Addison. Since I was a little girl, I always imagined that my Sweet Sixteen would be the greatest day of my life. I would have a big party with all my friends and family; I would get my license and ha... More
Jessica. “It’s crazy how this is actually affecting us,” I remember my friend saying. It was March 14th, her birthday. We laughed it off and walked to Starbucks, excited for our long spring br... More
Since current freshmen in colleges throughout the nation are having unique post-secondary experiences, TJ Alumni make a vocal return to give advice to incoming college freshmen. The high school gradua... More
Aviva. I remember the week of March 9th, I found out that other schools, such as Mullen, had already shut down and stated that they would have an extended spring break. I was so confused talking to my... More
Lauren. My experience with the pandemic started very similarly to everyone else’s. I remember that March 12th, 2020 seemed to be a very normal day, until it was announced that spring sports woul... More
One of TJ’s new additions is filled with positivity and passion. The 2020-2021 school year has gifted the Thomas Jefferson community with many new additions to the staff. Nicole Tarullo, one of TJ... More
Chase. I remember back before the world shut down checking the daily news through social media. I tend to check the NBC news Snapchat channel, but I remember watching it one day when it talked about h... More
Nakya. It started on March 13th, 2020, when a normal day was gonna be the last. Life as we knew was gonna be changed. Whether that was for the worst or the best, only time would tell. For me…i... More
Bella. Looking back now, like most people I guess, I was almost one-hundred percent sure that after they let us out for spring break, we would come back to school and everything would be as it was. ... More
Sara. The following dated entries are from my personal journal in the midst of COVID-19. March 27, 2020 Your girl’s living through a pandemic. Coronavirus swept through so quickly that the U.S. has ... More
