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
Ashley Hwang

Ashley Hwang, Staff Writer

Ashley Hwang is a junior at Jefferson and in her second year of tjTODAY. She enjoys writing about fun events and highlighting the unique aspects of Jefferson. Ashley initially joined journalism because of the impact it could have on the community at TJ and the freedom to cover stories of both interest and impact. In her free time, she dances for the Jefferson dance team as well as a studio outside of school, enjoys baking, listens to Tate McRae, and hangs out with her friends.

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The classic Jefferson pajamas have become a staple of our school, earning themselves a spot in many students' wardrobe.

Dressing for success

Ashley Hwang and Hannah Liu
July 31, 2023
While perfume dominate the industry year round, candles make a prominent appearance around November.

Falling in love with candles

Anya Raval and Ashley Hwang
July 24, 2023
The Viennese Ball, hosted by TJ Orchestra, provided students with dancing, music, and food. “[The ball] was pretty fun. It was cool and different from other dances I’ve been to,” senior Saina Shibili said.

Jefferson orchestra hosts 2022 Viennese Ball

Ashley Hwang, Staff Writer
November 21, 2022
Junior Ashley Hwang took her BeReal walking in the Jefferson hallways with her friends.

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
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The school day’s starting time should be pushed back

Ashley Hwang, Staff Writer
May 16, 2022
JLC is a weekly allocated time period where students can choose to do a myriad of activities, from practicing sports to academic work.

A look at JLC

Ashley Hwang, Staff Writer
April 15, 2022
Senior Chris Arraya is one of the many people who donated blood on March 25. “During the blood drive, we worked at the registration booth and checked in all of the donors as they entered. We also made sure that all donors were hydrated and well-fed so everyone was in the best condition to donate,” Senior Pagadala said

Red Cross Youth Task Force (RCYTF) conducts blood drive

Ashley Hwang, Staff Writer
March 27, 2022
Even though TJ has worked to decrease the gender ratio, it still experiences low participation of female students in higher-level cs classes. “A trend that I noticed generally as I started taking these higher-level CS courses is that the ratio of boys to girls just seems to increase with the difficulty of the course,” senior Grace Huang said.

A trend that doesn’t end

Anya Raval and Ashley Hwang
March 15, 2022
The Jefferson girl’s tennis team wins against West Potomac High school with a score of 8-1. “I’m really excited that the season started,” senior A.J. Seo said. 

News Brief: Varsity girls tennis wins scrimmage

Ashley Hwang, Staff Writer
March 15, 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
The Senior Class Council advertised the Rose Grams on Instagram, Facebook, and on the morning announcements as well. “We wanted to celebrate Valentine’s Day,” senior Michelle Du said, “We thought that it was a good idea to celebrate the holiday in a cute way, and potentially get all the classes involved.”

Senior Class Council sells rose grams for Valentine’s Day

Ashley Hwang, Staff Writer
February 12, 2022
Image courtesy of cosmopolitan.com.

Top 5+5 of 2021: Makeup trends

Ashley Hwang and Anya Raval
February 3, 2022
Jefferson's varsity field hockey team played against Justice High School on Oct. 12. The final score was 1-2.

News Brief: Jefferson varsity field hockey team loses to Justice

Ashley Hwang, Staff Writer
October 15, 2021
As the scoreboard changes from 0 to 1, Samhitha Singiresu (20) looks over with her fellow teammates, smiling.

Colonials varsity field hockey team defeats Hayfield Hawks 1-0

Ashley Hwang, Tanvi Pedireddi, and Anya Raval
October 12, 2021
Sophomore Richa Dhakal holds flowers from sophomore Kaan Eguz’s asking.

Homecoming asking week 2021-2022

Keertana Senthilkumar and Ashley Hwang
September 25, 2021
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