Jack Stillwagon, Staff Writer
Jack Stillwagon is a sophomore and is starting his second year at tjTODAY. Since elementary school, Jack has been interested in journalism, even taking his own initiative to start a school paper. Jack loves to cover a variety of areas including entertainment, sports and student life. He hopes his devotion to journalism will take his leadership and writing skills to another level. Jack also enjoys learning about history, participating in Model United Nations and running cross country.
![Students and teachers at the town hall passionately spoke about issues that were brought up, such as the retake policy, the 70/30 split between summative and formative grades, and academic dishonesty. “Every single month, we go to something called the Superintendent Advisory Council meetings that address county-wide issues, for example, the 70/30 split with the summatives and formatives that’s going on right now as well as other [issues] you all have,” senior SGA secretary Jaydon Son said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8917-1200x800.jpg)
![The Jefferson dance team performs between the third and fourth quarter of the varsity girls basketball game. “A lot of the time, the captains choreograph a dance for us to practice during [practices] and at home,” junior Holly Huang said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_1369-1200x900.jpeg)
![Using vibrant colors, large fonts, and eye-catching graphics to decorate an otherwise barren wall, history teacher Josephine Porcelli strives to create a welcoming atmosphere in her classroom.“I [decorate] to make the room feel more cozy and welcoming, so it isn’t a sort of barren hospital looking classroom,” Porcelli said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_6815-1200x900.jpg)
![Junior Ami Le walks next to her class float during the Homecoming football game. “After finishing [construction on] the whole [float], we loaded it onto a truck that we rented, and then our sponsor, Mr. Sarmiento just drove it around,” Le said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1167-1200x800.jpg)