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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

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer

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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An arcane history of the Oxford Translators Institute (or more simply, Babel is the latest novel by Poppy War Trilogy author R.F. Kuang. The historical fiction novel was released in August this year, gained popularity through TikTok, and was nominated for the Goodreads 2022 Best Fantasy award.

‘Babel’: a story about outsiders, academia, and the British empire

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
January 20, 2023
A variety of colleges hold visits at Jefferson every year. From breaking down the culture behind the college to only giving surface level information about the university, these visits can go down very different paths.

College visits are a mixed bag

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
November 20, 2021
Top 5 movies for halloween

Top 5 movies for halloween

Miriam Antony and Elizabeth Li
October 27, 2021
Madison Beer recently released her debut album featuring songs such as "Selfish" and "Good in Goodbye"

Might Not Be My Life Support

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
March 23, 2021
“Willow,” the lead single off of Taylor Swift’s surprise 9th studio album “Evermore," was accompanied by a music video directed by Swift. The album was released on Dec. 11, and is the sister album to “Folklore.”

Evermore stories to tell

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
December 19, 2020
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."

Racing to stay ahead

Minjoo Song, Miriam Antony, Tammy Ding, Forrest Meng, and Claire Wilson
December 16, 2020
Shawn Mendes’ fourth studio album, “Wonder,” came out on Dec. 4, with cover artwork that depicts him in water. The short album features a collaboration with Justin Bieber and runs around 40 minutes in length. With 14 songs, it takes Mendes in a new artistic direction than he has gone before in his previous work.

Shawn Mendes takes a wonderful step

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
December 11, 2020
Above is the album cover for British girl group Little Mix’s sixth studio album, “Confetti,” released on November 6. The members, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirwall, and Perrie Edwards, are shown from left to right. “Confetti” is the first album Little Mix have released since their split from their previous label, Syco Music.

Little Mix drops “Confetti,” their newest album

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
November 15, 2020
Blackpink poses in front of a bouncy house in a promotional image for “The Album.” From left to right are the members, Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa, and Rosé.

Blackpink’s ‘The Album” is sure to light up the sky

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
October 8, 2020
Khaled Hosseini’s first novel, The Kite Runner, is a story about two boys in Afghanistan and events that change their lives. The book is published in several countries and widely acclaimed, but faces controversy for its content.

Highs and Lows of Flying Kites

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
May 20, 2020
Distance learning has both asynchronous and synchronous parts. Both involve the use of screens to aid students. Since students are forced to spend additional time on screens, it can lead to unhealthy screen time habits and their consequences.

Distance Learning Encourages Unhealthy Amounts of Screentime

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
Above, sophomore Annika Topchy competes in a track even during the 2019 spring season. Because of the coronavirus, the spring season of 2020 is cancelled. Student athletes must rely on other means besides sports practices to stay conditioned and in good shape.

Hurdling past Coronavirus

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
Educated by Tara Westover is a memoir of her life’s experiences, from growing up in a survivalist family in Idaho to studying by herself to attending Cambridge. Her story is about perseverance and how an education can be life-changing.

Building a future from ground up

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
April 13, 2020
The Toll is the third book in the dystopian Arc of a Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman. It is the long awaited finale to the trilogy. Although it has been out of the library for so long, I found that it didn’t quite wow me as I had expected it to.

The Final Toll

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
March 25, 2020
In the Arc of a Scythe trilogy, the first book, Scythe, is followed by Thunderhead, a novel where death occurs in a controlled manner. Photo courtesy of Vanessa Fowler.

When a Computer Controls Everything

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
March 9, 2020
Freshman Gabriel Ascoli reads Scythe by Neal Shusterman. The book has won several awards, including the Printz Honor award and an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults top 10. Scythe is the first in the Arc of a Scythe trilogy.

The Year We Conquered Death

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
March 4, 2020
Jefferson's journalism advisor Ms. Erinn Harris was awarded the Columbia Scholastic Press Award (CSPA) 2020 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year award. She will receive her award at the CSPA's annual spring convention.

Jefferson journalism advisor awarded CSPA Advisor of the Year

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
February 17, 2020
Pan and Yang stand in front of the Conrad Challenge backdrop. The pair submitted their product, BACVision, to multiple competitions during their junior year. Photo courtesy of Motoko Schimizu.

Diamond in the rough

Miriam Antony and Keertana Senthilkumar
February 12, 2020
A poster directly across from the Russian classroom advertises the trip to all students. This year the trip will be open to all Jefferson students, with no requirement of Russian language experience. “It's a trip that not every student [who's in the program doing the project] could attend. Spring break is a time that students use for other activities and Moscow is just one of many opportunities,” AP Government teacher and trip sponsor Mr. Monte Bourjaily said.

Spring break trip to Russia continues RANEPA Exchange Program

Miriam Antony and Keertana Senthilkumar
February 10, 2020
Freshman Krisha Pahwa finishes her congressional debate speech during school, giving her more time to pursue other interests and finish her homework. Many freshmen find it surprising that Jefferson has a wealth of humanities clubs in addition to STEM. “There are still a lot of opportunities to express your interest in non-STEM activities, which I guess isn’t expected in such a STEM-geared school,” Pahwa said.

Expectations vs. reality – freshmen experiences

Miriam Antony, Staff Writer
February 1, 2020
Sophomore Maria Molchanova submitted her artwork, “Looking Back” to the PTSA Reflections Contest. This artwork made it to the district finals in the Visual Art category of the contest.

Five students advance to PTSA Reflections District Finals

Miriam Antony and Keertana Senthilkumar
January 18, 2020
Top 9 of 2019: Movies

Top 9 of 2019: Movies

Aumena Choudhry and Miriam Antony
January 10, 2020
The Curious Understanding of Autism Awareness Christopher, played by senior Joshua Mutterperl, fantasizes about becoming an astronaut. This scene follows a tense encounter between Christopher and his father and lightens the mood. “It's a free and uplifting moment in this play, [which] comes after a more serious moment. And in it you can feel the sense of being lighter than air, in zero gravity and then it ends in a grounded place,” Mutterperl said.

The Curious understanding of autism awareness

Miriam Antony and Keertana Senthilkumar
November 22, 2019
Jefferson players warmed up and practiced for an hour before the game even began.. “I am proud of my players, each and every game. They go out there and give it their all, regardless of the opponent we are competing against,” said Coach Brittany.

Junior Varsity field hockey team loses to West Potomac

Miriam Antony and Keertana Senthilkumar
October 22, 2019
Jefferson students get time to know some of the exchange students. The RANEPA students had just arrived at the school for the welcome luncheon. The Jefferson students paired up with one RANEPA student to attend class with before they began their research project.

Russian exchange students come to Jefferson for research project

Miriam Antony and Jeremy Kim
September 21, 2019
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