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
Symbolizing justice and democracy, the United States Supreme Court building stands as a powerful backdrop to the voices of young changemakers driving political action through activism, protests and research in their communities.

Changemakers

Hannah Liu and Grace Sharma
December 24, 2024
Illustration by Kyungsup Hwang

The Erosion of Trust

tjTODAY Staff
November 30, 2024
Talking behind the podium to Young Democrats, senior Bryan Nguyen presents about the results of the current election. “Our clubs are mainly focused on getting the word out about just the top issues at hand,” Nguyen said.

Dual fronts

Samhita Kotamraju, Managing Editor
November 29, 2024
Illustration by Olivia Kim

Lights, camera, no action

Akansha Bagga, Staff Writer
November 28, 2024
The real 2024 election results are displayed above, with the Republican Party winning the election with 312 electoral college votes.

Ballots and books

Mariam Beddawi, Social Media Manager
November 27, 2024
Illustration by Gin Pimentel

We don’t eat pets

Audrey Li and Sebastian Garcia Gaytan
November 26, 2024
Making an appearance on popular Gen Z podcast “Call Her Daddy,” Spotify’s second biggest podcast, Kamala Harris discusses issues including reproductive and women’s rights. “I believe in the promise of America,” Harris said. “I love our country and I believe that leadership has to be about knowing our capacity and then investing in the people.”

Posts to polls

Emily Kang, Managing Editor
November 25, 2024
Freshman Cora Struebing gives her speech during the Class of 2028 Class Council elections. “I think my speech went well. Something I made sure I prioritized is not talking about things I’ve done in the past. I don’t think that’s something that people really care about. [So I talked] more about what I’m going to do in the future that will affect the class,” Struebing said. “I tried to build as many relationships with people in person, because I feel like that is more personal. We’re [going to use] different platforms to communicate, and I think that’s been flowing well.”

Drawing parallels

Karen Lee, Managing Editor
November 24, 2024
Narrating a skit for the pep rally on Thursday, Sept. 26, senior class president Akul Dixit tells the story of “sleepy seniors.” “I think this was our worst pep rally,” Dixit said. “We came into this under the impression that we could turn off lights, but minutes before this roll call, we were told we couldn't. It didn't go well.”

Full capacity

Grace Sharma, Editor-in-Chief
November 13, 2024
Illustration by Leah Zhang

Locked Away

tjTODAY Staff
November 10, 2024
Grouping together, Jefferson’s HOSA members take a picture at the State Leadership Conference, “I think one of the prime things about TJ is that we really do a lot of work. We learn things ourselves and we have the motivation to do more than just the baseline average population. We do well in the competitions and I think everyone has the right to compete,” Chadha said.

Code blue: Virginia Department of Education cancels Jefferson’s HOSA

Sophia Guo, Managing Editor
October 29, 2024
Photo Collage courtesy of Samhita Kotamraju

Amazon Prime Video overtakes Netflix’s popularity in streaming industries

Samhita Kotamraju, Managing Editor
October 28, 2024
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