High School/High Tech is a comprehensive community-based transition program for youth with disabilities which provides a link to academic and career-development experiences that enable them to successfully meet the workforce demands of the 21st century.  The goal of the program is to provide information, services, and activities to students with all types of disabilities to assist them with identifying a realistic vocational goal and transitioning to post-secondary education and/or gainful employment.

Who is Involved? Students, Families,  Educators, Colleges, Universities & Technical Colleges, Businesses Leaders and Employers,  and Vocational Rehabilitation.

Whitfield County Students who participate in the HSHT program will be given the opportunity to win a laptop at the end of the school year.  The High School High Tech Computer Competition is not the focus of the program, but it generates a lot of interest with the students to participate in the program.

Whitfield County students have visited the following businesses and colleges in the past: 

• Volkswagen of Chattanooga
• Engineered Floors
• Georgia Northwestern Technical College
• Dalton State College
• Kennesaw State University.

For more information, please visit Georgia High School High Tech.

Students at Volkswagen in Chattanooga

Students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC)

Students at Volkswagen in Chattanooga

Students at Volkswagen in Chattanooga