Boys’ soccer wins first district tournament game “Stress Less, Laugh More” initiative proves successful Students share love of STEM at USA Science & Engineering Festival Freshmen build robots for beauty, design and competition

Cappies recognizes Storeide’s performance in ‘Stage Door’

| May. 16, 2012

Senior Heather Storeide, scored Jefferson’s sole nomination from the National Capital Area’s Critics and Awards Program for High School Theatre and Journalism, known as Cappies.  She received this acknowledgment for ...

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Boys’ soccer wins first district tournament game

| May. 16, 2012

After finishing regular season play with a record of 6-1-6, the boys’ soccer team was ranked first in the Liberty District and began their district tournament play with a 3-0 ...

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Krishnan selected for prestigious Presidential Scholar award

| May. 14, 2012

Senior Priya Krishnan was selected as a 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar on May 2. She is one of 141 high school seniors from around the country and the only FCPS ...

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Nicoll in final 20 to vie for place on the 2012 U.S. physics team to travel to Estonia

| May. 14, 2012

Senior Sam Nicoll will be one of 20 students to attend a special camp in College Park, Md.  that will prepare them for the 43rd International Physics Olympiad competition. Five ...

News analysis: Why being #2 is a good thing

| May. 13, 2012

On May 8, U.S. News and World Report released their annual ranking of public high schools – and for the first time since 2007, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science ...

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Award-winning sci-fi writer talks to seniors

| May. 11, 2012

Award-winning science fiction writer Paolo Bacigalupi looked like he’s just wandered in off the street when he arrived in the library on May 11. Visibly nervous and dressed for an ...

What admissions statistics mean

| May. 10, 2012

On March 30, the Jefferson Admissions Office released their decisions for the Class of 2016.  The numbers evoked a variety of reactions, but there was one figure in particular that ...

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Globe-hopping is possible on Around the World Embassy Tour

| May. 9, 2012

Imagine hopping from Turkey to Belize, to Japan and back to Washington, D.C. all in an hour. Then continue on to Chad, the Bahamas and Indonesia. While this may seem ...

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“Stress Less, Laugh More” initiative proves successful

| May. 8, 2012

Last week, the effects of impending AP tests could be seen throughout the halls. With most students burying their noses in their review books, stress was obvious on their tired ...

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Boys soccer keeps District hopes alive

| May. 2, 2012

After their first loss of the season against Madison last Tuesday, the boys’ soccer team was able to come back with a nail-biting 1-0 win against Fairfax last night. The ...