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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
Standing next to his poster, freshman Aarya Anaspure proudly waits to answer any questions about his group’s project. Jefferson is one of the only schools that offer a year-long research project in freshman year. “The IBEST project was one of the most unique and collaborative projects I worked on, and it taught me skills that I would use for many years to come. The project was challenging and communication was difficult at times, however, working together with friends strengthened our collaborative skills, and getting to output an actual result with our hard work felt good,” Anaspure said.

Photo Gallery: IBEST Symposium

Raiyan Dar and Audrey Li
June 17, 2024
Nehal Alashlem dressed as Mario during J-day with her peers. "Me and my friends shad a lot of fun because we ate so much food, but at this point we just wanted to relax and sit down," Alashlem said.

Photo Gallery: J-Day

Ronald Saba, Staff Writer
June 13, 2024
Freshman Cera Kamdar excuses her excessive shopping spree using girl math. "For my birthday my aunt and my friend both gave me amazon gift cards so I just added a bunch of stuff to my cart, because since it's a gift card it's basically free," Kamdar said.

Math girls on ‘Girl Math’

Raiyan Dar, Staff Writer
May 24, 2024
Flowing with the music, senior Yushu Zhang waves the fan with big, elegant movements in Chinese Honor Society’s performance. “It was refreshing to create memories with classmates and friends outside the school environment,” Zhang said.

iNite 2024: highs and lows

Alicia Yee, Staff Writer
May 19, 2024
On Friday, April 12, Jefferson’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) and the Parent Teacher Student Association’s (PTSA) Diversity Committee hosted an Eid-Al-Fitr celebration after school. “I think especially at TJ I have to emphasize [the community] because I feel like at other schools there’s less of an open mind. There’s this environment of Muslim students as well, and so here it’s so calming and kind,” sophomore Palatin Shaaker said.

Ramadan at Jefferson

Grace Sharma and Anya Raval
May 17, 2024
Gesturing towards their project, senior Alec Riso describes the mechanisms of the group’s QKD system alongside senior Karthik Thyagarajan. “This laser generates a stream of photons. We lined it up with a collimated lens, [which] focuses the laser into an optical fiber,” senior Connor Whiting said. “The optical fibers [preserve or maintain] are how you measure the polarization state of the photon, which lets us do the encryption protocol.”

Under lock & key

Grace Sharma, Editor in Chief
May 17, 2024
Trying to go out in with a bang, seniors Nabeeha Areeba, Lauren Hwang and Lauren Woody pose during the Blackout Homecoming game. “That was our last high school Homecoming game, so we went all out and it was really fun,” Hwang said.

Four years later

Nana Sarpong, Staff Writer
May 17, 2024
Freshman Ronald Saba and sophomore Brian Bowers read the sparse rejection letters together. “I really like the idea of having a Rejection Wall here at Jefferson. It unites students with their struggles at a school that is very competitive,” Saba said.

Rejection Wall woes

Mack Millsapps, Staff Writer
May 16, 2024
Preparing for English class, sophomore Annie Chiu focuses on an upcoming activity. "We have an activity called an “elevator pitch,” so I’m reading the book we’re doing on it and finding textual evidence for that," Chiu said.

Looking back and ahead

Neerja Bhandari, Staff Writer
May 15, 2024
Photo Gallery: Solar eclipse viewing

Photo Gallery: Solar eclipse viewing

Ayesha Khan, Staff Writer
May 14, 2024
Showcasing an outfit thrifted from YesStyle, an online clothing brand, junior Celeste Tran features her monochromatic floral dress. “I find that thrifting my outfits can save me a lot of money in the future. I also think that thrift stores are looked down upon a lot, but I believe that there are pretty good finds in them,” Tran said.

Spring into fashion

Nana Sarpong, Staff Writer
May 12, 2024
Walking out of the school in protest of gun violence, sophomore Moubon Kurukumbi and the members of the “Done With Guns” organization make their way to the track field. “Back in middle school, we tried to do something like this but it never really worked out,” Kurukumbi said. “Once I got to Jefferson, I realized I needed to make an impact and I heard they did walkouts for other stuff in the past, so I thought it would be a good idea to start an organization called ‘Done With Guns’ to help organize walkouts, and email legislators.”

Photo Gallery: ‘Done with Guns’ walkout

Emily Kang, Staff Writer
April 8, 2024
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