• Close Menu
    • About
      • Awards
      • TJ Media Editorial Policy
      • TJHSST
    • Advertise in tjTODAY!
    • Contact Us
    • Cover Your Event
    • Current Print Issue
    • Erinn Harris — Adviser
    • Join Our Mailing List
    • pollsarchive
    • Slideshows
    • Staff
    • Submit a Letter
    • Submit Your Kudos
    • Submit Your Photos
    • TJTV Radio
    • Videos
    • Yearbook Senior Ads
    • Archives
    • Staff
The student news site of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
The student news site of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
The student news site of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

tjTODAY

Menu
  • About
    • Staff
    • TJ Media Editorial Policy
    • Awards
    • TJHSST
  • Get in Touch
    • Join Our Mailing List
    • Cover Your Event
    • Submit a Letter to the Editor
    • Submit Your Kudos
    • Submit Your Photos
  • Advertising
    • Advertise in tjTODAY!
    • Yearbook Senior Ads
  • More »
    RSS Feed
    YouTube
    Instagram
    Twitter
    Facebook
    The student news site of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

    tjTODAY

    • News
    • Features
    • Sports
      • Fall
        • Cheerleading
        • Cross Country
        • Dance
        • Field Hockey
        • Football
        • Golf
        • Marching Band
        • Volleyball
      • Winter
        • Basketball
        • Dance
        • Gymnastics
        • Indoor Track
        • Swim & Dive
        • Wrestling
      • Spring
        • Baseball
        • Crew
        • Lacrosse
        • Soccer
        • Softball
        • Tennis
        • Track and Field
    • Entertainment
    • Opinion
    • Print Edition
      • Current Issue
      • Past Issues
    • Special Features
      • Diversity
      • Mental Health
    • More
      • TJTV
      • Slideshows
      • Infographics
      • Blogs
        • Top 9 of 2019
        • Top 8 of 2018
        • Top 7 of 2017
        • Top 16 of 2016
        • Election 2016
        • Top 15 of 2015
        • The Beat Blog
        • Summer Blogs
    • More »
      • Fall
      • Football
      • New on tjTODAY
      • News
      • Showcase
      • Social Media
      • Sports

      #TJHSSTBySnoop: Get the Snoop on TJ’s latest hashtag

      Sabria Kazmi, Staff writer
      December 1, 2015

      Jump to Comments
      Share on Facebook
      Share on Twitter
      Share via Email
      Print

      • Eastbay
      • football
      Leave a Comment

      Information about our comments policy can be found here: https://www.tjtoday.org/about/editorial-policy/

      If you want a picture to show with your comment, go get a gravatar.




      CAPTCHA
      Refresh

      *

      Instagram

      tjhsst_media
      Hey guys! As we begin to to move into Thanksgiving Hey guys! As we begin to to move into Thanksgiving break, tjTODAY wanted to share some featured stories about current TJ events from the last two weeks - check them out using the link to our Weekly Article Feature in our bio. 1) Lessons I’m learning from a life-long journey - Senior Eden Ethington shares her struggle with mental health and how she joined TJ Minds Matter in order to improve the culture surrounding mental health at TJ. "The second message is one I’m trying to teach by example: being vulnerable about your struggles is not just acceptable, it is essential to eradicating stigma and supporting each other." 2) Cheer team faces additional regulations for 2020-21 season - tjTODAY looked into how current restrictions due to the pandemic has affected our fall cheer team. 3) The Flip Side: How teachers are adjusting to virtual learning 4) “The Queen’s Gambit” (2020): Finally, someone made a show about an interesting sport. - Max Vetter reviews The Queen's Gambit, which recently dropped on Netflix. 5) Poetry out loud heard from a distance - tjTODAY covered the recent changes to our school annual Poetry Out Loud competition in an online format 6) IBET Bonding: Friday Fundays - The Fisher/Klein IBET have begun Friday Fundays: time during lunch and in between classes for teachers, students, and counselors to get to know one another through games such as Among Us. 7) VHSL Adjusts to Social Distancing Guidelines - As guidelines for the pandemic change, so have sports at TJ. As always, read more at tjtoday.org
      This Thursday November 19th, TJ Broadcast covered This Thursday November 19th, TJ Broadcast covered Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), a new initiative by FCPS for the virtual school year, and student reactions - some finding it useful and others not so much. "I think that they're teaching important concepts, and during online learning, especially when we don't really have that much social contact, it's important to have these concepts and remember them,” freshman Neha Asuri said. Watch the full feature using the link to TJ Broadcast’s YouTube in our bio!
      The pandemic has changed Jefferson sports from the The pandemic has changed Jefferson sports from the masks and social distancing to limited capacity practices. Despite the COVID restrictions, coaches and athletes have persevered to ensure the sports programs continue this fall. “It is nice to practice with the team rather than being at home and working out alone,” sophomore Sumanth Kalluru said, who is participating in Jefferson football for the second year. “It’s a way I can get one step closer to normalcy.” Here are some highlights from Jefferson sports practices this fall.
      This Tuesday, TJ Broadcast looked into how TJ Thea This Tuesday, TJ Broadcast looked into how TJ Theatre Arts is adapting their program to a virtual environment. Constrained by challenges with costuming and props, TJTA created a set of podcasts in the place of their normal fall play. "Podcasts have been so much better than I ever thought they would be - we've been able to still do very creative things, we've been able to work together, and it's really awesome seeing how each episode comes together," senior and head writer Emma Barnes said. Watch the full feature using the link to TJ Broadcast's Youtube in our bio. Check out the TJTA podcasts here: https://tjtheaterarts.com/
      Load More... Follow on Instagram
      Navigate Left
      • Jefferson Field Hockey players practice drills in COVID-adapted green day practices. The one-on-one passing drill is meant to improve skill while staying safe. “The passing drills are used to have smooth hand eye-coordination on the field, however the highlight of practice are the shooting drills,” said freshman Tessa Joseph.

