Art Club and Mental Health Coalition help Jefferson de-stress Parsa Hamran, Staff Writer May 16, 2026
Marymount University shares the significance of physical therapy Parsa Hamran, Staff Writer March 7, 2026
Varsity cheer finishes their district competitions for the season Parsa Hamran, Staff Writer October 29, 2025
Homecoming floats showcased during halftime of the football game Parsa Hamran and Riley Stawski September 29, 2025
![Freshman Abri Gallegos is going over her drawing of a rat with a sharpie in the art room. Art Club and Mental Health Coalition held an eighth period for a chance to unwind and make watercolors, on Monday, May 11. “Art helps enable you to relieve stress and express your emotions,” Gallegos said. “[You can] open up and empty what you feel inside, but calm [yourself] at the same time.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ParsaArtClub-1200x800.jpeg)
![Junior Noor Davis participates in an interactive gadget showcase. The “PT Moves Me” presentation was held in Jefferson’s college and career center by Marymount University. It went over how to get involved in physical therapy and the importance of it, and after, they showed off physical therapy tools. “I have a lot of family members who have gone to physical therapy [from] sports injuries or broken bones,” Davis said. “Understanding the profession and how to become a physical therapist is very interesting to me.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ParsaPhysicalTherapy-1200x800.jpeg)
![Varsity cheerleaders yell out their cheers at their practice on Oct. 22. The competitive varsity cheer team had practice all week before district finals on Oct. 23 to perfect the upgraded routine. “[Cheer] is a lot of hard work,” varsity cheer coach Mary Brunson said. “Practice is key and [we keep] trying to push the limit [to] see what we can do [and] what we can’t. Once we find [a routine] that’s comfortable for us, we [stick] with it and perfect it.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_0290-1200x800.jpg)
![Freshman Med Pappula cheers as he and the rest of the class of 2029 float committee accompanies their float through the parade. The class of 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 floats were shown off during halftime at the 2025 homecoming football game on Sept. 26. “After we finished [the float parade], [the class of 2029 float committee] celebrated,” Med said. “We felt special because we built something that [meant a lot to us] and special to our whole grade.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_9543-1200x800.jpg)