| 2013 - 2014 School Year |
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Student Receives Youth of the Year Award! PCTI senior, Curille McKenna has been honored by the Boys & Girls Club when she was chosen as Clifton’s Youth of the Year! |
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Meet the Highest Ranking Teens of 2014 Ashley Garcia is a young woman who prides herself in exceeding expectations and embracing new experiences; Payal Shah entered PCTI seeking her passion in life. |
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PCTI Dancer Receives National Honor Damani Van Rensalier, junior of the School of Performing Arts Dance, has received honorable mention for her submission to the 2014 NDEO (National Dance Education Organization) for the Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award! |
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May Athletes of the Month Seniors and four year varsity starters, Juan Reina and Tamira Easterling, have been nominated as PCTI’s May Athletes of the Month for their outstanding accomplishments on the field! |
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Senior Basketball Player is Kansas Bound! Chantelle Smith of the School of Cosmetology has signed with Coffeyville College in Kansas to continue her budding basketball career! |
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May Student of the Month Julisa Smith is an astute young woman from Paterson who prides herself on staying motivated. |
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Teenage Filmmaker on the Rise! PCTI senior, Nicole Romero, has become known as a celebrated filmmaker since her wins at the Passaic County Film Festival. Nicole walked away with five awards, including the grand prize! |
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Athletes of the Month Named Congratulations to Troy Hartung and Travelle Curry on their recent nominations as Athletes of the Month! |
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Baseball Players Sign with Bloomfield University Isaac Pichardo and Juan Reina, baseball superstars of Passaic County Technical Institute, recently added their signatures to Bloomfield College’s roster for the institution’s baseball team. |
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Athlete Races Toward Success with Scholarship Senior David Gaynor of the School of Business has been accepted to Rider University with an athletic scholarship for Track! |
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April Student of the Month Aaron Falette is the kind of student who is determined to press forth until success is reached. |
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March Student of the Month Hawthorne resident Dominic Sylvester is a young man whose individuality sets him apart from others. |
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Student Sails into State Song Writing Finals Performing Arts Instrumental student, Faith Boonstra, has advanced to the final round of the New Jersey Shout Down Drugs song-writing competition. |
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Student Declared America’s Best High School Pastry Chef PCTI’s very own Yudelka Torres of the School of Culinary Arts competed against numerous high school students at Monroe College in New Rochelle, NY for the coveted title of America’s Best High School Pastry Chef. |
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Teacher of the Year for 2014-2015 PCTI has declared the Teacher of the Year for 2014-2015. The honor goes to seventeen year Social Studies Instructor, Jay Rosenfeld! |
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Rocky the Red Hawk congratulates senior Bulldogs on their acceptance into Montclair State University. |
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Congratulations to Patrick Kiel and Henrick Malpica for being among 11 winners recognized by the national 4-H Teen STEM-Focused Video Contest! |
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PCTI’s Drill Team competed in the Seaford Delaware High School “Fallen Heroes” Drill Meet where they finished first in every event except for one! |
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Nine students of PCTI’s Music program were accepted into the Wells Fargo “Jazz for Teens” education arts program. |
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Academy of Finance students were declared the 2014 NJ Consumer Bowl Passaic County Champions! |
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February Student of the Month Passaic local, Mateusz Rowicki, possesses the ambition necessary to succeed in the world after high school. |
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PCTI Football Stars Sign with Universities Interest in players is at an all-time high as two of our very own students signed their letters of intent to play football at their future universities. |
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January Student of the Month Thomas Savoie is a young man whose core values of hard work and determination have paved the pathway to success. |
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December Student of the Month Christopher Laky is a talented young man who enjoys figuring out just how things work. |
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PCTI Imparts Value of “Dress for Success” The administration of Passaic County Technical Institute is developing a program that prepares Business students for the working world. “Dress for Success” organized by instructors Marie Easton and Richard Glueck, stresses the importance of proper attire for industry employment. |
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Breakfast With Santa FBLA members and Child Development students of Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) spread goodwill and cheer when they participated in the community service project “Breakfast with Santa.” |
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Senior Signs with NCCU! Passaic County Technical Institute’s resident basketball star, Kierona Morton, has signed with North Carolina Central University (NCCU)! She will pursue an outstanding athletic career after graduation. |
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November Student of the Month Christian Velez-Vargas is an ambitious young man who has dedicated his life to helping others. |
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Both Culinary ProStart student teams (Culinary & Management) took home the gold at the 2014 State Championship Pro Start Competition. They will compete in the national competition in May. |
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Student Council/Interact collected 2100 pounds of food at their annual food drive. |
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PCTI’s acapella group, Sound Chasers, was one of six groups selected to perform for a News 12 broadcast. |
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Alumni Return to Educate Classmates Advertising Art & Design Alumni Priscilla Romero (Class of 2006), and Kevin Manthi (Class of 2010) returned to Bulldog Country to tell seniors about their journey through Montclair State University’s Industrial Design Program. |
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Congratulations to the 30 new inductees of PCTI’s chapter of the National Honors Society! |
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October Student of the Month Paterson resident, Regina Jackson, has mastered the fine art of balance. Between life, school, and volunteerism, this member of the School of Education and Human Services is set on becoming a Pre-School teacher and she’ll do everything possible to achieve her dream. |
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September Student of the Month Clifton local, Juliana Irizarry, is a determined young woman whose passion for self-betterment has her pushing her educational limits! |
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Senior Thomas Jefferson was declared the Athlete of the Week by the Record newspaper. |
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Instructor Marissa Burghardt received the State House Express Award, a grant for $350 which allows students to visit and tour the State House in Trenton. |
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Bulldog Awarded Todd Eaton Scholarship PCTI’s very own Fralvin Munoz was chosen by the American Legion Jersey Boys State (ALJBS) as the recipient of the much acclaimed $1,000 Todd Eaton Scholarship Award. |