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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
Juniors George Evanisko, Santiago Criado and Larry Schrag and sophomore Deen Nori set up the rocket before the launch. “A big misconception about this program is that most of the effort is in building the rocket or the payload. I would argue that most of the work, literally hundreds of hours, was spent designing and planning prior to building anything,” Criado said.

NASA Student Launch Initiative Team launches rocket in Alabama

Karen Lee, Staff Writer
May 12, 2023
Students gather in Newton commons to watch the ongoing match between seniors Utkarsh Goyal and Manav Barath in the morning before 5th period starts. Ever since winter break, Goyal has been bringing in ping pong paddles and a net, starting a routine activity between him and his friends. “I was looking for a spot to play, realized some set of tables was perfect, and pretty much started from there,” Goyal said.

Students battle ping pong in the commons

Ananya Bhatt, Staff Writer
March 20, 2023
During 8th period, Machine Learning Club captain and senior Sauman Das lectures on generative adversarial networks, a model used in machine learning. “We’re trying to teach more application based machine learning and how to get started with research,” Das said. “We’re also making sure were talking about current advances in machine learning, like AlphaFold.”

Machine Learning Club partners with universities for internship opportunities

Laura Zhang, Team Leader
March 6, 2023
Top 10 of 2022: Scientific Breakthroughs

Top 10 of 2022: Scientific Breakthroughs

Laura Zhang, Team Leader
January 13, 2023
Arisu and Usagi walk amidst the ruins of their old city, now overtaken by vegetation and turmoil.

‘Alice in Borderland’ and the border between life and death

Karli Torres Hinojosa, Staff Writer
January 7, 2023
Juniors Steven Lu, Dhruv Anurag, Sathvik Redrouthu, Pranav Velleleth and Pranav Vadde are part of Procyon’s team. Because Procyon involves developing applications of physics, members are able to use their knowledge in a real-world way. “I feel like Procyon is a place where I can really nerd out, because in AP Physics you’re limited to all these textbook problems,” junior Ryan Kim said. “But in Procyon, I can design things.”

As fast as light

Laura Zhang, Team Leader
December 6, 2022
Taylor Swift performs Carole Kings Will You Love Me Tomorrow at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Taylor Swift’s Ticketmaster trouble

Yajushi Gokhale, Staff Writer
December 2, 2022
The Strategic Plan Student Survey allows for greater student input in the development of FCPS’ Strategic Plan. “We’ll be setting our North Star for the next several years, so it’s important that we hear from all members of our community,” FCPS superintendent Dr. Reid said.

News Brief: Students take Strategic Plan Survey

Laura Zhang, Team Leader
November 12, 2022
Junior Angad Dhillon encourages students considering dropping from BC Calculus to AB to examine their long-term goals and what role BC would play in them. “I think a lot of students should let go of their ego and think about their future in a practical way, because they could benefit from dropping, especially if they aren’t doing [Multivariable Calculus] next year,” Dhillon said.

Deadline to drop from BC Calculus to AB approaches

Laura Zhang, Team Leader
October 25, 2022
The “Jefferson experience” is a self-destructive stereotype that promotes a suffocating and hypercompetitive environment. However, this isn’t an accurate reflection of what Jefferson actually is. We’re a lot more than just a bunch of stressed STEM nerds — we’re also a community of learners and creators.

The “Jefferson experience”: stereotype or reality?

Laura Zhang
September 30, 2022
Creating a personal website improves professional skills, such as programming and design. However, it can also be a reflective experience, since it requires considering what information is the most important to display. “It’s fun to make a personal website, and you get to learn more about yourself. I learned more about my resume and skills, because I wanted to put that information on my website,” junior Jesse Choe said.

Personal websites: a personal journey

Laura Zhang
September 17, 2022
Senior Nathan Cheng swings his golf club in the seventh hole of Jefferson’s senior night golf game. He took four strokes that hole, bringing his total score to 41 in the nine-hole game. “The best memories have been bantering and hyping each other up, since we have to make sure that we’re all in a good mood during games. Winning is also always fun, and we’ve been winning this year for sure,” Cheng said.

Jefferson golf celebrates senior night win against Justice

Laura Zhang
September 9, 2022
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