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Author: Kira McBarron

Skari Steps Into a New RolePosted 05/15/2025 by Kira McBarron

Assistant Principal Andrew Skari temporarily shifts his focus back to Athletic Director. Many would agree that making sure students feel comfortable and safe while at school is essential to any level ... More

The Visual Language of Fontaines DCPosted 05/15/2025 by Kira McBarron

International bands have always been popular in the United States, but, in recent years, Irish bands have been rapidly gaining traction. I first heard Fontaines DC at an Arctic Monkeys concert back in... More

To Ireland and BackPosted 03/11/2025 by Kira McBarron

Envision a walk through the historical roads of Derry, paying a visit to St. Patrick, listening in on those wonderful accents, and acknowledging beautiful Gaeilge.  Block off two weeks in the summer ... More

Co-Teacher to Full-TimePosted 12/13/2024 by Kira McBarron

A temporary addition to the Thomas Jefferson Science Department, is now a permanent member of the Math Department. Emily Churchill previously taught middle school Special Education math and science in... More

Embracing a New LanguagePosted 11/12/2024 by Kira McBarron

Russian is a complicated language for a native English speaker to learn, but a worthy challenge all the same. In the fallout of a bad breakup over the summer, I needed something to occupy my mind and ... More

High School Artists in the SpotlightPosted 10/22/2024 by Kira McBarron

Thomas Jefferson’s young creatives of tomorrow are being featured today. On Saturday, September 7th, two of Thomas Jefferson’s own students were featured in a local art gallery. Alongside laser ca... More

Tattered Cover Torn in TwoPosted 10/04/2024 by Kira McBarron

Initially owned and founded by Stephen Cogil Casari, the Tattered Cover has been a Denver landmark for decades.  One of the most successful independent book chains in the country, the Tattered Cover,... More

What’s the Hokey Pokey all about?Posted 05/15/2024 by Kira McBarron

Everyone knows when to put their right hand in, then out, and shake it all about, but the small jig has an unexpected twist to it. The Hokey Pokey (also known as the Hokey Cokey or even the Okey Cokey... More

The World’s Funniest PhilosopherPosted 05/15/2024 by Kira McBarron

A funny philosopher? What is this, a comic strip? Emil Cioran (pronounced like Chi-ron) was a Romanian philosopher who once said he’d rather be anything than Romanian. Despite his self-hatred and di... More

StrikaversaryPosted 03/01/2024 by Kira McBarron

February 11th marks five years since Denver teachers left their classrooms and fought against their district. Between annual marches, organized walkouts, and even worldwide protests for a call-to-acti... More