The Virginia High School League (VHSL) recently established a pilot program for esports, running for two seasons during the year. The three games being offered are “League of Legends,” “Rocket League,” and “SMITE.” Students will have to pay $64 per game title, per season to participate.  Esports...

Hitting its eleventh anniversary, tjSTAR opened up a new decade of its existence with a new look. In response to falling student attendance, tjSTAR experienced a complete overhaul. Rather than allow complete student choice throughout the day, students went to humanities classes as usual and it was up...

Since its rebranding to a magnet school in 1985, Jefferson has built and maintained a reputation for stellar, yet grueling STEM-focused academics. Sometimes students find that they must drop non-STEM passions or adjust their schedule to keep up with graduation requirements, such as computer science and...

Loudoun’s yearly wrangle over whether to send its students to Jefferson has ended once again. The School Board voted 6-3 in favor of continuing to send kids to Jefferson, but the decision now comes with a twist. Loudoun County will no longer provide transportation for any of its students going to Jefferson,...