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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
Standardized tests are intended to create a fair testing environment for all students, but when in-class instruction and test preparation resources differ from classroom to classroom, this fairness can be compromised. It’s worth considering where test standardization is to Jefferson’s benefit, and where an unstandardized framework might be beneficial.

Follies of standardization

Eli Tillemann, Staff Writer
February 11, 2023
Summer break should be spread throughout the school year, in order to eliminate learning loss, and the painful return to school at the end of the long break. Photo Courtesy of Trey Ratcliff, Creative Commons License

Summer break should be eliminated

William Henry, Staff Writer
March 18, 2022
Students can only attend zoom classes to keep up with instruction after three days of contact-tracing induced quarantine. For TJ students especially, this can be a big problem.

FCPS StreamIN/CheckIN policy is unnecessary

William Henry, Staff Writer
February 9, 2022
A pen name versus a signed name. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. Some may want to claim their artwork, but others may find safety behind a pseudonym, where they can see others’ unbiased opinions on their art without worrying about personal backlash.

Signed with consequences

Yasmin Kudrati-Plummer, Staff Writer
February 8, 2021
Thanks to thousands of Redditors suddenly investing in Gamestop, the company’s stock price absolutely exploded, surpassing the legendary Volkswagen spike of 2008 in sheer magnitude.

The Power of Reddit

Chris Yoo, Staff Writer
February 4, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a problem for many people, so has the rampant circulation of disinformation.

COVID Conspiracies

Chris Yoo, Staff Writer
January 29, 2021
Africa is often generalized to be a continent of poor safari land with wild animals roaming about. But there is a greater diversity of nature ecosystems in Africa than most know, from deserts and mountains to forests and rainforests.

Africa is not a country

Yasmin Kudrati-Plummer, Staff Writer
January 27, 2021
Virtual school has forced us to contend with a drastic decrease in social interactions, providing yet another mental hurdle for students to overcome during an already stressful time.

There’s a light at the end of this tunnel

Christina Lu, Team Leader
October 26, 2020
An upperclassmen gives contradictory advice that further stresses out his freshman friend.

Course selection advice for freshmen is more confusing than helpful

Christina Lu, Staff Writer
January 29, 2020
A toxic, high pressure environment can force students to perpetually compare their grades and achievements to other students. Pictured: Freshmen Miriam Antony (right), Keertana Senthilkumara (left).

The underlying toxic atmosphere at Jefferson

Gabriel Ascoli, Staff Writer
January 17, 2020
Voting booth for children at Chantilly Regional Library.

Midterms? Not just exams.

Manya Phutela, Staff Writer
November 5, 2018
The album, OK Computers, very distinct cover.

Revisiting Radiohead’s seminal “OK Computer,” 20 years later

Steven Le, Staff Writer
June 11, 2017
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