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![Students take taffy from the tables in Nobel Commons. “Get the word out and let everyone know,” principal Michael Mukai said. “We want to share this moment before we go away [for spring break].”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_4372.jpg)
![Students and teachers at the town hall passionately spoke about issues that were brought up, such as the retake policy, the 70/30 split between summative and formative grades, and academic dishonesty. “Every single month, we go to something called the Superintendent Advisory Council meetings that address county-wide issues, for example, the 70/30 split with the summatives and formatives that’s going on right now as well as other [issues] you all have,” senior SGA secretary Jaydon Son said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8917-1200x800.jpg)
![A moment of silence was held at "Legacy on Ice," during which audience members lit up the arena using their cell phone flashlights. "It felt so beautiful [to see] how the arena was packed with people who admire the sport or who are friends and family," freshman Megha Chitrakar said. "I think it showed them how close of a community we are and hopefully they felt part of it in a way."](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-10-1200x900.png)
![Student Government Association (SGA) members speak during the opening ceremony, introducing the activities for the day. “I enjoyed how the kids got to see [Jefferson] and how they were asking questions and being curious,” freshman SGA member Asli Ulku said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-3-1-900x1200.png)