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Established in 1985, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is the result of a partnership of businesses and schools created to improve education in science, mathematics, and technology. Representatives from business and industry and staff of the Fairfax County Public Schools worked together in curriculum and facilities development for the school. In recent years, local business leaders and Jefferson parents have formed the Jefferson Partnership Fund to help raise money to maintain and equip labs and classrooms in the school. As the Governor's School for Science and Technology in Northern Virginia, the school is also supported by the Virginia Department of Education. In addition to providing a specialized education for selected students in Fairfax County, Jefferson also serves other school districts including Arlington, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William counties as well as the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.
TJHSST Summer Programs 2008 information is now available.
TJHSST is pleased to host the annual 2008 Jefferson Overseas Technology Institute (JOSTI) from June 23rd through June 27th at TJ. Over eighty educators from all over the world will be attending this conference that focuses on integrating Instructional Technology in the classroom.
Current News
TJ Science Bowl Team
TJ placed 3rd in the nation out of 67 Regional champion teams, earning $1000 for their school and a science trip to the Jefferson Labs in Newport News. Since the students live so close to the destination, they donated the trip to the 4th place team from Colorado. Captain Bruce Sun said, "giving the trip away was the best part of Monday!" In addition, the Science Bowl Team earned 1st prize in their division for the Interactive Science Discovery contest on Saturday by successfully creating a cloud in a bottle.
Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalists
The following TJ students have been named semifinalists in the Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation's highest honors for high school seniors: Sarah Benjamin, Flavia Brancusi, Bryan Chun, Francis Deng, Diane Palko, Anne B. Rohlfing, Zahra Sayyid and Aimee Zhang. One male and one female student from Virginia will be chosen in May as Presidential Scholars.
Scholastic Writing National Awards
Congratulations to the following students for being recipients of the Scholastic Writing National Awards: Setareh Bagherzadeh (Grade 9, Gold Award in Personal Essay/Memoir), Nayan Lamba (Grade 9, Gold Award in PE/M), Katie Bailey (Grade 9, Silver Award in PE/M), Nona Jiang (Grade 12, Silver Award in General Writing) and Tessa Zeng (Grade 12, Portfolio Silver Award).
ASNE Journalism Awards
Congratulations to the following tjTODAY contributors who received ASNE National Quill & Scroll Writing Awards for Excellence in Journalism: Karl Sofinowski (Grade 10, for cartooning) and Lisa Kong (Grade 11, for sports photography).
2008 Future Problem Solving State Bowl Results
Congratulations to the TJ Future Problem Solvers who are Virginia State Champions again! This is the 7th time in the school's history that TJ has won the State Championship in the senior team division.
Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair
Congratulations to all the TJ students who entered their projects in the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair this past weekend. TJHSST notably earned more category awards than any other school in the state (followed by Roanoke Valley Governor's School).
2008 SOL Testing
The SOL will be given to all students needing verified credits for previously passed courses (including incoming freshman and transfer students). For further information, please see the TJHSST 2007-2008 Testing Calendar available in PDF format.
FCPS 24/7 Learning Parent View
FCPS 24/7 Learning (Blackboard) is an internet-based learning system used by teachers to post syllabus, assignments, and other communications with your children. Parents will now have an opportunity to create their own FCPS 24/7 Learning account to access all their children's accounts via one logon through Parent View. With this new feature, parents need only to register once and add all of their children to their account, from elementary to high school. To get your own FCPS 24-7 Learning Parent View account, please follow the directions and description of the account validation process.
TJ Receives Accreditation
TJ recently received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools following an onsite visit by a distinguished panel of educators. As part of this five year cycle of self-study, the staff at TJ has defined a new Mission Statement and Beliefs Statement, as well as identified goals and action items. For further information, please see the Action Plan available in PDF format.
TJ Task Force Report
The TJ Task Force Committee, formed to examine the future programs and facility needs has completed their report which is now available online in PDF format.
Faculty Curator:
Richard Washer
Technical Contact:
Shane Torbert