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Phishing scams target Jefferson students
In the last week, Jefferson students have reported being sent suspicious Facebook links that look like YouTube thumbnails, with the text-only message “Sankapp: Is it you in the video?” Students...
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Music matters
From the jazz and funk inspired Afrobeats of Nigeria to the roots of classical music that are engraved in Germany, Music Matters aims to dissect the rich musical history of countries all over the...
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The image of Twitch’s popular emote “Pogchamp” will be replaced
The emote and meme “Pogchamp” has been popular on twitch ever since its first appearance in 2017, and it was submitted to be an official Twitch emote then. Now, with the introduction of the new...
View ArticleJefferson Gymnastics team celebrates senior night at their last home meet of...
On Friday, Jan. 15, the Jefferson Girls Gymnastics team had their 3rd meet of the season, competing against Yorktown, Langley, and Thomas Edison High School. Although they no longer partake in awards...
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Teachers beyond the classroom: SGA hosts Teacher Trivia
On Thursday, January 14th, students learned fun facts about Geosystems teacher Katherine Phillips as well as math teachers Marianne Razzino, Karilee Schmitt, and Corey Lightner at the Student...
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2020: Notable movies you should see
Let me preface this by saying that I’m not writing a top ten, twenty, or whatever of 2020. I didn’t watch nearly enough movies from 2020 to make a halfway comprehensive list of what the best movies...
View ArticleSGA holds Virtual Karaoke Night
The Jefferson Student Government Association (SGA) held a virtual karaoke night on Friday, Jan. 22. Students and teachers were invited to either participate in or watch the performances. Freshman...
View ArticleJapanese Culture Club hosts Taiko video project
The Japanese Culture Club (JCC) is hosting the Taiko video project to cultivate and teach an important performing art in Japanese culture. The Taiko video is a Japanese dance video to a background song...
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COVID Conspiracies
If there is one thing that drastically shifted the ever-broadening, ever-changing landscape of social media, it was the COVID-19 pandemic. From the increased reliance on social media for communication...
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“Be Prepared”: the Scout’s motto
When COVID-19 struck the country, the BSA (Boy Scouts of America) was forced to move onto an online platform, crippling its program. The BSA’s Scouting program is a century old leadership and service...
View ArticleNot American Enough?
Korean-American director Lee Isaac Chung’s 2020 film “Minari” is just about as American as it gets. It’s a film starring an American actor (Steven Yeun), set in America (Arkansas), about a Korean...
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Jefferson Poets hold Slam Poetry Event
The nation was recently captivated by Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poetry performance, and one could argue that her body language and recitation was almost as, if not more powerful than, the words...
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Top 10 of 2020: Tech Discoveries
2020 has been a hectic year, but with the chaos came a lot of advancements necessary for the betterment of humanity. From medical discoveries to artificial intelligence, the improvements made to...
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“Euphoria” Season 1 (2019): Intimacy and artifice in one fantastic package
One of the most common trappings of contemporary teenage dramas of any sort is that the people behind it strive for a sort of realism that they, with their many years and complete lack of awareness of...
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The Power of Reddit
What happens when an online mob decides to take the matter of stocks into its own hands? The answer is absolute insanity. The collective force of millions of Internet users is something that cannot be...
View ArticleJefferson Girls Varsity Basketball wins against Lewis Lancers
Jefferson’s Girls Varsity Basketball team won a home game against the John R. Lewis Lancers on Friday, Jan. 29 by a score of 53-45. It was their second-to-last game of the season. “The game was really...
View ArticleJefferson’s science fair goes virtual
Jefferson held their annual science fair virtually using Blackboard Collaborate on Saturday, Jan. 30. In order to adapt to the virtual setting, many aspects of the science fair changed. “We had the...
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Va. Gov. Ralph Northam announces plan to extend school to the summer
On Thursday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam stated in an interview with the Washington Post that he wants classrooms open during the summer. This seems to have been a follow up to his statements in...
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Jefferson football practices kick off
The Jefferson Football Team started officially practicing last week, although due to the ongoing pandemic, there are multiple COVID-19 regulations in place. To start off practice, the team goes inside...
View ArticleBlackpink in your virtual area
With over-the-top costumes, exciting choreography, and extravagant stages, Blackpink’s first ever livestream concert was a huge success. The event, titled “The Show,” took place on Jan. 31 and was...
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