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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
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
Jefferson orchestra performs with director Allison Bailey at their annual Viennese Ball. “My favorite part about doing the Viennese ball is getting to play the live music for everyone,” sophomore Valerie Lai said. “The dance is really fun because it’s different from the other school dances, especially since it’s a ball and live music is provided by orchestra.”

Photo Gallery: Sound Cue

Grace Sharma, Editor in Chief
January 14, 2024
Jefferson’s astronomy club showcases various videos and presentations on outer space, attracting those interested in the subject. “Since second grade, I’ve been obsessed with astronomy. I think the reason that sort of comes from is [because] I really like fantasy and science fiction, and I think astronomy is one of the few places in the real world where everything really does seem fantastic and magical,” senior Myles Carley said.

Photo Gallery: Sight for Sore Eyes

Hannah Liu and Cece Benz
January 13, 2024
At the Peaceful Fields Sanctuary, freshman Sita Lamartin helps care for various rescued animals by replacing straw in their beds. “[The sanctuary] will take in farm animals and rescue them, such as a turkey that wasn’t rounded up for Thanksgiving or a cow that escaped from a dairy form. When I hear their stories, my heart breaks, but I love forming friendships with the animals,” Lamartin said. “Every animal has their own personality. The other day, one of the goats thought my finger was food.”

Photo Gallery: Wait…We Actually Touch Grass?

Laura Zhang, Editor in Chief
January 12, 2024
On Nov. 10, as part of the marine field trip, students had the opportunity to visit the Chesapeake Bay and fish from the boat. Holding up the blue crab, junior Ella Tysse was able to identify the male blue crab by its sternum. “It was rare to find a male Blue Crab because it was wintry and they should be starting to settle down now, but it would be rarer if we find a female blue crab because they dont really live near Maryland,” Tysse said.

Photo Gallery: Smells Fishy

Anya Raval, Editor in Chief
January 12, 2024
Awaiting their arrival in second semester, Kindness Kits will fill the cubbies and commons of the Jefferson hallways. The intent and purpose of them is to give students an opportunity to have a resource at hand, Director of Student Services Sara Genetin said. They will be close by a classroom within a cubby to allow students to destress themselves.

Kindness arrives in hidden nooks

Samhita Kotamraju, Staff Writer
January 10, 2024
The student and staff panelists express their ideas for innovative solutions to school issues. The goal wasnt just for us to answer the questions, but for us to have a discussion with each other while the crowd of faculty in the audience listened, junior panelist Alex Reichel said.

Faculty and students hold town hall meeting

Aryaa Sharma, Staff Writer
November 30, 2023
During halftime in the Homecoming football game, seniors Sonny Chen and Aurora Richard celebrate their Homecoming Court victory with the Hefty Hamburglars. “We hope the pigs spread happiness, serotonin, and dopamine,” Chen said.

For the Gram

Laura Zhang, Online Editor
November 9, 2023
Peter Gabor teaches a variety of courses at Jefferson ranging from Artificial Intelligence to Machine Learning. He feels that, while some issues for the school board may seem apparent to him, others may not recognize their significance. “If elected, my purpose there would be to ask pointed questions that I think are sort of obvious,” Gabor said. “I see and interact with students every day, so I think that those types of questions are obvious anyway, but I would at least ask them to people who might not interact with students on a regular basis.”

What’s in store for Peter Gabor?

Grace Sharma, Online Editor
November 9, 2023
Students’ artworks are on display at the art gallery throughout the month of October, adorning the walls to create a spooky atmosphere. “Seeing all the creative works that people have made are really interesting and inspiring,” junior Abigail Lee said.

Inktober: a month of spooky delight

Grace Im, Staff Writer
November 8, 2023
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