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“We are revamping the lost and found to be more labeled and organized for students,” safety and security assistant Calvin Robertson said. The lost and found, in room 10, reopened at the start of the new quarter after remodeling into a fresh new system.

Where’s my jacket?

Josh Zhou, Staff Writer
March 17, 2024
The Search for Great Merch

The Search for Great Merch

Laura Zhang, Editor in Chief
March 9, 2024
After decades of relying on Facebook as a means for communicating news and important events, Jefferson might be moving away from the social media platform. “Facebook was popular pre-COVID but now people are using Instagram or other platforms to advertise information about their clubs or events,” senior Ellen Zeng said.

tl;dr facebook is dying

Grace Sharma, Online Editor-in-Chief
February 20, 2024
Sophomore Holly Huang twirls a ribbon as she performs her dance, “Joy of the Dragon.” Chinese ribbon dance is a traditional art form originating in ancient China. Her ribbon dance was inspired by the revered mythical creature and this year’s Chinese zodiac sign, the dragon. “My ribbon symbolized a dragon flying in the air. My outfit was [also] inspired by the dragon, the color was the same color as my ribbon, but on the shoulder there were some details like dragon scales,” Huang said. “I liked how there were a lot of people in the audience and it was just really fun to perform.”

Soaring into Lunar New Year

Alice Nguyen, Staff Writer
February 14, 2024
Students work together with their IBESTs as they complete problems during the Countdown Competition on Wednesday, Jan. 31. “For our academic event, we decided on the popular math game, 24, because the majority of people have played it before. People really got into it and enjoyed it, even if it was stressful at moments,” Class of 2027 historian Maya Umerov-Todoroki said. “There was a lot of participation between the IBESTs, and the Countdown Competition turned out really good.”

Photo Gallery: IBEST Olympics 2024

Alice Nguyen, Staff Writer
February 9, 2024
Tesla, a popular electric vehicle company, provides charging stations for their cars. “The biggest issue out of all of the ones presented here isn’t administration; that will be solved with time. It’s money. The grant is amazing and a great step forward, but, unfortunately, it costs a lot more than $3,000 to install chargers,” sophomore Kyungsup Hwang said.

Driving to the future

Ananya Bhatt, Staff Writer
January 31, 2024
In biology labs, students Dominic Heywood, Elliot Oh, Ellie Wen, and Sudar Nachiappan test the absorbance of light from various algae bead solutions.
First, we made algae into beads, and once they were fully solid, we could move them around. We placed them in little culture tubes where we added some water, freshman Dilo Hakimi said.

Bridging biostatistics

Sami Nukta, Staff Writer
January 26, 2024
During an optional RS1 tutoring session during 8th period, students complete their assignments. Many RS1 teachers are available during this time to help students in their work. Usually, there is help available for students, they just need to reach out.

Mixed thoughts about statistics

Tuan Dang, Staff Writer
January 24, 2024
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