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The student news site of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

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Sonia Kanchan

Sonia Kanchan, Editor-in-Chief

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Sophomore Amber Garcha works on her homework in the IBET commons. Garcha is on the student team for Challenge Success, hoping to help foster a better environment at Jefferson.

[Photo] Challenging the definition of success

November 30, 2018
Top 10 of 2020: Words

Top 10 of 2020: Words

Sonia Kanchan, Print Editor-in-Chief
January 10, 2021
TJTV launches new podcast network

TJTV launches new podcast network

Sonia Kanchan, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2020
Standing for an end-of-year photo, senior Didi Elsyad joins her freshman IBET class. Elsyad was the only Black student in her class.

Introduction to Playing hide & seek with diversity, a series of student stories

Sonia Kanchan, Editor-in-Chief
June 20, 2020
Top 9 of 2019: Words

Top 9 of 2019: Words

Sonia Kanchan, Online Managing Editor
January 12, 2020
Deep in thought, Wadhwa and Chigurupathi discuss possible pathways while developing their app.

Bumps in BizCity

Anuj Khemka and Sonia Kanchan
September 18, 2019
To Kill a Nation

To Kill a Nation

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
June 2, 2019
Kids at the Project Caelus booth create straw rockets which they can launch by blowing air into straws.

Techstravaganza 2019 Photo Gallery

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
June 2, 2019
Jefferson’s JV softball team played Wakefield HS for their last game, coincidentally on their Coach, Mark Travis’ birthday.

JV Softball plays Wakefield for the last game of the season

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
The multiple syllabi passed out by teachers are often cause for worry and confusion between classes.

Cause for Course Standardization

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
April 5, 2019
National Scholastic Writing and Art Award Winners

National Scholastic Writing and Art Award Winners

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Attendees of the Kindness Pizza Extravaganzas Reveal Party listen to others introduce themselves

[Photo] TJ Minds Matter Holds Kindness Pizza Extravaganza

March 2, 2019
Along with others, senior Yukta Chidanandan, picks up some pizza.

Kindness Extravaganza 2019

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
March 1, 2019
Sophomore Tammy Ding and junior Mia Yang compete in a relay at VHSL Region 5C Indoor Championships. Whether indoor or not, Ding finds track to be a blessing. “It’s so easy to get caught up in small matters—which can easily ruin your day—but I find that track helps me relax and detoxify,” Ding said.

Sweating the cold

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
February 26, 2019

Jefferson’s 2019 Science Fair

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
February 8, 2019
SIS StudentVUE is an easily accessible way for students and parents to be updated on academic performance in classes.

Scrutinizing SIS

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Jefferson students in Charlottesville competed for Science Olympiad and are seen here at the awards ceremony.

Jefferson Science Olympiad students advance to state competition

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019
This egg has brought nearly 50 million people together in a matter of a week and a half.

An Egg becomes the most liked post on Instagram

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
January 18, 2019
Words have had a huge impact on 2018 and how we will remember the year.

Top 8 of 2018: Words

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
January 12, 2019
Students in Ms. Kim’s Artificial Intelligence work diligently on their assigned labs. Sophomore, Nuha Mohammed is currently in such a class. “As a rising sophomore, I chose to take AI because I discovered that AI was my future and the future,” Mohammed said.

A Future in Artificial Intelligence

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
December 19, 2018
Sophomore, Amber Garcha, a student representative for Challenge Success, is confident in what Challenge Success can do for Jefferson.

Challenging statistics

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
December 7, 2018
Junior Sophie Uy admiring a block print piece at the Gala

Winter Art Gala Photo Gallery

Sonia Kanchan and Minjoo Song
December 4, 2018
The Asian student body is overwhelming compared to that of the African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian population at Jefferson.

Dwindling diversity

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
November 25, 2018
Wilson by Kanchan

[Photo] Claire Wilson

September 5, 2018
Huang by Kanchan

[Photo] Ashley Huang

February 7, 2017
Many kids have made great memories through trick-or-treating, and still hope to. Photo Courtesy Google Images via Creative Comons

Taking away trick-or-treating or our right to memories?

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
Sophomore Varun Chilukuri at the Bobcat Invitational meet which took place during the 2017-2018 winter season.

Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming Winter Sports Season

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
October 28, 2018
Image Courtesy via Flickr of Creative Commons.

TJ Girls Soccer Holds an Indoor Season

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
October 7, 2018
A student smiling for her picture; an example what you should NOT be doing for your picture.

The REAL way to take a school picture

Sonia Kanchan, Staff Writer
September 3, 2018
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