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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

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Elliott Lee

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Campaigning for Climate

Elliott Lee, Cat Tran, Garv Jain, Sahishnu Hanumansetty, and Hannah Bang
May 3, 2022
The climate strike allowed students in the DC area to raise awareness about climate change and the fight for a greener future. “I met like-minded individuals our age who give me hope for our planet's future,” sophomore Maribelle Chu said.

[Photo] TJ for Future organizes climate walkout

Tanvi Pedireddi, Staff Writer
March 31, 2022
Focused on the net, senior and captain Steven Li lines up to take a free throw. Over the last few games of their season, Li has dominated the court. “There’s never a time when Steven’s on the floor that he's not giving his best effort,” head coach Mark Grey-Mendes said.

[Photo] The rise of Lisanity

Anuska Pandey, Tanvi Pedireddi, and Zoe Viterbo
March 16, 2022

Representation Matters: African American History at TJ

Sahishnu Hanumansetty, Elaine Li, Elliott Lee, Carl Chen, Garv Jain, Cat Tran, Hannah Bang, Alexander O’Quinn, Japneet Kaur, Zac Baker, and Anuj Khemka
February 14, 2022
Arjuna Bazaz, Sam Esteban, Jj Sandhu, Aaryan Dave, and Aryan Agarwal (2022), Best Dressed for "Group Day."

[Photo] Homecoming 2021 spirit week recap

Tanvi Pedireddi, Abraham Agbota, and Xixi Song
September 30, 2021
Junior running back Justin Yoo (7) celebrates after scoring the winning touchdown.

Colonials win dramatic season opener against Centurions in overtime

Sai Mattapalli and Elliott Lee
September 8, 2021
Junior Kaia Wright and other competitors raced with masks on in a spring 2021 cross country meet.

News brief: Jefferson student athlete tests positive for COVID-19

Elliott Lee, Staff Writer
August 27, 2021

Cults of TJ

Sean Nguyen, Elliott Lee, Robert Stotz, Santiago Criado, Nikhil Nair, and Rushil Umaretiya
May 11, 2021

Compost and Chargers: How the Environmental Impact Club is Making TJ Greener

Sean Nguyen, Yoo-Bin Kwon, Elliott Lee, Hannah Bang, and Valerie Kovacs
March 20, 2021
Members of the Coalition for TJ and the Pacific Legal Foundation stand outside the Albert V. Bryan Courthouse in Alexandria after filing a lawsuit against FCPS

News Brief: Lawsuit against FCPS alleges Jefferson admissions changes violate 14th Amendment

Elliott Lee, Staff Writer
March 15, 2021
Jefferson students participate in a walkout for gun control during school on March 14, 2018. Their rights to free speech and assembly were protected by the 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines ruling.

52 years since Tinker, how far have we come?

Elliott Lee, Staff Writer
March 2, 2021
Plaintiffs speak after filing a lawsuit to stop TJ Admissions changes on Nov. 5, 2020.

Judge refuses to reinstate standardized tests for TJ Admissions

Elliott Lee, Staff Writer
February 3, 2021
“Minari” (2020) was recently categorized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a Foreign Language Film, drawing backlash online.

Not American Enough?

Elliott Lee, Staff Writer
January 29, 2021
Top 10 of 2020: Sports moments

Top 10 of 2020: Sports moments

Anuj Khemka and Elliott Lee
January 21, 2021
Crewmates perform various tasks while trying to avoid getting killed by the Impostors, who can commit sabotage to make it easier to kill other players.

Something’s Sus

Elliott Lee, Staff Writer
January 18, 2021
With the sweeping changes to Jefferson's admissions process, the school could soon look very different

FCPS School Board passes holistic review system for Jefferson admissions

Anuj Khemka and Elliott Lee
December 18, 2020
Weaving his way around obstacles, junior Hilal Hussain participates in a running back drill. Players are now allowed to use footballs, but they must be disinfected regularly. “It [felt] like a normal practice, which was a nice refresher from all the quarantine,” Hussain said.

Football trains for February season

Elliott Lee, Staff Writer
October 22, 2020

What Does KCC Do After iNite?

Sean Nguyen, Elliott Lee, Emily Chen, Alex Zhou, and John Kim
March 27, 2020
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