Grace Sharma, Online Editorial Team
As a sophomore at Jefferson, this is Grace Sharma's second year on tjTODAY. She is passionate about all things humanities and politics. On top of reading and writing, she enjoys STEM, and is always expanding her biology, psychology, and neurology knowledge. Also a huge feminist, she stands up for women’s rights, and always strives to make her voice heard. Grace hopes to be doing something she loves in the future, including writing books, researching, or practicing law. This year in Journalism, Grace hopes to explore her writing abilities and provide a new light through which to view students' stories.
![Freshmen Anna Park and Xavier Reyes work together to program an arduino component in Design and Technology. The Naviance class rank hack threatens to disrupt part of the collaborative nature of the school. “There is a reason why FCPS [Fairfax County Public Schools] schools stopped using class rank previously,” assistant principal Cynthia Hawkins said. “Theres a danger in comparison and a danger in ranking.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_9938-900x600.jpg)
![At the start of this school year, principal Dr. Ann Bonitatibus collected containers filled with slips of paper. Staff members wrote their beliefs and hopes relating to innovation at Jefferson. “Everybody [is] coming out of COVID with some energy again, and we want to start getting our neurons firing about whats new, whats exciting,” Dr. Bonitatibus said. “To me, innovation is next. Every week Im planting seeds with their own ideas, not mine.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lighting-in-a-bottle-picture.png)
![Kai Bilal performs during the sophomores MEX dance despite struggles with boys building interest and participation. The initial demo seemed kind of hard, sophomore Zeerak Yusufi said. It was fast paced and the [guys] just lost interest. There were no friend groups, either—it was just random people who decided to come to MEX, so there was no hype. We [didnt] generate enough interest.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_2427-900x600.jpg)
