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Burton is Back and Better than EverPosted 12/02/2022 by Kira Kennedy

Tim Burton once again creates a masterpiece with Wednesday, the new Netflix spinoff of the Addams Family show. On November 23rd, the new Netflix series Wednesday premiered and it quickly skyrocketed t... More

Something’s in the AirPosted 12/02/2022 by Ben Morlan

Teens are turning to an easy-to-conceal illicit substance to achieve a dopamine high. Something’s in the air in high schools across America, and it’s not love, asbestos, or COVID. Instead, it’s ... More

Honing their Motor SkillsPosted 12/02/2022 by Mattie Brightwell

Sparta Robotica students work hard every day to prepare for competitions and individually prepare for colleges and careers in STEM. The Thomas Jefferson High School Robotics team is a part of the scho... More

Taylor’s Midnight ReignPosted 11/28/2022 by Alexa Tsvetkov

Taylor Swift’s new album has been racking up listeners since its release. Since the minute she announced it at the 2022 VMAs, the suspense for Taylor Swift’s newest album has grown rapidly... More

Don’t Worry DarlingPosted 11/28/2022 by Jesse Smith

Fans have high expectations for one of the biggest movies of 2022, which is now streaming on HBO. The psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling is considered one of the most anticipated movies of t... More

Short and SuccessfulPosted 11/18/2022 by Ben Hartley

A look into Lionel Messi’s path to becoming arguably the greatest soccer player in history. Although soccer is the world’s most popular sport, it is one of the lowest scoring athletic competitions... More

Remembering the VictimsPosted 11/11/2022 by Campbell Mahoney

The real focus in the new Dahmer series should have been on the victims whose lives he stole and the families that he forever broke.  Steven Hicks was 18 years old. He had recently graduated high sch... More

New Year, New FairPosted 10/10/2022 by Akaash Raghunath

The Thomas Jefferson High School Club Fair successfully managed to socially revive hundreds of high school students. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the globe early in 2020, just about every social ... More

A CollectionPosted 05/12/2022 by Deqa Muse

April   You, who was blissfully unaware, gone. Dreams of inhabiting distant worlds, gone.  The belief in the irrational, gone. A vivid, rich, and untainted world, gone.   Emerging from the ... More

Rewriting the Path to CollegePosted 05/09/2022 by Maria Goergen

Independent college studies prepare students for college. With colleges getting more and more competitive every year, Advanced Placement (AP) exams and extracurriculars are a must for a college resume... More