public STEM high school in Cupertino, California, United States. The school, which is part of the Fremont Union High School District, serves the majority of western Cupertino's suburban residential and industrial technology-rich area. Newsweek ranked Monta Vista as the 18th best high school in the United States in 2016.

Monta Vista High School was built in 1969 in the city of Cupertino, in the heart of Silicon Valley. It is consistently ranked as one of the top comprehensive high schools in Santa Clara County, California, and the United States. Monta Vista currently has around 1,800 students in grades 9-12. Almost all students graduate, and nearly 98 percent continue their education after high school.

Monta Vista is a California Distinguished School (2006 and 2012) as well as a National Blue Ribbon School (2008 and 2014). Monta Vista has been named one of the top 100 high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report in the last five years.

The curriculum is aligned with the California State Standards and the Learning Goals of Monta Vista High School. Monta Vista enriches its comprehensive curricula with 27 Advanced Placement and Honors classes in seven curricular areas, special day classes for their special education students, sheltered and EL classes for their English learners, AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination), and a wide range of elective options to help all students achieve their academic potential.

Website: https://mvhs.fuhsd.org

Address: 21840 McClellan Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014, United States

Phone: 4083 667 600

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