Two girls were left on the stage at a Marriott in Anaheim, California, on Sunday, Dec. 1. Miss Iowa was called up as runner up, and Anjali Nair, a junior at Jefferson, was crowned the winner of the National American Miss pageant. Formerly state queen, now National American Miss Jr. Teen, Nair recalls...

Brushes furiously stroke the clean canvas, telling a story with each mark. This is nothing new for members of Jefferson’s National Art Honor Society (NAHS). This honor society is a nationwide club to extend the reach of art into the community. Although Jefferson is a STEM school, members believe it...

Room 219 has been a sanctuary filled with intimate performances of poems starting Wednesday, Nov. 20. For classes not participating in Poetry Out Loud, students can come and retell their favorite poems with their own flare. Poetry Out Loud is an annual competition in which students memorize a poem of...

During the last 8th period before Thanksgiving break, TJ Minds Matter hosted a special event labeled “Cozy Corner”. The purpose of this event was to give students and opportunity to relax and reflect on the people who make their life better. Students were able to pick out materials from a large...

Sweaty hands. Shaky legs. Swarms of butterflies. These are symptoms that senior Manu Onteeru must overcome every time he stands up to speak on stage.  “My main event since seventh grade has been Congressional Debate, which emulates the US Congress,” Onteeru said. “It’s a style of debate in...