Samantha Lee
Ms. Sam was born in San Diego and grew up calling different places home due to her father’s Navy career. This fostered in her a deep love for travel, an appreciation for change, and an interest in learning from the beauty of diverse experiences. She eventually returned to San Diego for her undergraduate studies at […]
Ricardo Borja
Ricardo Borja was born and raised in East Los Angeles. After high school, Ricardo moved to San Diego where he attended Grossmont College and San Diego State University. Ricardo was fascinated by social group interactions, which led to a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and minor in Anthropology. After college, Ricardo joined the High Tech High […]
Lydia Callis
Lydia Callis is a transplant from Michigan, where she was born and raised, then attended Western Michigan University (WMU) to acquire her undergrad in English Literature with a Spanish Language Minor. Post graduation, she took her BA to sunny San Diego. In her former life she worked to improve transportation for the elderly and disabled, […]
Jonathan Origel
My name is Jonathan Origel, Site Manager at HTe! My previous role over the past two years was Before/Aftercare Director for HTe. I enjoy quality time spent with my family and friends, playing sports, riding my motorcycle & all outdoor activities that involve nature. I earned my BA in Management while employed at National University, […]
Jeff Govoni
Jeff is very proud to be a founding teacher for High Tech Elementary schools. Going on his 10th year (in 2019) of project based teaching at High Tech! He grew up in Boston spending summers on the Atlantic and feels very lucky to now spend his summers on the Pacific. Jeff is into hands on, […]
Jennifer Merrill
Hello everyone! My name is Jenny and I was born and raised in sunny San Diego. I attended San Diego State University for my Bachelors Degree, Multiple Subject Credential Program, and Elementary Education Masters Degree. I attended the High Tech High Induction and am considering getting a Masters in Social Emotional Learning. I became a […]
Eduardo Gallardo
Mr. Eduardo, as the students call him, is the IT Systems Coordinator for High Tech Middle and High Tech High . He is an alumni from High Tech High Class of 2006. He enjoys working in the IT department helping out students and staff with their technology needs. During his free time he enjoys watching […]
Diana Gonzalez
Hello Everyone, my name is Diana Gonzalez. I am a kinder AC this will my third year with kindergarten. Some of my favorite things are books, movies, traveling and baking at home.
Danny Lizza
A hope of Movement and Mindfulness with Mr. Lizza is for students to build meaningful connections with one another through play. In M+M classes, students meditate – linking their breath to movement. They follow a yoga story – building strength and flexibility, as they pose and stretch like the yoga characters in the story. And […]
Claire Deken
Claire has been a member of the HTe community since 2016, when she started as an Academic Coach on the Second Grade team. She graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and worked in Finance before making the career switch to teaching. She earned her teaching credential […]