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In the News (Mon 20 May 13)

  
  TJHSST News - Main
Established in 1985, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is the result of a partnership of businesses and schools created to improve education in science, mathematics, and technology.
As the Governor's School for Science and Technology in Northern Virginia, the school is also supported by the Virginia Department of Education.
TJHSST is pleased to host the annual Jefferson Overseas Technology Institute (JOSTI) this year from June 25th through June 29th at TJ.
www.tjhsst.edu   (942 words)

  
  UPDATE: After Policy Change, Thomas Jefferson High Makes Small Gains in Student Diversity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
School Board member Brad Center (Lee) said the board expected that the changes at Thomas Jefferson, a highly respected magnet school that attracts the brightest teenagers in Northern Virginia, would be gradual.
The school system examined the impact of the policy, which was approved in September 2004, as part of a study that included a survey of high-achieving minority students and a survey of teachers at the school.
A little more than 80 percent said they didn't consider the magnet school because they didn't want to leave their friends, and 37 percent said they were worried there were not enough people who shared their ethnicity or race at the school.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022501251_pf.html   (528 words)

  
 2006 JLab News Release - Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology wins the Virginia Regional Science ...
The National Science Bowl® program is a highly visible educational event and academic competition among teams of high school students who attend science seminars and compete in an intense question-and-answer format, solving technical problems and answering questions from chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, astronomy, and the general, earth and computer sciences.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility’s (Jefferson Lab’s) basic mission is to provide forefront scientific facilities, opportunities and leadership essential for discovering the fundamental structure of nuclear matter; to partner in industry to apply its advanced technology; and to serve the nation and its communities through education and public outreach.
Jefferson Lab, located at 12000 Jefferson Avenue, is a Department of Energy Office of Science research facility managed by the Southeastern Universities Research Association.
www.jlab.org /news/releases/2006/sciencebowl3.html   (798 words)

  
 Fairfax County Public Schools Planetarium Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology planetarium opened in September of 1967.
The high school became the Governor's Magnet school for Science and Technology in Septemeber of 1986.
Upon graduation, she was employed by Fairfax County Public Schools as a planetarium teacher at Fort Hunt High School.
www.fcps.k12.va.us /DIS/OHSICS/planet/contacts/tjhsst.htm   (230 words)

  
 FCPS - School Profiles - Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology (TJHSST)
As a Virginia Academic-Year Governor's school, students from several school jurisdictions are selected on the basis of aptitude and interest in the biological, chemical, physical, mathematical, and computer sciences and intent to pursue college preparation in the sciences, engineering, or related fields.
Specialized technology laboratories, including a Cray IV Super Computer and computational science center, enhance the academic curriculum and provide students with experiences in state-of-the-art technological environments, opportunities for independent research and experimentation, and interaction with professionals from the scientific, engineering, technological, and industrial communities.
The technology laboratories are: aerospace sciences, chemical analysis, computer-assisted design, computer systems, energy systems, geosciences, industrial automation and robotics, life sciences and biotechnology, microelectronics, oceanography, prototyping and engineering materials, optics and modern physics, and video technology and communications.
www.fcps.k12.va.us /suptapps/schoolprofile/profile.cfm?profile_id=300   (404 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Science and Success at Thomas Jefferson High
My daughter was smart but not greatly interested in science and tech; she went to Thomas Jefferson anyway because we knew she would get a world-class education.
Jay Mathews's Feb. 6 article did not surprise me. My fourth-grade daughter attends a gifted-and-talented center in Fairfax County, and based on the paltry science curriculum to which she is exposed, she'll blossom into a budding research scientist in high school only if divine intervention occurs.
The curriculum at the gifted-and-talented center is supposed to be challenging and use higher-level thinking skills, but its elementary science curriculum is the same as that of the general curriculum in terms of materials used.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A27667-2005Feb15?language=printer   (353 words)

