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Jammin’ Out at TJPosted 10/31/2017 by Maggie Foos

Students and faculty brought back a former tradition to reward students for their hard work. On October 6, 2017, Thomas Jefferson High School’s Leadership class brought back an old tradition, the Ja... More

Hope for HoustonPosted 10/31/2017 by Jay Iyema

 NHS raises money for hurricane victims in hopes to repair their community. Once in awhile something devastating happens to a community, and it takes a group of people to join forces and rise up to h... More

Spartans Creep it ReelPosted 10/23/2017 by Amelia Carpenter

Halloween is right around the corner, so leadership students have organized a scary movie night to get Spartans in the spirit of Halloween. The movie night will take place on Wednesday, October 25th, ... More

Capture the Good TimesPosted 10/20/2017 by Amelia Carpenter

Thomas Jefferson High School introduces a new yearbook class for the 2017-18 school year. A new school year has begun at Thomas Jefferson, and along with it a new yearbook class has been added. In pr... More

Overcoming ObstaclesPosted 10/15/2017 by Halle Bristow

The Denver Tech Center (DTC) Rotary Club held the second annual Water Toy Race on September 23rd at Chatfield Reservoir. The Water Toy Race’s purpose is to provide for post-high school scholarships,... More

BM-Xtra Kind to Your PeersPosted 10/11/2017 by Logan Cecil

Top skateboard and BMX athletes educate Spartans about how to deal with bullying. In a recent study, it was reported that more than 22% of high schoolers nationwide said that they had been bullied whi... More

Pooling Our ResourcesPosted 10/06/2017 by Lucy Peterson

Social Studies teacher turns to a new role as Thomas Jefferson’s Principal Intern. After working as a social studies teacher at TJ for 14 years, Jon Poole has changed his course to work as a Princip... More

Skilling the CompetitionPosted 09/27/2017 by Kathryn Schroeck

TJ’s SkillsUSA team kills it at the national competition in Louisville, Kentucky. After finding success at the SkillsUSA State Conference last spring, Thomas Jefferson High School had the chance to... More

Spartan Athletes Gear UpPosted 09/19/2017 by Baxter Stein

Another sports season is underway, and the Spartans prepare for success. It’s still the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, but already Spartan athletes are jumping straight back into the fallÂ... More

Swinging for SuccessPosted 09/15/2017 by Andrew Villescas

Spartan Softball takes another big win at their home tournament. On September 8th and 9th, the Thomas Jefferson Spartan softball team hosted their annual Mile High Classic Softball Tournament. This to... More