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Racing to stay ahead
Freshman year. As she walks through the Jefferson dome for the first time, Rhea Vidyababu’s eyes are wide open at the prospects of intellectual collaboration that surely lie ahead. It’s not until her...
View ArticleMarching through the pandemic
As the seasons begin to change and the school year sets in, Jefferson students have much to look forward to. One group in particular, however, has been working towards this part of the year all summer....
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FCPS School Board passes holistic review system for Jefferson admissions
The FCPS School Board voted on Dec. 17 to pass Action Item 4.02, Motion 2, regarding TJHSST Admissions changes. The motion dictates that the top 1.5% of eligible 8th-graders from each public middle...
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Fostering fairness and forwarding the facts
COVID cases, post-election politics, social justice, and so many other current events have consumed mass media this year. With the constant uncertainty of 2020, media standards have never been more...
View ArticleJefferson students paint mural for Lecture Hall
Jefferson students are contributing their art skills to the Jefferson community and are painting a four panel mural in the back of the lecture hall starting this winter break. The idea of the mural was...
View ArticleJefferson Latin Students celebrate Saturnalia
Jefferson Latin students kicked off celebrations for the Roman holiday Saturnalia on Monday, Dec. 14. Saturnalia is a Christmas-like holiday celebrated by the Romans with parties and festivals which...
View ArticleEvermore stories to tell
The year hasn’t been normal, and neither has Taylor Swift’s music release schedule. From her surprise album “Folklore,” which dropped in July of this year, fans theorized of another single. Then came...
View ArticleSpeaking through the screen
A student sits huddled around their computer, watching and listening intently as they jot words down on a worn notepad. Sheets of legal paper litter the room, smudged with ink and almost illegible...
View ArticleSwinging into Break
COVID-19 has shut down schools, workplaces, sports, and many other things we all used to partake in daily. As it has affected us all in one way or another, winter breaks are going to look very...
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FCPS announces new snow day guidelines
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) announced on Dec. 14 that snow days will occur if certain criteria are met. FCPS plans to practice three responses to snow: students will either have no online or...
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Screens between teens
A hint of peppermint fragrance fills the air, and holiday spirit is buzzing all around. Everyone’s bustling about, getting their plans and gifts in order. Students often meet up with friends and family...
View ArticleQuantum computing club hosts first meeting
The Quantum Computing Club– a new math and computer-related club– hosted its first meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Founded by juniors Mikhail Mints, Eleanor Kim, and Cristian Clewis, the club aims to...
View ArticleClass of 2024 Discord server hosts virtual Christmas concert
On Dec. 20, the “TJ’s Class of 2024” Discord server hosted “A Sri Vellakkat Christmas,” a virtual holiday concert featuring freshman Sri Vellakkat. Other freshmen, including pianist Erin Chen and...
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Merry college apps!
A common stereotype that riddles movies and tv shows centered around high school is that senior year of high school is nothing but joyous and carefree. This is anything but the truth, as the last year...
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What’s your Spotify Wrapped?
In 2015, Spotify came out with a brilliant end-of-year marketing campaign: Year in Music. We’ve since been blessed annually on Dec. 1 by what was officially rebranded in 2017 as Spotify Wrapped, where...
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“Soul” (2020): Whatever happened to originality?
“And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of that colossal Wreck, boundless and...
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HackTJ 7.5 Occurs Virtually
Jefferson’s resident hackathon, HackTJ, occured on December 12. Usually, HackTJ involves getting together with friends at school and working together for twenty four hours to make a computer science...
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Paul McCartney’s perfect winter album
The Beatles are one of—if not the most—influential rock bands of all time. Fifty years after their disbandment, Paul McCartney, who was a vocalist and the bassist in the band, still creates music. He...
View ArticleJefferson Swim and Dive starts season undefeated
After a narrow win of 165-150 against West Potomac High School on Jan. 8, the Jefferson Girls Swim and Dive Team also defeated John R. Lewis High School with a score of 226-57 on Jan. 9. The Boys Swim...
View ArticlePowering through Academic Decathlon
Social Science. Literature. Music. Economics. These are just a few of the subjects on the seven tests for the United States Academic Decathlon (USAD). Junior Tegan Powers was inspired to found the...
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