  
 1999 Milken Educator Award Recipients
Hall is a summer school teacher, a before-and-after-school tutor, a reading specialist who shares her expertise with colleagues, and the inspiration behind many school improvement efforts.
As a member of the school leadership team, she chaired the committee that drafted the six-year plan for the school division.
In addition, her experience as work experience coordinator for the Center for Science and Technology and her effectiveness as the principal of Sparrow Road Intermediate School made her an ideal candidate to plan and open the brand-new Owens Middle School as the most technologically advanced school in the district.
www.pen.k12.va.us /VDOE/newvdoe/milkenawards99.html   (829 words)

  
 Fairfax County Public Schools - Testing
The Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools describe the commonwealth's expectations for student learning and achievement in grades K-12 in English, mathematics, science, history/social science, technology, the fine arts, foreign language, health and physical education, and driver education.
Virginia School Report Cards--information about student achievement, accreditation, and other subjects for individual schools, school divisions, and the entire state.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Admissions Test--Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) is a Fairfax County public school offering a comprehensive college preparatory program emphasizing the sciences, mathematics, and technology.
www.fcps.edu /testing.htm   (485 words)

  
 ASEE PRISM - Apr 2004 - High School Goes High Tech
But a growing handful of specialized schools, focused on creative education in math, science, and technology, is proving that high school can be more than just one more hoop for students to jump through on their way to more fulfilling experiences with education, and eventually careers, in scientific and technological fields.
Thomas reports that many students from specialized schools find their early years of college to be nearly as uninspiring as the standard high schools they avoided.
Thomas says that specialized math, science, and technology schools are already helping to address that problem.
www.prism-magazine.org /april04/hightech.cfm   (3261 words)

  
 OpticsForTeens : Career Profile : Bob Latham
The position is somewhat unique in that this may be the only lab dedicated to optics and modern physics at the high school level.
Although attention to my social life consumed most of my energy in middle and high school, I still continued to build electronic and scientific projects in my spare time and I was fortunate to find friends who also enjoyed building "technical devices".
Science and technology teachers are always trying to develop new laboratory activities and projects to teach about exciting new scientific discoveries and technologies.
www.opticsforteens.org /careers/bios/bio_latham.asp   (904 words)

  
 life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness
It is a magnet school in the sense that it accepts students from a variety of surrounding districts in Northern Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is a Fairfax County public school offering a comprehensive college preparatory program emphasizing the sciences, mathematics, and technology.
Thomas Jefferson is a specialized school, admission is based on a test geared to its curricula.
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 jefferson high school - All Sorts Of school
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www.ashevillelacrosse.org /jefferson-high-school   (346 words)

  
 AYPF Trip Report - Integrating Math, Science and Technology in School Reform
As the Governor's School for Science and Technology in Northern Virginia and a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology, it is committed to ensuring that students graduate prepared to excel in both higher education and the emerging technology-based workforce of the 21st Century.
At TJHSST, science and technology are an "extension of the humanities, and traditional academic courses are structured around the themes of math, science and technology.
Sixty percent of TJHSST students are male, which Jones attributes largely to the historical difficulties of females in math and science in the early elementary grades.
www.aypf.org /tripreports/1997/tr101097.htm   (1378 words)

  
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The school serves students selected on the basis of aptitude and interest in the biological, physical, mathematical, and computer sciences and who intend to pursue college preparation in the sciences, engineering, or related fields.
Applications for the 2005-2006 sophomore or junior class at TJHSST are due by June 2, 2005.
Transportation to the school is provided by each participating public school jurisdiction.
www.pwcs.edu /forestpark/thomasjefferson.DOC   (274 words)

  
 NASA - Live From Space!
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is a school accustomed to major events.
TJHSST students conducted a live interview of the Expedition 12 crew on the international space station, providing a linkup between the school students, ISS Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev.
The downlink between the space station and the high school served to emphasize the value of studying math, science and technology subjects, and also highlighted NASA's cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State's observance of International Education Week.
www.nasa.gov /audience/foreducators/k-4/features/F_ISS_Downlink.html   (748 words)

