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Author: Tess Ware

COVID Leads to Another Housing Market CrashPosted 04/30/2021 by Tess Ware

The housing market took a huge hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. The housing market has been affected in more ways than one, and David Ware, a homebuilder here in Denver, was a great resource in findi... More

Teacher by Day, Capoeriristia by NightPosted 03/22/2021 by Tess Ware

There is a new ELA-S teacher in the TJ community.  Thomas Jefferson High School’s newest addition is more than just a teacher; he is a high-kicking, poetry-writing, puppy-loving force of nature! Ma... More

Working Around SenioritisPosted 02/24/2021 by Tess Ware

Seniors offer advice to the Class of 2022. For 12th graders, combating senioritis is never easy, but with many students completing their final year of high school online, the chronic lack of motivatio... More

Roll Tide vs. BuckeyesPosted 02/12/2021 by Tess Ware

The University of Alabama played against Ohio State in the College Football National Championship.  The 2021 College National Championship was played on January 11, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Florida. T... More

Bump, Set, COVID SpikePosted 12/08/2020 by Tess Ware

Despite the major differences between club and high school volleyball, neither of the sport’s formats have been immune to the major changes caused by COVID-19. Volleyball started in Holyoke, Massach... More

COVID Diary #6Posted 11/10/2020 by Tess Ware

Tess. When COVID-19 first started in China and had not reached the US yet, my friends and I were watching memes about what was going on. Little did we know, two months later we would be right there wi... More

Softball in Full SwingPosted 11/09/2020 by Tess Ware

Softball takes on the season even with COVID-19 circumstances.  This year’s season was different because of the circumstances with COVID-19, but the softball team made it the best they could. T... More

Softball in Full SwingPosted 11/04/2020 by Tess Ware

Softball takes on the season even with COVID-19 circumstances.  This year’s season was different because of the circumstances with COVID-19, but the softball team made it the best they could. T... More

Molding TJ CeramicsPosted 10/30/2020 by Tess Ware

The TJ community welcomes a new ceramics teacher during this unfamiliar time.  At the start of the 2020-2021 school year, Thomas Jefferson added some new teachers to our community, one being the new ... More

COVID from the FrontlinesPosted 05/13/2020 by Tess Ware

COVID affects every family differently; here is one TJ family’s experience. My mother, Eden Hankins, has been an OBGYN Nurse Practitioner for 25 years. With COVID-19 in full swing, she states, “I ... More