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Jefferson girls flag football celebrates debut season with senior night win
Anika Edupuganti
, Staff Writer
November 6, 2025
Boys volleyball claims a 3-0 victory over Annandale
Jack Stillwagon
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Mahmoud Belhamdi
November 5, 2025
Colonials celebrate their senior night despite a 0-34 loss
Izzy Meyers
, Staff Writer
November 4, 2025
Jefferson dance team takes the spotlight at the 40th anniversary football game
Deetya Mudumba
, Staff Writer
October 30, 2025
Varsity cheer finishes their district competitions for the season
Parsa Hamran
, Staff Writer
October 29, 2025
Marching band performs at BOA competition
Hamin Park
, Staff Writer
October 28, 2025
Boys Junior Varsity cross country places fourth at the jamboree meet
Henry Wang
, Staff Writer
October 25, 2025
Marching Colonials place second at Oakton competition
Eden Cho
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October 21, 2025
Girls field hockey wins 6-0 on senior night
Alana Watkins
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October 17, 2025
Freshman girls volleyball team wins against Hayfield Hawks
Elaina Wang
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October 16, 2025
Girls flag football wins against Lewis 33-12
Kimberly Cruz-Cruz
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October 15, 2025
Colonials successfully maintain winning streak at homecoming game against the FCA Bucks
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September 28, 2025
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![Seniors Mikaela Nowinski and Shirdi Palle played against team Fall Church on senior night, reflecting on a monumental first season. “I think it’s [flag football] a little break from our TJ environment, and it was really nice while it lasted, but we’ll have friends and memories for a long time,” Palle said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2-1200x800.png)
![Sophomore outside hitter Andrew Du practices his spiking form during practice. “Our team's biggest strength was [our] energy,” Du said. “And even though we were at an away game and it was their senior night, we were able to overcome the home crowd and push through to victory.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_4557-31-10-2025-16-37-21-1200x881.jpeg)
![Senior Chingiz Bahadur and senior Jason Gallo work together to tackle an opposing player. The team geared up to play Sidwell Friends for their senior night on Halloween. “We have a lot of talented athletes,” coach Taylor Kramer said. “It’s encouraging to see what they’ve done [on the field].”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1200x800.jpeg)
![The dance team takes its formation on the field during the football game. The dance team regularly performs at all the home football games. “[Although] it's been a while since we've performed it, [our game day routine is] pretty short and simple, and I think we’re prepared,” senior captain Holly Huang said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-2-1200x800.jpeg)
![Varsity cheerleaders yell out their cheers at their practice on Oct. 22. The competitive varsity cheer team had practice all week before district finals on Oct. 23 to perfect the upgraded routine. “[Cheer] is a lot of hard work,” varsity cheer coach Mary Brunson said. “Practice is key and [we keep] trying to push the limit [to] see what we can do [and] what we can’t. Once we find [a routine] that’s comfortable for us, we [stick] with it and perfect it.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_0290-1200x800.jpg)
![Yuan finishes out the race with a time of 17:59, placing 16th. “I've run [at Burke Lake] a bunch of times. [It] makes you more experienced, so you know your general race strategy [and] to not go too fast,” Yuan said. “Practices [have been] helpful because they build up your general aerobic ability. They generally make you better [prepared].”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DSC03683-1200x800.jpg)
![Senior drum major Grace Bai stands on a podium while conducting the marching band during an after-school practice. Bai conducted the first two parts of the show at the 36th annual Oakton Classic on Oct. 18. “In order to lead the band musically, we [have to] keep the band together,” Bai said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_9671-1200x800.jpg)
![Jefferson girls freshman volleyball team huddles and exchanges strategy before the game. “Collaboration and communication [are] very important in [volleyball],” Li said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_5517-1200x800.jpg)
![Cheering from the sidelines, the girls flag football team encourages their offense during the first half of their game against the Lewis Lancers on Oct. 14. “[We’re going to] continue to put an effort into our practices and games every single play,” Palle said. “[We will try to] get better at our plays, execute them better and just hustle a lot on defense.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_0496-1-1200x800.jpg)
![A defensive player from Jefferson guards a Buck receiving a pass. “You can never really expect that much [going into a game], but you can't go in there not expecting to have some kind of challenge,” sophomore football player Wyatt Lilley said. “There's always going to be something that you don't expect.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IAM_0330-1200x800.jpg)