Thomas Jefferson Open House

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1 Thomas Jefferson Open House by Timothy Nguyen Thomas Jefferson High School hosted an open house to welcome in prospective students on October 6 th. It was a school wide collaboration with Administrators, Faculty, and a large portion of the student body participating in preparation and the event itself. Visitors were welcomed in by the TJHS cheerleaders and were escorted around the campus by tour guides, which consisted of members of the Student Government Association and other volunteers. The campus tour began in the cafeteria where the families were greeted by Mr. Vincent and Dr. Leighton and shown a welcome video. Afterward attendees were brought to the classrooms to meet and greet the instructors. The tour concluded with a trip to the gymnasium where the families could explore all of the clubs, sports, and other extracurricular activities that Thomas Jefferson has to offer. The Open House yielded a very good turn out with a larger amount of families attending than expected. Photos taken by Anthony Richard

2 2 Thomas Jefferson vs Ben Franklin by Dae Ja Veal On October 2, 2015, the Jaguar football team beat the Falcons, Ben Franklin, The Jaguars held the Falcons to 0 points until the fourth quarter. Donte Sincere and Tyler Butler each scored 2 touchdowns. David Lewis, Ermon and Arlen Williams also helped aid the win by each scoring a touchdown. Arlen Williams also had an interception. The Jaguars had many fans there supporting them to help aid there win. The next game is on October 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Hoss Memtsas Stadium against E.D. White. Photos taken by Anthony Richard Thomas Jefferson vs E.D. White by Dae Ja Veal On October 10, 2015 the Jaguar football team faced the E.D. White Cardinals at Hoss Memtsas stadium. The Jaguars went home with a very sad loss. The Jaguars played their hearts out but in the end they lost Senior Donte Sincere, 23, scored 2 touchdowns and a 2-point conversion. Senior Tyler Butler, 15, also helped the Jaguars put some points on the board with one touchdown. The Jaguars face Haynes Academy in the Magnet Bowl on Friday, October 16 at 7:00 p.m. at East Jefferson stadium. Photos taken by Anthony Richard

3 3 Thomas Jefferson vs Haynes Academy by Dae Ja Veal October 16, 2015 Thomas Jefferson s annual Magnet Bowl took place. The Magnet Bowl was held at East Jefferson stadium. This was also the football team s first district game. Many Jaguar fans came out to support their Jaguar football team. In the end we did not come out with the win but the Jaguars put up a good fight. Tyler Butler and Donte Sincere, both seniors, scored one touchdown each helping the Jaguars get some points on the board. The final score was This was a very upsetting loss but the Jaguar student body kept their spirits up helping the Jaguar football team keep their heads up. The next game is Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Hoss Memtsas stadium. Come out and support our Jaguar football team. Photos taken by Anthony Volleyball TJ vs. FISHER by Mi kaila Charles Tuesday, October 6 the Lady Jags competed against Fisher and succeeded. Some highlights from the game are: Symone with 4 blocks and 12 kills, Dae Ja with 3 blocks and 8 kills, Serena with 3 aces, Alyssa with 3 aces and 6 digs, Da Jone with 1 ace, 8 kills, and 9 digs, Sydney with 1 ace, Caitlyn with 6 kills, Chloe with 9 kills, and Kylah with 7 digs. The girls played an amazing game and are excited for the next game against Clark on October 8. Terrebone Tournament The Lady Jags played three games in the tournament. We played two games on October 9. Some highlights from the first game against Terrebone are: Da Jone with 6 kills and 11 digs, Dae Ja with 2 blocks, Sydney with 1 ace, and Chloe with 1 ace. Some highlights from the second game against Baton Rouge are: Da Jone with 4 digs, 3 aces, and 4 kills, and Symone with 1 block. Unfortunately we lost both games, but the girls were not discouraged and came out with a win the next day against Breaux Bridge. Some highlights from the last game are: Da Jone with 7 kills, 2 blocks, and 4 aces and Alyssa with 7 digs. We lost against Central Lafouche for last game of the tournament. Some highlights from the game are: Sydney with 8 digs, Chloe with 5 kills, Da Jone with 1 block, Symone with 1 block, and Alyssa with 1 ace. The next game will be a pink game against Higgins at Dillard University on October 12.

