Thomas Jefferson High School

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Patriot Pride: TJ Athletes Stay Strong Despite Setbacks

October 29, 2020December 29, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 1 Comment Best of 2020 Nominee, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dallas ISD, Football, Kenny Jones, preston hollow, Sport, Sports, Thomas Jefferson High School

Wins on the scoreboard are nice, but for coaches and athletes at Thomas Jefferson, it’s a victory these days just to keep playing.

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Student Achievements: Seven to Celebrate

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Amber Li, American Legion Boys State Program, Dallas International School, DART, DART Student Art Contest, Doug Trotman, Highland Park, Josh Mysore, Josue Rosa, Marcela Landin, Marysol Ortega, preston hollow, Ryan McCord, schools, Sohum Kulkarni, Spencer Gray, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Student Achievements, Thomas Jefferson High School, Trinity Christian Academy, Troop 815, William Trotman

Rising senior Spencer Gray is the first Dallas International School student to participate in the American Legion Boys State Program, conducted virtually this year because of the pandemic.

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What’s Next for Three Dallas ISD Schools After Tornado?

February 24, 2020March 10, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Cary Middle School, Community, Dallas ISD, news, schools, Thomas Jefferson High School, Tornados, Walnut Hill Elementary

It took extra debate thanks to a late-arriving compromise plan, but Dallas ISD is ready to address the fates of the three schools hardest-hit by October’s tornado.

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Ursuline Seniors Fund Thomas Jefferson Prom

February 16, 2020February 15, 2020 Dalia Faheid 0 Comments prom, schools, Thomas Jefferson High School, tornado, Ursuline Academy

Like many of us who texted loved ones on the night of the October tornado, Ursuline seniors texted their Class of 2020 GroupMe to take action, embodying the school’s “Serviam” motto.

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Preston Hollow Schools Tornado 

Community Rallies to Help Schools Hit Hardest by Tornado

October 22, 2019February 3, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Dallas ISD, giving, Thomas Jefferson High School, tornado, tornado 2019, Walnut Hill Elementary

Monday, Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa did not mince words about how badly some of the schools in the direct

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‘Shark Tank’ for the Homeless

July 1, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments After8tEducate, education, schools, The Harris Center, The Hockaday School, Thomas Jefferson High School

The new residential wing of Dallas’ Fannie C. Harris Youth Center is about to receive a total makeover, courtesy of some local students.

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Preston Hollow Sports 

Nobody Knows Pitch Counts Better

July 28, 2017 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments baseball, Jimmy Jones, North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, preston hollow, San Antonio Missions, San Diego Padres, Sports, Thomas Jefferson High School, Thomas Jefferson High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Ask Jimmy Jones about the time he threw 251 pitches in a high school baseball playoff game, and his first

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Congrats Class of 2016!

June 29, 2016 Curtis Thornton 0 Comments Cistercian, ESD, Greenhill, hillcrest, Hillcrest High School, Hockaday, Parish Episcopal, Shelton, Shelton School, St. Mark's, Thomas Jefferson High School, Trinity Christian Academy, Ursuline, W.T. White

Cistercian ESD

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Fewer Obstacles on Fairway to College For TJ Seniors

May 5, 2016 Elizabeth Ygartua 0 Comments Thomas Jefferson High School

Two Thomas Jefferson High School are headed to college this fall with $20,000 Deloitte and the Northern Texas PGA Fairway

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TJ Senior is a LEADing Woman

April 10, 2016 Britt Stafford 0 Comments Thomas Jefferson High School, Women LEAD scholarship program

Thomas Jefferson High School senior Renee Moreno took second place and $5,000 in the second annual Women LEAD (Learn/Excel/Achieve/Dream) scholarship

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TJ Students Show Spirit at Tailgate

December 1, 2015 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments homecoming, Thomas Jefferson High School, TJ Ambassadors, Village Church, Watermark, Young Life

School spirit was shining bright at a recent homecoming tailgate party at Thomas Jefferson High School, prior to the Patriots’

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