Newsies movie review
As a period piece, most movies drive themselves to portray their respective scenes with astounding accuracy. In Kenny Ortega’s Newsies, even if the 1890s in urban New York were not nearly as musical as...
View ArticleChess Team wins the Virginia Scholastic Chess Championship
The Virginia Scholastic Chess Championship was held at Jefferson on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8. The Jefferson Chess Team won first place, and Jefferson students individually placed 4 out of...
View ArticleGraphic novels: effective tools in class environments
Graphic novels have become increasingly integrated into school curricula–at Jefferson, some freshmen were assigned “American Born Chinese” by Gene Yang to learn different features of comic strips:...
View ArticleTJ Crew: Why Is It so Popular?
Effective yesterday, all spring sports practices and games were canceled until April 12th. This change affects many TJ athletes, and more notably members of TJ crew. With over a hundred members, we...
View ArticleBTS explores their emotions in “Map of the Soul: 7”
Always managing to go beyond superficial topics, their music serves as a way for their fans to express themselves. This sensation known as BTS has finally released their latest album. The album was...
View ArticleAssistant Principals hold AP Town Hall
The four assistant principals for each class held an AP Town Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 26 during lunch in the lecture hall. AP Town Hall first began towards the end of the last school year (2018-2019)...
View ArticleKeeping clean during the coronavirus outbreak
100,000 people infected. Over 4,000 dead. Over 100 countries and territories directly affected. Thousands of communities in lockdown, desolate and barren. This is the reality of the Coronavirus...
View ArticleCollegeBoard cancels next SAT administration
As of March 16, 2020, CollegeBoard has cancelled the May 2 SAT administration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The March 14 makeup administration, set for March 28, 2020 has also been cancelled....
View ArticleThe Newsies Broadway Musical Movie: A movie review
Twenty years after the original movie, Disney’s Newsies made a comeback on an entirely different stage: Broadway. In 2012, a Newsies musical based on the movie debuted on Broadway. 5 years later, the...
View ArticleNetflix K-Dramas to check out over coronabreak
With COVID-19 raging through the world and emerging in the United States, Fairfax County Public Schools are closed until April 10 and there is no certainty as to what will happen after. With such an...
View ArticleCoronavirus cancellation: better safe than sorry
Anxiously, we anticipated Dr. Bonitatibus’ announcement on Thursday. Disappointed, we learned that school would remain open the following day. Hopeful, we reloaded Twitter for an update again and again...
View ArticleSpring sports face a lack of clarity over suspended season
Due to concern over COVID-19, Fairfax County Public Schools has suspended all spring sports activities until April 12. Now, with the corresponding closure of schools in FCPS and neighboring counties,...
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Top ten activities to do during Corona-cation
Due to COVID-19, FCPS has closed till April 10, 2020. In accordance with social distancing guidelines, here are the top ten things to do indoors. 10. Play board games with the family Roll the dice and...
View ArticleCollege Board changes AP testing
As of March 20, AP Exams for the 2019-20 testing season will not be administered face-to-face in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Instead, students can take a 45-minute online exam at home with the...
View ArticleTen websites to visit over corona-cation
We all have 550 hours to spend before school starts back up again. And, to be honest, we all know we are going to spend around 500 of those hours staring at screens. While we’re at it, we might as well...
View ArticleDr. Brabrand hosts live COVID-19 Q&A
Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) addressed questions from FCPS staff, students, and parents about the COVID-19 closure on March 20, 2020 through Facebook live....
View ArticleHow You Can Keep Fit During Corona Break
If you go to TJ and don’t do a sport, you might not be getting the right amount of exercise each day. This problem may be especially exacerbated during the corona break. “TJ kids are a like-minded...
View ArticleStargirl: Just short of five stars
Stargirl. Disney+ released this indie film on May 11, 2020, and it was the perfect thing to brighten up this unexpected break. The movie is set in the small town of Mica, Arizona, a town where,...
View ArticleContinuing COVID-19 updates
Updated March 23 at 2:05 p.m. Gov. Ralph Northam has closed all Virginia schools for the rest of the academic year. Updated March 16 at 5:45 p.m. The College Board has canceled the May 2 administration...
View ArticleA collection of thoughts from a (former) high school senior
Author’s note: Even hours after the announcement was made, I was unable to fall sleep. So with a hot cup of tea by my side, I started to write not knowing where the words would take me. The final...
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