4 4 Photos taken TJ vs. Clark On October 8, the Lady Jags played their hearts out and won their district game against Clark. Some highlights from the game are: Da Jone with 5 kills, Symone with 4 kills, Caitlyn with 3 kills, Erin with 2 kills, Dae Ja with 2 kills, Chloe with 4 kills, 8 aces, and 1 block, Sydney with 11 aces, Alyssa with 8 aces, and Whitney with 6 aces. The girls were happy to win and are excited for the next game in the Terrebone s Volleyball Tournament. Their first game in the tournament will be October 9. TJ vs. Higgins The Lady Jags played their Pink Game against Higgins at Dillard University on October 12. The girls played an amazing game and brought home a win. The next game will be a district game against Sophie B. Wright on October 13. TJ vs. SOPHIE B. WRIGHT by Mikaila Charles On October 13, the Lady Jags played their district game against Sophie B. Wright and won. Some highlights from the game are: Erin with 3 aces and 1 kill, Sydney with 5 aces and 3 kills, Da Jone with 2 aces and 7 kills, Alyssa with 7 aces, Kylah with 5 aces, Dae Ja with 6 kills, Chloe with 6 kills, Symone with 7 kills, and Caitlyn with 3 kills. The girls played an amazing game and can t wait for their next game against Lakeshore on October 14.

5 5 Thomas Jefferson vs. Lakeshore The Lady Jags played valiantly against Lakeshore on October 14, but unfortunately lost. They hope to win their next game against Clark on October 20. Photos taken Thomas Jefferson vs. Higgins The Lady Jags won against Higgins on October 21. The next game will be against Sophie B. Wright on October 22. Thomas Jefferson vs. Clark On Tuesday October 20, the Lady Jaguars played an amazing game against Clark and won. The next game will be against Higgins on Thursday October 21. Thomas Jefferson vs. Sophie B. Wright On October 22, the Lady Jags won their district game against Sophie B. Wright on October 22.Some highlights from the game are: Alyssa with 1 dig, Caitlyn with 3 aces, and Symone with 17 kills. The next game will be played at AOL s Tournament. AOL Tournament On Friday October 23, the team participated in AOL s Tournament. They lost to Mandeville in the first game. Some highlights from than game are: Chloe with 6 blocks, Erin with 1 ace, and Da Jone with 5 digs and 3 kills. The girls were sad to lose the first game but they didn t let their lost keep them from playing their other games. The next day of the tournament, they played two games. The first game was against Helen Cox and we won. Some highlights from that game are: Serena with 4 aces, Symone with 3 blocks and 7 kills, and Da Jone with 7 kills and 4 digs. The last game of the tournament was against Landry Walker and we won. Some highlights from the game are: Symone with 1 block, Alyssa with 2 aces, Kylah, with 2 aces, and Da Jone with 5 kills and 5 digs. The next game will be a district game against Cohen on October 27.

6 6 Cross Country Cross Country Championship by Cameron Stansberry On October 21st the boys and girls Cross Country teams competed in the Jefferson Parish Championship. Both teams fought hard placed 6th place as a team competing against teams like Patrick Taylor and Haynes. Other than the accomplishment of placing 6th all male runners set personal records and 2 female runners set personal records. On October 28th the boys and girls went back to compete for the District Championship. The girls competed hard in this tournament achieving 4th place. The boys having a slightly better race achieved 2nd place and managed to have 3 all district runners. Emmette Sylve placed 3rd in the entire meet, Jeffery Kirkland placed 5th, and Taj Mayfield placed 6th. Photos taken by Kenneth DuRapau

7 7 Around Campus Photos taken by Elizabeth Nguyen NHS Doughnut Day by Timothy Nguyen National Honor Society organized a Donut Day to give out a free donut to any student who received all A s and B s on their first quarter report card. It proved to be a very successful endeavor with many students redeeming and enjoying their treats in the morning. All of the remaining donuts were given to the faculty and staff for them to enjoy also. Jaguar Day: Tug-O-War by Timothy Nguyen National Honor Society hosted a small tug of war game on October 9th to boost school spirit before the football game against E.D. White. It was made open to any students who wanted to participate. There was a total of three games played and all participants received a free ice pop. The students were in good spirits and ready to support the football team on Saturday. Photos taken by Steven Girgis

8 8 Upcoming Events Nov 4 th - ITS Induction Nov 19 th - 21 st Girls Basketball Tournament