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

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

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

tjTODAY

Sana Sawhney

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Released on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021, the Netflix original, Operation Varsity Blues, follows a reenactment of the admissions scandal led by Rick Singer, who “helped” 800 students get into top-tier universities in the United States.

One man, 800 students, and a broken education system

Sana Sawhney, Staff Writer
April 26, 2021
Tryouts for the girls field hockey team started on Feb. 15, and were held in-person at TJ. “I really hope people join [field hockey] since it’s a really good way to make friends,” Hailey Nguyen, a senior on the varsity team, said. “It’s just a great sport and it’s super fun.”

Jefferson Field Hockey hosts interest meetings

Sana Sawhney, Staff Writer
February 22, 2021
Photo courtesy of TJ Colonials Sports. “[At tryouts] masks were required at all times, and santization stations were set up so that after a ball was used, someone could clean it,” Anjali Maddipatla, a freshman on the varsity team, said. “We were required to bring our own water bottles so we didn’t have to share.”

Jefferson Girls Basketball hosts tryouts

Sana Sawhney, Staff Writer
January 12, 2021
On November 5th, members of the coalition for TJ stood in front of the Fairfax County Courthouse after filing a lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board. Many spoke on the grounds of the lawsuit, and what they hoped to accomplish. “The complaint arises out of actions taken by the school board on October 6th regarding the admissions system at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology,” Glenn Maxwell, a cofounder and legal consultant for the Coalition, said. “The basis for the complaint is simple, the Virginia law contains specific requirements that must be followed in order to admit students to TJ, and the Fairfax County School Board violated this law.”

Coalition for TJ files lawsuit against FCPS

Sana Sawhney, Staff Writer
December 4, 2020
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