Spotlight Blog
Spotlight: Janavi, DCC alumna
We sit down with Janavi, a former Design Connect Create camper and TA and junior at Townview Magnet school, to chat about her experience at the camp. HTHH: How did you find out about Design Connect Create? Jana: When I was 7 and most years after...
Announcing our 2017 Winter Grant Recipients!
We are excited to announce and congratulate to our winter grant recipients! Congratulations to the following programs: Design Connect Create! Our partner for delivering summer AP physics camps for girls will offer six camp sessions in 2016 in...
TAMU STEM camp for girls
High-Tech High Heels is proud to support Texas A&M's AggieSTEM program in launching their first all-girls camp aimed at students in grades 7-12. AggieSTEM is a partnership between Texas A&M and Dallas ISD geared towards aiding STEM...
Holiday shopping with High-Tech High Heels!
Click here to support High-Tech High Heels when you shop with Amazon for holiday gifts, decorations and more this season. Amazon will donate 0.5% of every eligible purchase to HTHH, and every donation to us supports programs that level the playing...
Spotlight: Niki, DCC Alumna
Niki is a Design Connect Create! physics camp alumna (2015), just starting her senior year at Allen High School. She joined us over coffee to share her career ambitions and the impact that DCC has had on her path. HTHH: When did you attend DCC and...
Tech Titans Community Hero!
We are thrilled to announce that High-Tech High Heels Co-President Heidi Means has been awarded the Community Hero award at last week's Tech Titans Awards Gala. The prestigious annual event, first held in 2001, recognizes companies and individuals...
Friendraiser tickets available now!
You can now purchase tickets to our 3rd annual Friendraiser, taking place on Thursday September 15th at 6pm, at the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University. Click here to go to our secure ticket website to purchase...
SSSCamp 2016 is in the books!
In June, young women from Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School and Young Women's Leadership Academy at Arnold attended Summer Science Splash Camp (SSSCamp) hosted by the University of Texas at Dallas, which is funded in part by High Tech...
2016 Physics Camp Registration Deadline Coming Soon
Hurry and register for the Design Connect Create! 2016 summer physics camps for young women. After serving more than 900 young women from 2003 through 2014, the AP Physics Camp program launched by High-Tech High Heels formally transitioned to the...
HTHH is Making an Impact
Did you know U.S. women are earning fewer degrees in STEM fields today than they were a decade ago? According to this Washington Post article, bachelor’s degrees earned by women have declined in every category—from engineering to mathematics to...
Meet the Thunder Chicks
With a grant from High-Tech High Heels, the Young Women’s Preparatory Network created the first robotics club at the Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School and the “Thunder Chicks” were born! The team includes girls who have previous...
Announcing our 2016 Winter Grant Recipients
We are excited to share our 2016 Winter Grant Cycle recipients. We selected these programs based on their ability to deliver on specific criteria, including: preparing girls academically for successful college study in STEM fields; fostering girls’...