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[Photo] Varsity lacrosse team loses 5-13 against West Springfield
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March 27, 2022
[Photo] Boys Lacrosse head coach leaves program
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March 5, 2022
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![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.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cDSC_9803-1-900x672.jpg)
![Working in RS1, freshman Lemar Samizay continues his progress on the final project. “I didn’t find it difficult. I just had to [put] more time into studying and doing homework, and I just adapted to it,” Samizay said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9974-900x600.jpg)
![Junior David Lyons practices a shot put throw for track and field. “The only way [winter sports] could've been better is if we didn't have to work around COVID, so the only way to improve them would be for everyone to be COVID safe,” Lyons said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/wintersportstrack-900x646.jpg)
![Students in the Astronomy class participate in a lab activity. "We want to take the fact that our students are going to be competitive and going to want to be excellent and turn that into something that is fun and not stressful and helps everybody succeed," Malcolm Eckel, Challenge Success Staff Representative, said. "[Through] classes that I think are difficult but not stressful, that's the kind of thing that we're going for: having enough student options enough student control that everybody can find their own path to success that feels genuine to them."](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-23-at-4.49.31-PM-900x604.png)
![Weaving his way around obstacles, junior Hilal Hussain participates in a running back drill. Players are now allowed to use footballs, but they must be disinfected regularly. “It [felt] like a normal practice, which was a nice refresher from all the quarantine,” Hussain said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/football3-900x601.jpg)
