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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
Dressed in Christmas lights for the holidays, the “Chemis-tree” is composed of vials used in the lab. “My ‘Chemis-tree’ is simply a way to celebrate all the seasons and holidays,” Chemical Analysis Lab Director Brian Kennedy said. “Each of the vials is a different fluorescent molecule so they each glow differently under ultraviolet light.”

Photo Gallery: You’re toxic . . . I’m slipping under

Samhita Kotamraju and Mariam Beddawi
April 21, 2025
Members of the color guard practice with their flags during a color guard 8th period. “In the fall, you have to be more versatile,” senior assistant color guard captain Gwyneth Moreno said. “There’s definitely a lot more running around and [you have] to be aware of different instruments and learn music. It’s a more militaristic kind of way we rehearse. In the winter, you’re able to do harder tosses because you don’t have to adjust to any wind.”

Photo Gallery: Defying gravity

Karen Lee, Managing Editor
April 20, 2025
Sitting patiently, Molly the therapy dog waits to be pet by students and teachers alike during lunchtime on Dec. 14. Molly is just one out of Jefferson’s many therapy dogs that visit during the school day. “My favorite dog was a dog that was walking around with a Santa hat before winter break,” sophomore Simran Rai said.

Photo Gallery: Who let the dogs out

Sophia Guo, Managing Editor
April 13, 2025
Callahan smiles down at her two drawings. Her interest in art first began as fanart. “I really liked ‘Marvel,’ so I would draw those characters as dragons,” Callahan said. “There was also this book series about dragons and I drew a lot of that.”

Photo Gallery: Birds of a feather

Grace Sharma, Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2025
Symbolizing justice and democracy, the United States Supreme Court building stands as a powerful backdrop to the voices of young changemakers driving political action through activism, protests and research in their communities.

Changemakers

Hannah Liu and Grace Sharma
December 24, 2024
Illustration by Kyungsup Hwang

The Erosion of Trust

tjTODAY Staff
November 30, 2024
Talking behind the podium to Young Democrats, senior Bryan Nguyen presents about the results of the current election. “Our clubs are mainly focused on getting the word out about just the top issues at hand,” Nguyen said.

Dual fronts

Samhita Kotamraju, Managing Editor
November 29, 2024
Illustration by Olivia Kim

Lights, camera, no action

Akansha Bagga, Staff Writer
November 28, 2024
The real 2024 election results are displayed above, with the Republican Party winning the election with 312 electoral college votes.

Ballots and books

Mariam Beddawi, Social Media Manager
November 27, 2024
Illustration by Gin Pimentel

We don’t eat pets

Audrey Li and Sebastian Garcia Gaytan
November 26, 2024
Making an appearance on popular Gen Z podcast “Call Her Daddy,” Spotify’s second biggest podcast, Kamala Harris discusses issues including reproductive and women’s rights. “I believe in the promise of America,” Harris said. “I love our country and I believe that leadership has to be about knowing our capacity and then investing in the people.”

Posts to polls

Emily Kang, Managing Editor
November 25, 2024
Freshman Cora Struebing gives her speech during the Class of 2028 Class Council elections. “I think my speech went well. Something I made sure I prioritized is not talking about things I’ve done in the past. I don’t think that’s something that people really care about. [So I talked] more about what I’m going to do in the future that will affect the class,” Struebing said. “I tried to build as many relationships with people in person, because I feel like that is more personal. We’re [going to use] different platforms to communicate, and I think that’s been flowing well.”

Drawing parallels

Karen Lee, Managing Editor
November 24, 2024
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