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Photo courtesy of Manya Phutela. Chantilly High School freshman Manya Phutela paints with her brother on a sunny day. “[After leaving Jefferson], I get to hang out with my brother every day, which wasn’t possible at Jefferson, and it makes me so happy!” Phutela said.

Life after Jefferson

June 14, 2019
A student competing in the K-4 division’s championship round holds up their answer for a toss-up question.

Jefferson hosts Japanese competition for elementary and middle school students

May 13, 2019
Junior Robyn Chang comforts her exchange student, Chiben Gakuen Wakayama first-year Shingo Haruta, as the two say their goodbyes at the farewell party. “I was sad that [Shingo] was leaving but I wasnt that sad because I knew I could still talk to him [via social media],” Chang said.

One Time, One Meeting

March 31, 2019
The members of TXT pose in a concept photo highlighting their youthful image. Photo from BigHit Entertainment.

The First Chapter: Dreams

March 10, 2019
During the welcome party, Chiben Gakuen students played Mafia as an icebreaker with Jefferson students.

26th round of Japanese exchange students come to Jefferson

March 7, 2019
Ariana Grande released her latest album “thank u, next” on Feb. 8, 2019. The album debuted at number one in America, Australia, and the UK to critical acclaim.

thank u, next: Ariana Grande shattered my expectations of pop

February 24, 2019
(From left to right: sophomore Alex Zhang, junior Kenny Johnson, senior Mark Putman, sophomore Chris Kan, senior MJ Old) Jefferson’s Ocean Bowl A Team stands with their certificate and trophy for the Chesapeake Bay Bowl, a first for the club in five years.

Turning the Tide: Jefferson advances to National Ocean Sciences Bowl

February 18, 2019
Standing at the front of the Japanese 1 class, Megumi Inoue, Yui Ozaki, Fumi Ota, and Ken Shimanouchi (from left to right) answer questions about US-Japan relations.

Maintaining East-West Bridges

February 15, 2019
Jefferson has many deep international relationships with other high schools. The TJ-Chiben Gakuen Wakayama relationship is among Jefferson’s longest international relationships, lasting 25 years and counting.

Beyond Classrooms and Countries

February 3, 2019
Temperatures stayed below freezing on Tuesday morning and caused icy roads outside students homes.

#closeFCPS: Tuesday’s decision leads to icy start to midterms

January 21, 2019
From left to right: Freshmen Jeb Barker, Juliette Kim, Andrew Lam, Yoobin Kwon, and Farhan Ayaan. TJ students pursuing humanities often delve deeper into humanities-activities from middle school such as band. “Humanities classes/activities— specifically, band and TJMC — that Ive taken at TJ have reinforced my love for that field,” junior Sophie Uy said.

We Came For the Arts

December 14, 2018
Throughout the week from Monday, November 12 to Friday, November 16, TJ Minds Matter placed four gratitude jars around the Jefferson building, encouraging students to be thankful for the small things in their lives.

Thanks to the little things

November 16, 2018
Recently, as shown in this graph, the partisan divide has grown more polarized than ever.

Divided We Stand, United We Fall

October 26, 2018
Standardized test bubbles similar to what a student sees on the PSAT. Photo courtesy of Pixabay under the public domain.

Pencil to Piles of Paper

October 9, 2018
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