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The student news site of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

tjTODAY
The student news site of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

tjTODAY
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Responding to the fire alarm, firefighters arrived at Jefferson early Tuesday morning to inspect a mechanical issue that arose. The issue was minor and school resumed as usual after students waited outside for around 20 minutes. “It was our very first class of the year other than the syllabus. And it was quite surprising,” math teacher Miranda Callahan said.
First fire alarm evacuation comes earlier than expected
Audrey Li, Staff Writer • August 22, 2024

On Tuesday, Aug. 20, students were startled during first period on the second day of school when the fire alarm went off unexpectedly at around 9:10 a.m....

Reaching for a package of ramen, freshman Dhanvin Ganeshkumar focuses on cooking it and making it ready to eat. The ramen had to be prepared with warm water and spice packets in order to enrich the taste of the ramen. “The celebration was a blast spending quality time with friends and having great food,” Ganeshkumar said.
Public Forum debate celebrates year with ramen party
June 18, 2024
Charlisa Becklund, a substance abuse prevention specialist at Annandale High School, presents common opioids. Becklund’s presentation took place on May 31, and was part of REVIVE, a pilot Narcan administration training for high school students. “The training was very successful,” assistant principal Chrystal Benson said.
REVIVE! teaches students opioid overdose response
June 14, 2024
Lining up, students receive their yearbooks at Turing Commons. Yearbook purchases came with a complimentary addition of the Teknos and Threshold journals. “I worked on the yearbook team as an editor,” sophomore Kimberly Cruz-Cruz said. “It felt surreal handing out our year’s worth of work.”
News Brief: Yearbooks are out
June 12, 2024
Features
Senior Tommy Chen leads a dragon dance performance in Nobel Commons. The large entry space supported the Lunar New Year Celebration held by the PTSA Diversity Committee on February 2. “As far as the building supports school events, people attending these school events learn about new cultures,” sophomore Austen Ji said.
Here, there, everywhere
Stephen Lin, Staff Writer • June 29, 2024

The Dome. The auditorium. The planetarium. There are many places in the Jefferson building that support the school’s learning and functioning. Commons...

Uploading the software onto the mobile device, Mobile and Web Applications senior research lab director Dan Tra watches senior Akshitha Kumar’s final project come to life after working hard to help her overcome senioritis. “Mr. Tra added this new thing where he puts in zeroes just to get us going and then we do end up submitting,” Kumar said.
Teachers vs. senioritis
June 25, 2024
Varun Iyengar from the Class of 2017 painted a window into a marine ecosystem to add more creativity and liveliness into Jefferson’s atmosphere. “Art helped me imagine alternative futures, escape into my head and spend time in nicer places. I was hoping to give people something nice to look at, maybe make their days a little better,” Iyengar said.
Peering into portals
June 21, 2024
Sophomores Bailey Piper, Suruchi Singh, Hamsika Irukuvajjala and Ananya Bhatt pose to take a picture near a garden outside of the National Museum of African Art. On May 20, sophomores went to Washington D.C to explore museums related to their Honors World History 2 class. “I enjoyed going to the National Museum of African Art and looking at all the unique pieces of art that showed African American history and culture,” Irukuvajjala said.
D.C. differences
June 19, 2024
Entertainment
The "Love Island" season six contestants reunite for the reunion and discuss their experience at the villa.
‘Love Island USA’ (2024) season six is the best season
Mariam Beddawi, Staff Writer • September 11, 2024

Placing first among other reality series, “Love Island USA,” season six is now the top-streamed show in the U.S as of July according to USA network.  Participants...

Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega come face to face at Carpenter’s ex-boyfriend’s funeral in Carpenter’s music video “Taste.”
Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Taste’ is a vibrant depiction of dark humor
September 8, 2024
Once just a combination of a low-resolution font set on top of a dull green, Charli XCX’s “brat” design is now a memorable representation of the “brat summer” sensation. This photo was created using Brat Generator (https://www.bratgenerator.com/).
Charli XCX’s ‘brat’ is more than just an album—it’s a cultural revolution
August 30, 2024
Baek Hyun Woo and Hong Hae In pose for a wedding photo.
'Queen of Tears' tells the story of a broken marriage
July 3, 2024
Opinion
It can be nerve-racking to walk into school on the first day, knowing absolutely nothing about your teachers. While it may be beneficial to talk about who your teachers are to your friends, it is harmful to student-teacher relationships if you only talk about bad incidents that you had with them.
Sharing negative opinions about teachers does more harm than good
Karen Lee, Staff Writer • September 6, 2024
Next time you're feeling stressed, take a break and go to a thrift store, like this Goodwill, to destress and relax.
One man's trash is another man's treasure
July 1, 2024
High-pressure testing tends to cause more stress in students rather than actually measure where they are in terms of knowledge on the subject.
High-pressure testing cultivates stress
June 27, 2024
For many students, good sleep is hard to come by, and school start times, as well as the length of school days may have something to do with that.
A shorter school day
June 16, 2024
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Sports
Working her way around multiple defenders, junior Anna Chau keeps the ball away from the opposing team while making her way to the goal. The players train weekly, even when they have two or more games a week. “During the regular season and even the preseason, we are working as hard as we can so that we can tone it down during the practices when all the games are like every other day,” Chau said.
Girls varsity soccer kicks their way into state tournament
Audrey Li, Staff Writer • June 15, 2024
Jefferson wins the Team Districts Title. One of the players, freshman Arnav Talreja, played #1 singles during Team Districts and eventually went on to win the title with Jefferson's team. “It really shows that when we win something, the whole team wins, not just one of us,” Talreja said.
Freshman Arnav Talreja secures Regional Singles tennis title
June 11, 2024
After playing, Jefferson girls junior varsity soccer team giving high fives to Justice junior varsity girls after a game. “I’m so glad I got to have this experience and play with my friends,” Berhe said.
Junior Varsity girls soccer makes a comeback
June 10, 2024
Taking a goal-kick, Jack Gao boots the ball upfield. Jefferson faced off against South Lakes in their final game of the season on May 9. “We played well but couldn’t pull out a result,” Gao said.
Junior Varsity boys soccer loses to South Lakes in final game of season
May 27, 2024
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