Yale’s Ballroom Dance Team showcases college-level ballroom dance routines
Men in elegant black and women in glittering dresses took their bow in the middle of Jefferson’s gymnasium as students and staff broke into applause at the sidelines. In order to teach and showcase...
View ArticleTJTV News, Episode 48: Mar. 19, 2018
Here’s some more information regarding some of this morning’s announcements: Come to Jefferson Poets’ Poetry Slam gathering, during A block on Friday, March 23rd! Come listen to poetry recitations, or...
View ArticleJapanese students hold cultural exchange activity during 8th period
On Wednesday, Mar. 7, students from Chiben Wakayama High School in Japan held a cultural exchange activity with Japanese students at TJ as part of an annual exchange program. The visiting students...
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Competing with coding
It is not uncommon to hear many Jefferson students wanting to pursue a career in computer science. With a plethora of computer science courses available ranging from Foundations of Computer Science to...
View Article5 Seconds of Summer comes back with “Want You Back”
Two years. 772 days. Over 1000 hours of pure ecstasy and anticipation. That’s how long I waited for this moment. As soon as the news broke about a new 5SOS song, I rushed home to my phone and jammed my...
View ArticleEchosmith’s “Over My Head” misses the beat
It almost seems like last week when I was on the Pandora state of mind, jamming around on my iPod touch in the halls of our hotel at Stotesbury Regatta, when “Bright” by Echosmith flooded by ears. Wow....
View ArticleDr. Brian Kennedy Receives Conant Award From the American Chemical Society
It was in his years as a graduate student, standing in front of a hall of eager faces, that Dr. Brian Kennedy found what made him click. The passion that had not taken solid shape in a laboratory...
View ArticleNHS serves the community with “Cookies for Firemen”
The TJHSST National Honor Society hosted a service opportunity Wednesday, April 4, as members made thank-you cards and decorated cookies to deliver to the Annandale firehouse. “We want to meet them to...
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A spirited showdown
As the game is about to begin, softball players huddle up with each other. Spectators start taking their seats on the bleachers behind the outfield fences. For a few moments, there is only the sound of...
View ArticleTJTV News, Episode 49: Apr. 9, 2018
Here’s some more information regarding this morning’s announcements: If you would like to submit an announcement, go to tinyurl.com/tjtvnewsrequest and fill out the form.
View ArticleFreshman Rishubh Kaushal unexpectedly passes away
Rishubh Kaushal, freshman member of marching band and Science Olympiad, passed away on April 2. He was an outstanding student and compassionate member of the community. Freshman Neal Bhatnagar met...
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Representation on-screen: Why it matters and what to watch
It’s not that stories can’t be universally enjoyed- after all popular films reach their status because many people are affected by their messages of love and being ourselves, or evil mankind and...
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A stroll through nature: Exploring Kirkpatrick Farms pond
Today, I went for a walk around my community pond, which is located in Kirkpatrick Farms in Aldie. Although I visited the pond a countless number of times, I wanted to share some breathtaking features...
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Oklahoma teachers protest at the Capitol
Change comes in shades of gray: with every advancement, there are pros and cons. Recently, Oklahoma state teachers campaign for more, as they ask not just for themselves, but for their students. So...
View ArticleAtlantis Global Shadowing Programs discusses medical opportunities abroad
Atlantis Global Shadowing Programs hosted a meeting at Jefferson on Apr. 18 during eighth period to inform students of opportunities abroad for shadowing doctors in the field. The program involves...
View ArticleWonders in Wallops vlog: Day 1
Today was the first day of my Wallops Island field trip for my AP Biology class. Riding in the bus for three and a half hours to the island felt relaxing yet extremely tiresome. After we arrived, we...
View ArticleWonders in Wallops vlog: Day 2
The second day of my trip proved to be much more exciting. After attending a lecture about the intertidal zone and dunes, we visited those areas to collect organisms for a lab that we were going to do...
View ArticleWinner lives up to their name with EVERYD4Y
Scrolling through YouTube over the weekend, I suddenly came across a recently released album, Everyday, stylized as EVERYD4Y, from the K-Pop boy group, Winner. As a long-time and ardent fan of K-Pop...
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