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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
Taking the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) screener, a student selects an answer to the question “During the past week, how often did you feel worried?” during advisory. “We still need to be mindful of student wellness,” Bonitatibus said. “The teenage years are a time that are fraught with self doubt and challenges. That always needs to be at the forefront, but in a post-pandemic world we know that the repercussions may be felt for several years to come. We cant forget to keep a focus on wellness.”

SEL results indicate more anxiety but greater community

Grace Sharma, Copy Editor
March 11, 2023
A screenshot of the opening page of tutor.com through Schoology, a completely free of cost program available for all students in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). “You can either connect with a tutor on demand right now and there will be a tutor that will come on within 60 seconds for you,” Jefferson principal Ann Bonitatibus said. “if you have a big math test this week, and youre going to be studying on Wednesday night, you could go ahead and schedule 8 p.m. Wednesday night to have a tutor and they can help you study.”

Free tutoring available for all FCPS students

Grace Sharma, Copy Editor
February 12, 2023
Freshmen Anna Park and Xavier Reyes work together to program an arduino component in Design and Technology. The Naviance class rank hack threatens to disrupt part of the collaborative nature of the school. “There is a reason why FCPS [Fairfax County Public Schools] schools stopped using class rank previously,” assistant principal Cynthia Hawkins said. “Theres a danger in comparison and a danger in ranking.”

Just another number

Ayesha Khan, Grace Sharma, and Lucas Ribeiro
November 28, 2022
From Nov. 2 through Nov. 5, nine Jefferson staff members attended NCSSS and visited STEM high schools in Georgia. “About nine of us got to go: Dr. Scott, Dr. Kapoor, Mr. Arthur, Ms. Lippman, myself, Ms. Russell, Ms. Applin, Mrs. Seavey, and Mr. Bass. Then they presented,” Jefferson principle Dr. Ann Bonitatibus said. “One of the big takeaways that I had from the conference this year was something that one of the principals of a brand new STEM school in Atlanta coined: STEMpathy.”

Jefferson staff attends conference with top STEM schools

Grace Sharma, Copy Editor
November 21, 2022
Jefferson cheer performs at the senior night football game on Oct. 21. “Senior night was our last cheer performance at a football game,” Challa said. “It was super fun and we all had a great time.”

News Brief: Jefferson cheer concludes season with regionals

Grace Sharma, Copy Editor
October 30, 2022
At the start of this school year, principal Dr. Ann Bonitatibus collected containers filled with slips of paper. Staff members wrote their beliefs and hopes relating to innovation at Jefferson. “Everybody [is] coming out of COVID with some energy again, and we want to start getting our neurons firing about whats new, whats exciting,” Dr. Bonitatibus said. “To me, innovation is next. Every week Im planting seeds with their own ideas, not mine.”

Lightning in a bottle

Grace Sharma, Copy Editor
October 26, 2022
Too much emphasis is placed on test grades in math classes at Jefferson. One 90 minute test has the impact to make or break a student’s math grade that semester, which is too much pressure to place on one exam.

Testing: the math isn’t mathing

Grace Sharma, Copy Editor
October 25, 2022
Taylor Swifts tenth studio album, Midnights, was released on Oct. 21, breaking numerous records in less than 24 hours.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ is dark pop perfection

Grace Sharma, Copy Editor
October 23, 2022
Robby Keene (Tanner Buchanan) and Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña) speak to Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) together a few episodes after forming a new friendship. The two have a long history of rivalries due to Robby being Johnny’s son and Miguel seeing him as a father figure.

Kicking off new beginnings: ‘Cobra Kai’ season five

Grace Sharma, Staff Writer
October 5, 2022

Students across Virginia protest transgender model policies

Grace Sharma, Staff Writer
September 28, 2022
Kai Bilal performs during the sophomores MEX dance despite struggles with boys building interest and participation. The initial demo seemed kind of hard, sophomore Zeerak Yusufi said. It was fast paced and the [guys] just lost interest. There were no friend groups, either—it was just random people who decided to come to MEX, so there was no hype. We [didnt] generate enough interest.

MEX spirit in shambles

Grace Sharma, Staff Writer
September 23, 2022
Senior Caroline Xu excitedly pets Mo, a therapy dog, during A block on Friday, Sept. 16. The therapy dogs were provided by PAL and can help students manage stress and anxiety. “They are very calming, even if it’s just for a few minutes,” Mo’s owner, Ruth Badner, said.

Therapy dog visits during lunch and 8th period

Grace Sharma, Staff Writer
September 17, 2022
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