Summer Chemistry is Worth It With Proper Motivation
We have all heard the stories. The struggle. The all nighters and the tests and the homework and the labs and the lectures. You will eat, sleep, and breathe chemistry. You will wake up in the middle of...
View ArticleVoter Registration Drive Held at Jefferson
The League of Women Voters visited Jefferson to help seniors register to vote on Monday, Feb. 3. During lunch and JLC, league members set up a table in the Nobel Commons where any students that will be...
View Article2021 Class Council Sells Valentine’s Day Grams
Class Council is selling pre-orders for Valentine’s Day Grams during lunch from Monday, Feb. 3 to Friday, Feb. 14. 2021 Class Council will then recruit volunteers to deliver the Valentine’s Day Grams...
View ArticleModel United Nations Club travels to Ivy League Model United Nations Conference
The Model United Nations (MUN) club traveled to Philadelphia to participate in the thirty-sixth Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (ILMUNC) held in the University of Philadelphia from Jan. 30,...
View ArticleVarsity girls basketball wins first game of the season
The Jefferson varsity girls basketball team won their first game of the season against Trinity School at Meadow View on Thursday, Jan. 30. Jefferson was victorious with a score of 52 – 44. This year,...
View ArticleChanging Expectations
Last week, sophomores recently visited research labs to learn more about potential projects. However, they should remember that what they may be thinking of doing now, is far from what they will end up...
View ArticleSpring Sports Overview
Spring sports are around the corner–on Feb. 14 or Feb. 21, students will have to turn in their physical, Emergency Care Form, and the concussion education forms in order to tryout for a spring sport....
View ArticleForeman to Leave Jefferson After This Year
Jefferson band teacher and director Adam Foreman will be leaving the school after the 2019-20 school year. Instead, starting next year, Foreman will be teaching at John Champe High School in Loudoun...
View ArticleWhat it means to be a real SoundCloud rapper
“And you hate to see us winning, but we up here 22. Yeah, you can’t tell us nothing, we be pullin’ through. On the roof on top with all the views, techie twenties and the crew. Sophomores we want more,...
View ArticleQuiz Bowl Team Wins Regional Scholastic Bowl
The Quiz-Bowl team won first place at the VHSL Regional Scholastic Bowl tournament on Feb. 1. The team went through a single-elimination style bracket in which they went undefeated to win the...
View ArticleChinese Honor Society Hosts Lunar New Year Celebration
The Jefferson Chinese Honor Society (CHS) hosted a Chinese new year celebration on Jan. 31 during 8th period. The Lunar New Year, also known as the spring festival, is a 15-day holiday that is the...
View ArticleDancing Outside of the Team
Julia Chen Her debut as a dancer began at freshman MEX. Now senior Julia Chen is the coordinator of KCC iNite. One of Jefferson’s many unique points is its dance culture. “Many dancers at TJ started...
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Photo Gallery: Chinese Honor Society Hosts Lantern Celebration
Gallery|5 PhotosNathan MoChinese Honor Society Junior Officer Emma Cheng shows a traditional Chinese snack. “We obviously can’t teach an entire language with just eighth periods, so instead we try to...
View ArticleTJTV News, Episode 102: Feb. 10th
Here is some more information about this week’s announcements: The Russian program is offering a chance to go to Russia over spring break. No prior Russian knowledge is required. Please contact Mrs....
View ArticleSpring Break Trip to Russia Continues RANEPA Exchange Program
Over spring break, Jefferson teachers Mr. Monte Bourjaily and Ms. Betsy Sandstrom are continuing the Jefferson-RANEPA exchange program by taking Jefferson students to Moscow. The students will stay...
View ArticleVarsity Wrestling Competes at District Championships
At wrestling districts on Saturday, Feb. 8, Jefferson’s varsity team placed fifth out of seven schools, with all 14 wrestlers advancing to regionals. Of those 14 wrestlers, seven wrestlers won medals...
View ArticleSGA Kicks Off February Frenzy
Jefferson’s Student Government Association (SGA) kicked off the annual February Frenzy volleyball tournament on Feb. 10, 2020. February Frenzy is normally organized by the SGA, but the 2022 Class...
View ArticleStemming opportunities for the disadvantaged
Eraser marks covering the white paper now hidden by grey scribbles. Pencils rushing to complete the test. Pages whooshing as they are flipped through. Each question checked once, twice, thrice. This is...
View ArticleDiamond in the rough
Months of brainstorming and research. Late nights reviewing proposals and perfecting presentations. It all accumulated to one submission. A winning submission. Getting Started In the 2019 Diamond...
View ArticleCubby controversy
Free the cubbies At Jefferson, on-campus storage space is limited to backpacks and both lockable and open cubbies, so secure storage space can be a struggle. Therefore, by restricting overnight...
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