  
 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST, TJ, Jefferson) is a public magnet school in Alexandria, Virginia, with a focus on science and technology.
The magnet school program was founded in 1985 through the cooperation of state and county governments, as well as corporate sponsorship from the defense and technology industries, and occupies the building of a previous non-magnet Thomas Jefferson High School (constructed in 1965).
TJHSST is one of 16 Virginia Governor's Schools, and a founding member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/TJHSST   (4177 words)

  
 tjeffer14a   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, is the Governor's school for science and technology which serves schools in three Virginia counties and three cities.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology was founded in 1985 as the Governor's public science and technology school in the Fairfax County Public Schools.
The school was a demonstration of commitment to prepare students for the growing high-tech industrial workforce by emphasizing science, mathematics and technologies.
www.blegroup.com /casestudies/case-tjefferson17a.htm   (1924 words)

  
 The Ron Brown Scholar Program
Michelle Robinson graduated from the highly competitive Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.
One of her high school teachers wrote, "Michelle is a risk-taker.
Michelle completed her masters at Harvard Divinity School in Spring 2004, and pursued high school teacher certification through the HDS Program in Religion and Secondary Education, a teacher training program designed to address the academic study of religion and religious issues in America's public schools.
www.ronbrown.org /cgi-bin/profile.cgi?user_id=23   (260 words)

  
 Testimony on the
K-12 science, math, engineering and technology (SMET) education has been identified by ASME members as one of the most important public policy issues currently facing the U.S. We commend your leadership in introducing legislation to advance teacher preparation and student performance in K-12 SMET educational programs.
Strengthening the nation’s pre-college science, math, engineering and technology education is urgently needed to prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s productive workers and citizens.
ASME supports the bill’s provisions directing the National Science Foundation to convene a conference of SMET stakeholders to foster collaborations among educational institutions, industry, and non-profit organizations.
www.house.gov /science/leaf_051700.htm   (1238 words)

  
 Alternative High Schools/Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The application period for secondary schools whether to apply to a countywide program or to transfer to another neighborhood school on a space-available basis, is the first Monday in November to the third Friday in January for the following school year.
Since H-B Woodlawn is a "program" and not a "school", the students who enroll in the program retain their membership in their home school/neighborhood middle and high schools by taking SATs there, participating in interscholastic athletic competition there and receiving their class ranks and high school diplomas there as well.
TJHSST is a Fairfax County public school designated by the Virginia Department of Education as a Governor's regional school offering a comprehensive college preparatory program emphasizing the sciences, mathematics and technology.
www.arlington.k12.va.us /options/high/alternative.shtml   (1010 words)

  
 Multicultural Indonesian Girl Retraces Path to U.S. Science Magnet School
The Washington-area public school (known popularly by the initials, TJ) attracts gifted students interested in science and technology, and usually reinforces their desire to devote themselves to a career in some aspect of science.
In her view, she's in a distinct minority in the school, where the majority of the students are either white or Asian (often Korean or Indian, she says), and come from middle-class or affluent backgrounds.
May-Lieng Karageorge, a student at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.
www.voanews.com /english/archive/2005-03/2005-03-07-voa54.cfm   (1071 words)

  
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 SAIC News Release: SAIC Sponsors Young Scientists' Participation in I/ITSEC Future Leaders' Pavilion, 12-06-2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Dan Schafer and Justin Solomon were selected by officials at Thomas Jefferson High School to present their projects at the Future Leaders’ Pavilion, formed in 2002 to engage young scientists in the modeling and simulation field.
Established in 1985, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) is a Virginia Governor's School administered by Fairfax County Public Schools.
TJHSST provides a dynamic, specialized learning environment for selected students with high ability, aptitude, and interest in mathematics, science and technology who seek a comprehensive, challenging curriculum with emphasis in these disciplines.
www.saic.com /news/2005/dec/06.html   (581 words)

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