Hannah Liu, Editor-in-Chief
Hannah Liu is a senior at TJ and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the print edition of tjTODAY, after previously leading the publication’s digital coverage as Online Editor-in-Chief. Now in her fourth year on staff, she especially enjoys reporting on environmental and nature-related topics, as well as connecting with new people through interviews. Outside of journalism, Hannah writes poetry, creates art, plays tennis and advocates for climate change through policy and community engagement. Her favorite weekend activities include swimming and playing music with friends.
![A crowd of students drumroll during a pep rally on Monday, Sept. 23. “From freshman ‘till senior year, there [was] definitely a visible difference,” Dixit said. “I feel like the sizes of our pep rallies, if we’re talking about Homecoming or events that happen in the school, seems to have increased.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-09-at-16.49.40.png)
![Sophomore Isaac Tennyson reaches for a rock to grab, holding himself in the air. “What’s amazing about rock climbing is, as a sport, it’s very much about problem solving. So if you go to [Jefferson], a lot of [Jefferson] is solving problems, right? And when you are rock climbing, your goal is to solve a problem on the wall,” Tennyson said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0101-1200x795.jpg)
![Jefferson’s astronomy club showcases various videos and
presentations on outer space, attracting those interested
in the subject. “Since second grade, I’ve been obsessed
with astronomy. I think the reason that sort of comes from
is [because] I really like fantasy and science fiction, and I
think astronomy is one of the few places in the real world
where everything really does seem fantastic and magical,”
senior Myles Carley said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0814-3-1-1200x800.jpeg)
![Jefferson’s astronomy club showcases various videos and presentations on outer space, attracting those interested in the subject. “Since second grade, I’ve been obsessed with astronomy. I think the reason that sort of comes from is [because] I really like fantasy and science fiction, and I think astronomy is one of the few places in the real world where everything really does seem fantastic and magical,” Carley said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-27-at-11.48.32-AM-1200x794.png)
![During a dance to a mashup of “Wannabe” and “Vogue,” junior Mandy Huang, bottom middle, lifts her hands at the end, striking a pose with the other junior dancers. “At first, [MEX] was stressful because practices went by so quickly and it felt like I would never be able to memorize the choreography, but the choreographers were amazing,” Huang said. “When we were about halfway to Homecoming, turnout to practices was so low that one of our choreographers brought bomb pops to try and lure people back into MEX.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_3858-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Team members embrace as they celebrate the seniors on their final game of the season. Senior night is an annual tradition where teams celebrate the final game of the season, saying goodbye to their seniors. “The underclassmen did a fantastic job [planning] and I’m crazy proud of all of them,” senior Riley Cooper said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-25-at-10.12.58-AM.png)