        Field Hockey

        Field hockey players adapt to COVID-19 conditions

      • Performing straddle jumps at Cheer Extreme Fairfax, seniors Matthew Hwang and Jenalyn Dizon attend one of their weekly tumbling practices (9/14/2020). To maintain safety protocols while developing cheer skills, these practices hold only about five students, all of whom must wear masks.

        Cheerleading

        Cheer team faces additional regulations for 2020-21 season

      • In the midst of a passing drill, seniors Zoe Winston and Anais Beauvais practice lacrosse on the TJ field. Many aspects of usual lacrosse practices have been modified or cut to conform to safety guidelines. “Obviously, we can’t do contact drills anymore,” Granum said. “We can’t be near each other and we wear masks all the time.”

        Fall

        Girls Lacrosse team starts conditioning under Phase 3 restrictions

      • Members of the Jefferson cross country team run on campus during an afternoon October meet. Phase 3 practices kept members in shape during the pandemic. “It’s good motivation to be running two times a week since it’s really hard to find time to do workouts,” Junior Erin Tran said.

        Cross Country

        Jefferson Cross Country students attend limited practices

      • Weaving his way around obstacles, junior Hilal Hussain participates in a running back drill. Players are now allowed to use footballs, but they must be disinfected regularly. “It [felt] like a normal practice, which was a nice refresher from all the quarantine,” Hussain said.

        Fall

        Football trains for February season

      • Placing their arms around each other, the cross-country team poses for a picture after the Regionals competition “At regionals, [the boy’s team] got 3rd place and qualified for the state meet. The girls team also got 3rd and qualified, and we are all really happy about it.” cross-country captain Tucker Stanley said.

        Cross Country

        Cross country team qualifies for states

      • The Varsity Boy’s Cross-Country team poses for a photo. They placed first in districts against six other teams on Oct. 24. “Because we did well at the meet we are moving on to the regional meet, and if we do well there, we will move to the state meet,” Cross-Country captain Tucker Stanley said.

        Cross Country

        Boy’s Varsity Cross-Country team places first in districts

      • Stiff arming a defender, running back Niko Economos (5) charges towards the end-zone

        Fall

        News Brief: Varsity football triumphs in final game of season

      • Sophomore Ashley Chen runs on the track at the JV district meet. There were three teams present at the meet. "I get to meet new people, and we have spirit days. It

        Cross Country

        Girl’s JV Cross-Country team places second in districts

      • Before the match, the Varsity and JV volleyball teams line up to thank the seniors players for their commitment and dedication throughout the season. Overall playing volleyball has been a very uplifting experience and I would definitely do it all over again,” senior captain Andra Velea said. Velea has played volleyball for Jefferson for all four years of highschool.

        Sports

        Varsity volleyball defeats Justice Wolves on senior night

      Navigate Right

      tjTODAY

      RSS Feed
      YouTube
      Instagram
      Twitter
      Facebook

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

      • About

      © 2020 • Privacy Policy • Advertise • FLEX WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in

      Activate Search
      Jump to Comments
      Share on Facebook
      Share on Twitter
      Share via Email
      Print
      Scroll to Top
      The student news site of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
      #TJHSSTBySnoop: Get the Snoop on TJ’s latest hashtag
        • About
          • Awards
          • TJ Media Editorial Policy
          • TJHSST
        • Advertise in tjTODAY!
        • Contact Us
        • Cover Your Event
        • Current Print Issue
        • Erinn Harris — Adviser
        • Join Our Mailing List
        • pollsarchive
        • Slideshows
        • Staff
        • Submit a Letter
        • Submit Your Kudos
        • Submit Your Photos
        • TJTV Radio
        • Videos
        • Yearbook Senior Ads
        • Archives
        • Staff