Time starts now
The timer starts. Hands flying and colors whirling, junior Justin Choi furiously unscrambles the cube before him as his teammates await anxiously. One. He finishes the base. Two. Three. Four. Five....
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Boy’s Varsity Basketball wins senior night game
Gallery|10 PhotosJessica FengSenior Alexander Song reaches for the ball to transition his team from defense to offense. On Friday night, the Men’s Varsity Basketball team played the Trinity School at...
View ArticleSysadmins begin Understudy Training
Sysadmin (System Administrator) understudy interest meetings for students interested in becoming a Sysadmin to learn how Jefferson’s main infrastructure works and the steps it takes to become one were...
View ArticleJefferson holds boys’ soccer interest meeting
The Jefferson boys’ soccer interest meeting was held on Friday, Feb. 10 during B block and had a turnout of 40 interested players, both new and returning. “I feel like it [joining Jefferson soccer]...
View ArticleMagic: The Gathering club hosts first meeting
Magic: The Gathering (MTG) Club held its first meeting during eighth period B block on Wednesday, Feb. 12. This is the first official meeting of the club, since its members previously met during lunch...
View ArticleJefferson custodians receive Custodial Staff of the Year award
The Jefferson Custodial staff, consisting of 17 members, was selected for the 2019 Custodian Staff of the Year award. Out of a total of 24 high schools, the staff was awarded based on their high...
View ArticleFeeding off of the global film industry: Parasite
The Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. These are just a few of the many accolades the...
View Article2023 Class Council planning to host IBET wars
Two years ago, the then-freshman class council of 2021 hosted the first IBET wars in Jefferson’s history. This year, the 2023 freshman class council recently announced that they were planning to hold...
View ArticleCramming for chemistry
The room is silent, save for the soft sound of pencils scratching on paper. Students sit at their desks, separated by dividers, focusing intensely on the exam paper before them. The Jefferson Chemistry...
View ArticleJefferson journalism advisor awarded CSPA Advisor of the Year
On Saturday, Feb. 1, Jefferson’s Journalism and Photojournalism teacher Erinn Harris won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s (CSPA) 2020 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year...
View ArticleHackTJ 7.0 to be held outside Jefferson
HackTJ, Jefferson’s free student-run high school hackathon, has been relocated to the Cvent, Inc. office in Tysons Corner for its seventh year. This change was necessary because of the county-wide...
View ArticleBiotechnology Lab introduces CosmosID training
The Biotechnology Lab began optional lessons for students to learn and work with CosmosID, a new bioinformatics software. The software has been praised for its extremely accurate and precise processing...
View ArticleJazz Band and Swing Dance Team host Valentine’s dance
Members of Jefferson’s Jazz Band and Swing Dance Team hosted the second annual Swingin’ Valentine’s Dance, which was held on Feb. 14, 2020. Co-presidents of the Band Council Sophia Uy and Ryan Zhou...
View ArticleSeniors speak out
This is it. This is what they have all been waiting for. Eighteen long years of waiting to make a choice on something that really matters to them. At eighteen years old, they can cast a ballot, change...
View ArticleMinecraft 1.16, news from a hellish place
The Minecraft 1.16 update includes a rework of the nether, the hellish dimension. Along with many new blocks and some minor changes to other mobs, like enderman. The nether, a dimension that has not...
View ArticleFreshman boys basketball defeats Lee Lancers
Jefferson’s freshman basketball team won their final game against the Robert E. Lee Lancers at home on Friday, Feb. 14 by a score of 54-43. This was the third consecutive win for the freshmen team....
View ArticleJefferson Softball Team holds interest meeting
Jefferson’s softball team held their interest meeting for the spring season on Wednesday, Feb. 19 during B block, attracting a crowd of both new and experienced players; mostly freshmen. “I think you...
View ArticleA toy at TJ: A tale of triumph and trouble
Motors whirring, music playing, lights flickering, and a dragon head on a boat. This year, the Design and Technology team introduced a new project to freshmen: to build a toy for children. “[The...
View ArticleBirds and Wildlife club hosts first meeting
The Birds and Wildlife club hosted its first meeting on Wednesday, February 19. Run by co-presidents Anuj Khemka and Ananda Kalukin, the club hopes to bring knowledge about local wildlife to the...
View Article2020 Wiki Speed Run Challenge begins
The “2020 Wiki Speed Run Challenge” began on Wednesday, February 19th, with rounds set to take place during Lunch and JLC. The tournament is a bracket-style competition with 48 competitors, with...
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