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Elias works on keeping the scoresheet updated during a lacrosse game. “[My initial experience] was a bit tricky because I had to learn the ropes. I wasn’t very fluent in lacrosse at the time when I started because I wasn’t an athlete in that type of way. But in the end I learned the ins-and-outs of the sport. It took me going to the first couple games, asking the coaches questions, observing the referees call score, looking at the scoreboard, and working with friends.,” Elias said.

A manager-ie of duties

Chris Yoo, Team Leader
July 31, 2023
Pumping his arms for momentum, junior Steve Tchana races at an indoor track meet against Falls Church High School. “I like getting good times and improving and the team vibe,” Tchana said. “It’s really fun at practice, so that keeps me going.”

Racing thoughts

Laura Zhang, Team Leader
July 31, 2023
Freshman Jayelle Jones grapples with her opponent in a wrestling match against Falls Church. This is Jones’ first year participating in wrestling. “It’s the same mentality [when facing a guy or a girl]. Outside of the net, we’re friends, but on it, we’re not friends, and that’s the case with any gender on the mat,” Jones said.

Wrestling with expectations

Chris Yoo, Team Leader
July 28, 2023
Top 10 of 2022: Athletes

Top 10 of 2022: Athletes

Chris Yoo
January 11, 2023
Senior running back Christian Min (2) is tackled after a 10-yard carry in the third quarter. In the second half, despite a constant back-and-forth, the Colonials were unable to score. “We’re a good team. It all comes down to how much effort we’re going to put in [and] how focused we decide we’re going to be,” Min said.

Colonials lose to Centurions 13-0 at Back to School Bash

Keertana Senthilkumar
September 4, 2022
Senior Rachael Sim goes down to bump the ball in Jefferson volleyballs first win of the season. Although we had a couple of losses prior to this game, before our game on 8/29 we did our best to keep a positive and focused mindset. We were optimistic and had faith in our combined abilities to win, but we kept in mind that we had to put out our best effort, junior Jessica Chen said

Jefferson varsity volleyball team tallies first victory against John Lewis HS

Chris Yoo, Staff Writer
September 3, 2022
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
The juniors and underclassmen planned and decorated the field for the night. “We blew up balloons. We have lots of cool decorations, and nice shirts,” junior Nandini Shymala 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
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