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The 10 athletes pose for a picture, in their college shirts, at the NCAA signing ceremony, with athletic director Ms. Murphy. The athletes were Josh Park, Michael Zhang, Will Kohn, Annika Topchy, Gavin Cramer, Hilal Hussein, Ashley Lee, Eleanor Kim, Lexi Sung, and Andrea Silva (in order from left to right, top row before bottom row). “The thing I loved about the TJ Signing Day was that it felt really personal, like they cared about you a lot and the time that we spent at TJ being student athletes,” Silva said.

Student athletes attend NCAA signing ceremony

Keertana Senthilkumar, Staff Writer
June 8, 2022
Seniors (from left to right) Ashley Lee, Lexie Skeen, Sydney Belt, Andrea Silva, Alex Fall, Kailyn Pudleiner, sit in front of the balloons. “It was a really fun night and a cool way to celebrate the seniors,” sophomore Emi Curtis said.

Jefferson varsity girls soccer team wins 2-0 against Justice on senior night

Ashley Hwang, Staff Writer
May 23, 2022
As part of the girls lacrosse senior night, seniors (from left to right) Ananya Chilakamarri, Sophia Suganuma, Christine Franklin, Erika Ramirez-Sanglade, and Emily Hollinger are recognized for their time on the team and given sashes. They are wearing their black dresses, ready to celebrate. “This day is all about the seniors, and celebrating how far they’ve come. It’s really fun to see all of them,” sophomore Sinead Molony said.

Jefferson varsity girls lacrosse holds senior night

Ayesha Khan, Staff Writer
April 24, 2022
The TJWG team pose for a fun picture after the season comes to a close. “As a guard member, I’ve learnt confidence and courage that helps me tackle my everyday anxiety. Guard’s taught me discipline, the value of going into something with a positive mindset, and a pride not just in myself but every other member, too,” Senior Captain Isabella Tian says.

Color Guard flies to success

Poorna Prakash, Staff Writer
April 15, 2022
The Jefferson Softball team has been a welcoming community for many years, however a lack of interest poses trouble for the team.

Jefferson Softball strikes out

Alyson Granchi and Ivadette Haziri
March 25, 2022
The Colonial’s lost their first game of the season against the St. Stephens St. Agnes Saints. To senior Jeb Barker, there was more to the game than what the final score reveals, “The box score is deceiving. A 12-4 loss seems like we got dominated by the other team, but we’re one bobbled ground ball, one missed fastball, one missed throw away from winning the rest of our games,” Barker said.

News Brief: Varsity baseball team loses first game of season

Tanvi Pedireddi, Staff Writer
March 17, 2022
Will Hancock (right) and Brian McInnis (left) have lacrosse practice under Coach Aaron Hensely. Hensley, who has been with the Jefferson lacrosse program for five years, coached his last official in person practice on March 1. “I had an incredible time, and I loved being with the program for all five years. [We have] kids [on the team] with insane work ethic, drive, intensity, and willingness to learn and listen. So overall, it was an absolutely amazing experience,” Hensley said.

Boys Lacrosse head coach leaves program

Chris Yoo, Staff Writer
March 5, 2022
Jefferson students try out for the baseball team on Feb. 21. We have a litany of players, all of whom are very talented, whom we think will be able to lead this program to the top of our district, captain of the baseball team, Ryan Dwyer, said.

Spring sports tryouts begin

Grace Sharma, Staff Writer
February 23, 2022
Sophomore Santiago Criado is seen defending against one of the Lewis Lancers. With their game against the Lancers being the last of the season, Criado reflects on his experiences this season, “It was just really great to be able to have a place where you would meet with people every single day to do something you love to do. I feel like the basketball team is such a tight knit community,” Criado said.

Jefferson boys varsity basketball loses final game against Lewis Lancers at home

Tanvi Pedireddi , Staff Writer
February 14, 2022
The Rams pull through with a final touchdown in the fourth quarter to take the lead and win. “That last touchdown was such a game-changer because I really thought the Bengals were going to win because they were holding on to their lead,” sophomore Vaishnavi Kuriti said.

Los Angeles Rams win Super Bowl LVI

Anya Raval and Ashley Hwang
February 14, 2022
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February 6, 2022
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