PTSA throws annual Back to School Bash
The baseball field was filled with hundreds of students as they spent the conclusion of the first week of classes at the Back to School Bash, and later, the varsity football game against Richard Wright...
View ArticleTJTV News, Episode 1: Sept. 19, 2016
Here’s more information regarding some of this morning’s annoucements: Elementary School Tutoring: Interested in tutoring at nearby elementary schools? Come to the interest meeting on Wednesday...
View ArticleJefferson football falls to National Collegiate Prep, still seeking first win...
Despite tallying their highest point total of the season, the Jefferson football team suffered its third loss of the year to National Collegiate Preparatory PCS on Sept.16 by the score of 58-13. In his...
View ArticleDiplomatic differences: Jefferson’s contrasting views on immigration
[Full versions of the articles published in the September 2016 issue of tjTODAY are featured below] Democratic – Junior Amitesh Kotwal The 2016 election is two months away, concluding a crazy election...
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Photo Slideshow: The Light at the End of the Ceiling-Less Hallway
For the full story on changes that occurred with the renovation project at Jefferson while students took summer break as well as an interview with the project’s supervisor, Mr. Shawn Frank, see the...
View Article“The Good Place” leaves good impressions
It’s fair to say that a most, or at least a lot of us, saw commercials for a show called “The Good Place” while watching the Olympics this August. A comedy about the afterlife seemed interesting, and I...
View Article13 Really is Unlucky
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains information about the events that occurred in Grey’s Anatomy season 13, episode 1. All Grey’s Anatomy fans know that Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and the surgeons...
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Homecoming Asking Week 2016: Tuesday Sept 27
Angel Kim Junior Danny McCray asks junior Jessica Ly to homecoming. Juniors Scott Becker and Danny McCray held a Bachelor-style asking for juniors Melina Seng and Jessica Ly on Sept. 27 in the Nobel...
View ArticleJefferson football teamed up with Relay for Life against Edison
The Jefferson football team partnered with Relay for Life in the game against Thomas Edison on Sept. 23. Although the varsity team experienced a loss of 0-48, the stands stood full and purple in...
View ArticleHomecoming Asking Week 2016: Wednesday Sept 28
“I planned [the asking] about a week ago and I got some people to help me with it,” sophomore Aaron Wadhwa said. “I was kind of nervous during the whole thing, and my legs were kind of shaking a little...
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Homecoming Asking Week 2016: Thursday Sept 29
Sophomore Maxwell Lee serenades sophomore Wan Li to homecoming to the tune of "All of Me" by John Legend. (Christine Zhao)Sophomore Maxwell Lee hugs sophomore Wan Li after asking her to homecoming to...
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Jefferson vs. Edison Football Game Gallery
Seniors Patty Vitsupakorn, Daniel Chen, Kanishkha Gaba, Advait Kulkarni, Rohan Taneja, Nakul Dar, and Jenny Kim show their spirit with a banner to support the team. (Christine Zhao)Coach Sotero gives...
View ArticleSenior Akshay Balaji wins Brain Awareness Video Contest
Senior Akshay Balaji won first place in the Brain Awareness Video Contest, an annual contest hosted by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). The purpose of the contest is to explain a topic in the...
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Homecoming Asking Week 2016: Friday Sept 30
Senior Laura Chu accepts senior Justin Lee’s homecoming asking. “It was mostly improvised, but [my friends and I] still had a lot of fun doing it. The mood of the skit was supposed to be ‘I’m late to...
View ArticleMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, more horror than fantasy
Ransom Riggs may have intended for his novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, to turn into a fantasy/adventure movie; however, the film fits more into the broad genre of horror. Movie...
View ArticleHomecoming Asking Week 2016: Monday Oct 3
“We set it up similar to ‘American Idol’: we had an audition process and we had different people go up with instruments like a recorder, we had drums and a violin play really badly, and they got kicked...
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Homecoming Asking Week 2016: Tuesday Oct. 4 (Photo #2)
Christine Zhao Freshman Aarush Agashe asks freshman Ankitha Shenoy to homecoming with a dance to the tune of Cold Water by Major Lazer ft Justin Bieber. Some of the seniors did a group dance to Wiggle...
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