March is National Athletic Training Month. FCPS athletic trainers are nationally certified and state licensed medical professionals. They dedicate themselves to promoting the health and safety of our athletes before, during and after practices and competitions.

TJHSST senior Rem Turatbekov, who competed in the Junior World Diving Competition in Brazil this school year, also made back-to-back appearances on the VHSL state diving competition podium in 2024 and 2025.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is pleased to announce the hiring of the new principal of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST).

TJHSST Earns Highest Achievement Exemplar Award from Virginia Board of Education! Read about it here.

The AI program at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is one example of FCPS’s effort to meet its strategic plan goals, specifically Goal #5, Leading for Tomorrow’s Innovation, which seeks to push students to innovate and prepare for the future.

On Tuesday, November 22 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, NASA is scheduled to launch the TJ REVERB CubeSat as part of the SpaceX-26 Commercial Resupply Service Mission en route to the International Space Station. The launch is the culmination of seven years of hard work for TJ Space. Led by Robotics lab director Kristen Kucko, many students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have had a hand in this historic launch. Read more about it here!

TJ's PC (re)Builder's Club is an eighth period activity where students can learn how to build computers and repair broken systems. They will then donate those refurbished computers to the local community.

TJHSST students meet weekly with Weyanoke ES fifth-grade girls to complete hands-on science projects and promote critical thinking skills, while developing friendships along the way

Students in Dr. Burnett's DNA Research lab have been working in collaboration with officials from the Jefferson Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery to collect biofilm from a black mold type substance that has been growing on them. The purpose is to find out exactly what this substance is and how park officials can best keep these important landmarks clean.

On Friday, Feb. 8 the TJ Orchestra entertained students during lunch with a performance. This original piece was composed by sophomore Kai Wang.
Please enjoy this fine show from the TJ Orchestra!

As the day winds down at Freedom Hill Elementary in Vienna, students across the building are antsy and ready to head home. But in one classroom for students with intellectual disabilities, Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. is the highlight of the week. It’s the time they get to Zoom with their ‘buddies’ from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

On Wednesday, General John W. “Jay” Raymond (TJ Class of ’80), head of the United States Space Force, along with NASA Astronaut Col. Nick Hague, US Space Force visited TJHSST as part of their “Stem to Space” program.