Creativity blooms at a STEM school
Brushes furiously stroke the clean canvas, telling a story with each mark. This is nothing new for members of Jefferson’s National Art Honor Society (NAHS). This honor society is a nationwide club to...
View ArticleLatin students participate in annual VJCL convention
Students from Jefferson’s Latin department participated in the annual Virginia Junior Classical League (VJCL) convention on Sunday, Nov. 24 and Monday, Nov. 25. Jefferson sent over 100 Latin students,...
View ArticleAstronomy Club holds dark matter mystery event
A movie about the mystery of dark matter was shown in the planetarium on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, during A and B blocks. This is the first year that an event like this has been held at Jefferson, and the...
View ArticleNew microbiology club takes a closer look
Juniors Neha Sripathi and Gurleen Kaur started a microbiology club to explore microbiology, the study of microscopic forms of life. The club meets every Friday during A block in Room 22. While there...
View ArticleRevisiting Roots
Hiragana. Katakana. Kanji. Three alphabets for one language. These differences from English were only a few of the challenges sophomore Alana Nii faced when learning Japanese as a way of finding her...
View ArticleJefferson Chinese program visits Chinese Embassy
Students in the Chinese program traveled to the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. to represent Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of student exchanges...
View ArticleMaking a difference, one birdhouse at a time
The soft thuds of hammers hitting nails echo through the Turing Commons. Students stand hunched over tables, working meticulously to transform slabs of wood into charming birdhouses. The Environmental...
View ArticleNational Honor Society and Key Club hosts Service Event
The National Honor Society (NHS) and Key Club hosted a service event making holiday cards and collecting toys on Friday, Dec. 6. The holiday cards made will be given to a local children’s hospital...
View ArticleFirst round of American Computer Science League Contest takes place
The Jefferson Freshman and Intermediate Computer Team took the first round of tests on for the American Computer Science League (ACSL) Contest, a computer programming contest for elementary, middle,...
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Sadies asking week: Photo Gallery
Gallery|12 PhotosSenior Joy Chung (center) performs FANCY by TWICE alongside Cynthia Song (left) and Jessica Yoon (right) at her Sadies asking. "We chose this song because we had all...
View ArticleJefferson Teacher Receives National Japanese Teacher Award
After thirteen years at TJ, Japanese teacher Koji Otani was recognized by the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) as the receiver of the 2019 AATJ Teacher Award. Otani began teaching...
View ArticleCubby Controversy
Walk into Jefferson from the buses, and the first thing you’ll see are the rows of marble blue cubbies along the walls of the audlob. Some store backpacks, others store food. Some have locks, and...
View ArticleMad About Music
With only voices and no instrument accompanying it, a small group of singing voices break through the sound of a typical school day. Through persistent efforts, sophomore Michaela Wells is trying to...
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Flying to success
Pacing back and forth in one straight line, senior Alexis Echano moves her hands in the air. She’s known on her team for this habit. Taking one last deep breath, she walks up to perform. This isn’t...
View ArticleJunior varsity boys basketball loses home opener to Annandale
Jefferson’s junior varsity boys basketball team lost a close game to the Annandale Atoms on Tuesday, Dec. 10. This was the first official game played at Jefferson this season, which they lost 54-53....
View ArticleDrumming Your Heart Out
Thunderous and steady, the heartbeat of the taiko drum rings out. Students stand beating out rhythms, bachi in hand and sweat dripping down their foreheads. A centuries old part of Japanese culture...
View ArticleSGA makes donation to the Wildlife Conservation Society
The student government donated $12,500 to the Wildlife Conservation society on Dec. 9, 2019. The money will go towards funding the WCS’s goal: protecting and preserving wildlife. After meticulous...
View ArticleJefferson students win 8th District Congressional App Challenge
Jefferson sophomores Sumanth Ratna, Autin Mitra, Sagar Gupta and Sahil Gupta joined to compete in the Congressional App Challenge. They have been working for months, and they displayed their app during...
View ArticleUrban Dance Movement holds tryouts for iNite
Urban Dance Movement (UDB) held its tryouts for iNite the week of Monday, Dec. 9 to Friday, Dec. 13. Tryouts took place daily during lunch and at 8th period on Friday, often in the auditorium, lobby,...
View ArticleVarsity wrestling team defeats Justice
If you are unfamiliar with wrestling’s scoring system, please visit our guide. The varsity wrestling team won 39-33 against Justice High School on Dec. 18 in its first meet of the season. The team won...
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