New class councils make plans for the year ahead
With online school expected to continue into the foreseeable future, the newly elected class councils must resume their regular duties while adjusting to these new circumstances. Class council officers...
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Minecraft 1.17: Changes from high and low
The Minecraft 1.17 update contains a rather big change to the overworld, the place where the players spend most of their time. Specifically, terrain generation has undergone a significant change in...
View ArticleLet’s get down to business
Scrolling through the website, a variety of beaded and braided bracelets are available for purchase. Customers are able to customize their accessories and complete their orders all on the website in a...
View ArticleJefferson welcomes new Assistant Principal, Ms. Laura Fitzgerald
The Jefferson family has a new member: Ms. Laura Fitzgerald, the new Assistant Principal. Fitzgerald is now administrator for the Class of 2023, Health and Physical Education, Visual and Performing...
View ArticleAdministration announces return-to-school second semester
Jefferson’s administration announced plans to return students to in-person school for second semester after Jan. 26, 2021. Students will have their initial selections from July honored. If they wish to...
View ArticleTerrifying tunes for Halloween
Get your spook on! Even with the pandemic, Halloween isn’t going anywhere. Although we can’t celebrate the holiday like we normally do, setting a spooky mood at home with Halloween music is still an...
View ArticleKeeping up the Halloween spirit
As fall and winter come around, Halloween is one of the first holidays to be celebrated under COVID-19 guidelines. Traditional methods of celebration have been largely upheaved and replaced with many...
View ArticleEnd of first quarter extended to Nov. 2
Fairfax County School Board announced on Oct. 28 that the end of the first quarter would be extended to Monday, Nov. 2, giving students until 5:00 pm to submit late work and assignments for the...
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Student organizations collaborate for BigHeArt Drive
Jefferson’s Women in Leadership and Development (WILD) club and National Art Honor Society (NAHS) partnered together to launch the BigHeArt Drive on Saturday, Oct. 24, selling prints of student art...
View ArticleJefferson Cross Country students attend limited practices
The recently initiated Phase 3 practices provide an opportunity for returning and new cross country members to exercise during the ongoing pandemic. By following the county’s guidelines, they maintain...
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The Halloween Vampire Triple Feature!
“Twilight” this, “Twilight” that. Yes, I know about “Twilight”. I do not care about “Twilight”. That series of books and movies has single handedly tarnished the name of the vampire romance genre, one...
View Article“The Mandalorian”(2020) is back and cooler than ever
Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 1 of “The Mandalorian” (2020). After a 10 month wait, season 2 of “The Mandalorian” released last Friday to much acclaim. The series is...
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All Saints’ Day, the predecessor to Halloween
All Saints’ Day, also known as All Hallows’ Eve, Hallowmas, and the Feast of All Saints, is a Christian holiday that was created to honor the souls of the dead, or in some countries, to specifically...
View ArticleHackTJ 7.5 to be held online
HackTJ, Jefferson’s own Hackathon, announced the opening of HackTJ 7.5, an online version of its normal event, on Friday, Oct. 30. Although the event had been announced in mid-July, registration for...
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Increasing SELf Awareness
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is defined as “how children and adults learn to understand and manage emotions, set goals, show empathy for others, establish positive relationships, and make...
View ArticleSGA to start monthly newsletters for students
Jefferson’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced on Oct. 31 that they will be sending monthly newsletters to students via email. These newsletters will contain information about relevant,...
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Two words better taken out
13 stripes, 50 stars, one nation–“under God”. The Pledge of Allegiance first appeared in a magazine in 1892 in honor of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. The Pledge was officially...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo club encourages students to write
Mrs. Henry and Ms. Ketchem hold National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) club meetings every 8th period and on Red day lunches throughout the month of November. NaNoWriMo is a nonprofit organization...
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