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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
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
Handing out baked goods, junior Congressional debater Soham Jain serves customers alongside other speech and debate members. The bake sale was successful and was able to make over $200. “We got people to sign up and collectively sell the food,” junior Anirudh Chintaluri said.

Sugar and flour, eggs and profits

Aliana Yee, Staff Writer
April 3, 2024
Though students may not like these tough-to-read stories, whether it be because it is homework or it’s just hard to read, they can serve as a gateway to deeper thought and understanding of history and their identity. “This may not be your favorite book or the book you’re going to read on a beach,” Henry said. “We go through these books and we learn things that are hard and we come out better for it on the other side.”

History in our books

Karen Lee, Staff Writer
March 22, 2024
“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
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