TJTV News, Episode 20: Apr. 3, 2017
Here’s more information regarding some of this morning’s announcements: The TJ LIFT program invites you to apply to be a LIFT mentor for the 2017-2018 school year. The LIFT program supports bright,...
View ArticleAttack on Academia
There have been many popular adaptations of manga and light novels over the year, but the most famous still has to be Attack on Titan (AoT). AoT burst onto the scenes with its anime adaptation in 2013,...
View ArticleQuizzing outside of the classroom
A total of 34 teams attended the Virginia State Championship hosted by the National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC, and out of the 34 teams Jefferson teams A and B, placed first and third respectively....
View ArticleA Look Back at the American Country Music Awards
At the American Country Music Awards on April 2 in Las Vegas, country music artists received many awards, such as Best Album and Song of the Year. Artists receive these awards to commemorate their...
View ArticleApril Cruels Day
I was told that we were going out to dinner in DC, and to get dressed. We got in the car started to drive, but it wasn’t the road that we usually take to go to DC. After about ten minutes we turned...
View ArticleThe Implications of Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee on the Fight for Equal Rights
International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day of celebrating transgender people and raising awareness for issues the transgender community faces, is observed every year on March 31. Just three...
View ArticleNot so (IBET) common
Last Friday, March 31, security officer Robert McCormick evicted the freshmen from their designated Turing Commons, commonly called the IBET (Integrated Biology, English, and Technology) Commons, over...
View ArticleA Symbol of Hope and Change
Standing proudly at the entrance of the school, the Jefferson symbol shines in sun and rain, in the eyes of its beholders and into the hearts of the community. But though students pass by it every day...
View Article“13 Reasons Why” brings unfiltered teenage suicide to television
Content Warning: 13 Reasons Why contains graphic depictions of sexual harassment, rape, abuse, self-harm and suicide Imagine coming home from a long day of school only to find a shoe box on your...
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Flow day: Embracing and learning from failure
Slideshow • 6 PhotosFreshman Medha Gupta presents about how video games relate to real life.Close The annual Flow Day took place again on Apr. 5th. Alumni, teachers, students, and guest speakers all...
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Welcome Class of 2021!
Slideshow • 13 PhotosRena CaiDirector of Student Services Brandon Kosatka welcomes the class of 2021.Close
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JV baseball team loses to Marshall on Apr. 7
Scoring 3-1, the JV baseball team lost to Marshall in a home game on Apr. 7. While the game was tied 0-0 until the third inning, where Marshall scored two runs, Jefferson scored a run during the fifth...
View ArticleScreenagers searches for a healthy balance with screen time
Imagine walking into a room crowded with strangers. Despite the large number of people, no chatter from light-hearted conversations can be heard, and the place is oddly silent. Instead, a blue...
View Article“What is ‘Your Name’?”
WARNING: There are possible spoilers in this review. The teenage years are filled with emotions heightened to a level that makes even ordinary life feel unbearable at times. Yet it is also one of the...
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Administration celebrates end of renovation with ribbon cutting ceremony
To commemorate the end of renovation, Jefferson administration and students, along with members of the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) school board and United States congressman Gerry Connolly,...
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Holidays can either be a time of profit-oriented trips or wholesome family fun
Easter is the most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This holiday’s religious beginnings have lead to customary traditions, some of...
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Girl’s and Boy’s Varsity Soccer Photo Gallery
The boys’ varsity team tied against Lee High School on Apr. 21 with a 2-2 record, while the girls’ varsity soccer team achieved a 5-0 victory towards Falls Church and celebrated senior night on home...
View Article“Free Fire:” 90 minutes of explosive, uncontrolled action
7,000 bullets, 14 cast members (that’s including a telemarketer’s voiceover) and one location. “Free Fire’s” production may make its premise seem simple, and it is- a 1978 black market arms deal going...
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