Shawn Frank and Volita Russell are among the few African American faculty members at TJ. In celebration of Black History Month, the two assistant principals were asked questions regarding their background and past careers in education, but more importantly, how they have strengthened cultural awareness...

Over 700 performers. 21 acts from different clubs and organizations. One show. iNite brings people together and some even consider it the largest event at Jefferson all year. Even so, many struggle to get tickets to iNite. Every year, iNite is held at the George Mason Center for the Arts, in the 2000-seat...

Dua Lipa has slowly been pushing out music for her new album, Future Nostalgia, which is projected to be released on April 3rd, 2020. Despite the fact that I was a big fan of some of Lipa’s old music, namely New Rules and Scared to Be Lonely, her newest releases failed to meet my expectations. The...

College application season has just ended for the seniors, but it has just begun for the freshman. The stress of going to college has trickled all the way down to our newest students, from the very second that they stepped through Jefferson’s doors.  It is very common for freshmen to feel that...

Juniors Pratika Katiyar and Sean Nguyen and Senior Sid Ram visited the Virginia House of Delegates in support of House Bill 36 on Wednesday, Jan. 29. HB36 was introduced on Nov. 19, 2019 and patroned by Delegate Chris Hurst from Montgomery, VA. Thirty-two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided...