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The old and new SGA administration standing together from left to right: Rushil Umaretiya, Bhaswith Suresh, Sean Nguyen, Leon Jia, Tiffany Ji, Yeefay Li, Vibhav Kuriti, and Jordan Lee.

Transparent transitions

Ketevan Gallagher, Staff Writer
June 9, 2021
The highlight of showing school spirit during homecoming week is the pep rallies for many students. Pictured is how in-person pep rallies have traditionally occurred: Jefferson students showing off their competitive school spirit by class. “I wouldn’t say what’s special about TJ is the homecoming day, what I would say is that the week before has some of the craziest hype I’ve ever seen. It’s like NFL level crazy,” Richik Halder said.

SGA announces adapted virtual homecoming

Yasmin Kudrati-Plummer, Staff Writer
March 29, 2021
Senior Sean Nguyen and junior Christine Franklin participated in the Friending Frenzy halftime Bestie Battle. “I signed up for this event because I have some close friends in SGA and also to show my support. It’s really important to establish a solid community at TJ and I thought Friending Frenzy was a great idea to start that. I know that this year has been hard for many with reaching out and connecting, and when given the opportunity to take part in it, I was eager to help,” junior Christine Franklin said.

SGA hosts speed meet and greet

Anna Hsu, Staff Writer
March 15, 2021
After its first semester and with the beginning of the next, Small Groups debated changes to the program. “We noticed that there was a trend in responses [to weekly forms we sent out to small group facilitators]—that a lot of groups rarely met because they couldn’t find times to. We needed to provide a new option in the second semester for those groups to reform,” Jordan Lee said.

Switching up Small Groups

Yasmin Kudrati-Plummer, Staff Writer
March 10, 2021
Jefferson’s Student Government Association (SGA) published survey results contain data on student responses to questions that ranged from student advocacy and workload to sleep and friendships.

SGA releases virtual learning survey results

Sai Mattapalli, Staff Writer
March 2, 2021
SGA officers sit in the new mental health and wellness room. After months of planning, they set up the room on Feb. 8. “There wasn’t a quiet space where students could unwind, [now there is],” SGA Vice President Tiffany Ji said.

SGA unveils new wellness room

Karolin Kleiber, Staff Writer
February 20, 2021

TJ’s Lecture Hall Receives a New Look

Sean Nguyen, Aman Khera, Armina Rahman, and Nikhil Nair
February 13, 2021
SGA councils have organized dozens of virtual activities to encourage fun and kindness in the community. The events range from Small Groups to karaoke concerts to Teacher Trivia.

SGA activities: a success in a dejected environment

Aarya Kumar, Staff Writer
January 27, 2021
Students and teachers were invited to watch the 16 performers sing a variety of songs, ranging from Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo to Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley.

SGA holds Virtual Karaoke Night

Thanisha Chowdhury, Staff Writer
January 25, 2021
In this Kahoot quiz at the Student Government Association’s Teacher Trivia event, students guess that Mr. Lightner’s craziest childhood memory was the time he saw a group of buffalo scare off a grizzly bear.

Teachers beyond the classroom: SGA hosts Teacher Trivia

Srilakshmi Medarametla, Staff Writer
January 20, 2021
SGA’s Treasurer (Bhaswith Suresh), President (Sean Nguyen), Secretary (Jordan Lee), and Vice President (Tiffany Ji) dress up as Alvin and the Chipmunks for TV/Movie Tuesday. This year the SGA had to take a different approach to spirit weeks due to online schooling. “We just wanted some way to engage students while virtual and connect us through pictures because a lot of people keep their cameras off in class,” Ji said.

SGA hosts virtual spirit week

Om Gole, Staff Writer
November 17, 2020
At the Nov. 6 event, students will have the opportunity to meet new friends and enjoy the online game Among Us.

SGA to hold Among Us tournament

Rhea Goswami, Staff Writer
November 6, 2020
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