Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Deadline to sign up for admissions test to science and technology high school is Oct. 19.
Applications for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), the Governor’s regional school for science and technology in Northern Virginia, are now available both online and in paper form, Fairfax County Public Schools announced. Earlier this year, U.S. News named the high school second best in the United States and the best high school in Virginia. The school is highly competitive, drawing an average of 3,300 applications for fewer than 500 open slots every year. Over the summer, the Fairfax County School Board started to discuss what a different admissions process may look like to alleviate concerns about some lack of diversity and some slippage in test scores. Here are the details on the admissions process: …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Lack of diversity, low math performance prompt members to ask for plan as early as September
The Fairfax County School Board is worried about a lack of diversity and slipping student math performance at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), saying this week changes must be made to the school’s rigorous admissions process. The board convened to discuss what those changes might look like during a two-hour work session Thursday night in front of a packed crowd at FCPS’ Gatehouse Administration Center in Falls Church. Concerned parents, teachers and stakeholders piled into the conference room, with many choosing to stand or sit on the floor. The school attracts an average of 3,300 or more students every year, applying for 480 available spots. “Obviously, we have way more competitive applicants than we do …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The deadline is June 1.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The application deadline for admission to the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology for the class of 2016 is June 1. All applicants have to also take the TJHSST admissions test on June 6 to be admitted. Students who moved into a participating school district (Fairfax, Fauquier, Arlington, Loudoun, or Prince William or the City of Falls Church) after Sept. 11, 2011 can apply. Additional information regarding eligibility and residency requirements for applicants can be found at www.TJAdmissions.org. Applications are also available at the Thomas Jefferson Admissions Office, 8115 Gatehouse Road, Suite 2600, Falls Church. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Questions should be directed to the TJHSST Admissions Office at …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Fairfax County school, ranked second best high school in the nation this week by U.S. News, attracted 3,423 applicants this year.
Fairfax County's Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is tough to get into. Ranked second in the nation this week by U.S. News, the school attracted 3,243 applicants this year for the 480 slots in its freshman class. Which Fairfax County middle school sends the most students to the prestigious high school? Carson Middle School in Herndon, accounting for 76 students of the 480 total who were accepted. Kilmer Middle School in Vienna saw the largest jump this year over last year in the number of students it sends: From 31 students in 2011 to 43 this year. Out of the county's 24 middle schools, the following eight schools* sent the most students to TJHSST: *If less than 10 students were admitted from a middle school, the …
Friday, February 17, 2012
Senior Stephen and freshman Andrew lead a strong collection of Colonials at George Mason this weekend
The Seliskar brothers -- freshman Andrew and senior Stephen -- are such fast swimmers that even the younger brother’s acceptance letter to the competitive Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came with a trail of smoke. A little less than a year ago, a McLean mailman, on his route in the Seliskars' neighborhood, opened up the mail slot at the family's home and a cloud of smoke came out. It turned out that their dishwasher had malfunctioned, the motor had burned out and the rest of the kitchen caught fire. No one was home, and the fire was contained mostly to the kitchen, but if the mailman hadn’t been delivering Andrew’s good news, discovered the fire and called 9-1-1, who knows what might have happened. While the fire …
Monday, October 24, 2011
Passage would add to the $232.58 million approved by voters in 2009.
Fairfax County voters are faced with a $252.75 million dollar decision. Included on the Nov. 8 general election ballot is a school bond referendum to fund Fairfax County Public School's 2012-16 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Each year Fairfax County Public Schools develops a five-year CIP to address future facility needs, including renovations of existing facilities and building of new facilities. According to Denise James, director of Facilities Planning Services for FCPS, unfinished projects from previous CIP’s are carried over into the new one. “The CIP includes a cash flow of expenditures on projections over the next five years, and then anticipates expenditures in the 'out years' – i.e., over the subsequent 6-10 year period, for…
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
As part of our series on TJHSST admissions, Patch spoke with the admissions office to get their perspective on the application process.
The following is an excerpt of an email-based interview with Admissions Director Tanisha S. Holland with Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). We are publishing this as an addition to Patch's three-part series on admissions at the highly competitive high school in Annandale. Holland provided some details on efforts to ensure a diverse student body and official answers about the multi-step application process. For more on admissions at TJHSST, see: Part 1: Thomas Jefferson High School Admissions Increasingly Selective Part 2: Thomas Jefferson High School Application Process: Lengthy and Complex Part 3: Thomas Jefferson High School Students Balance Activities with Coursework ---------------------- Patch: How many …
To gain admission to the highly selective magnet school, prospective students have to complete a two-part application process
This is the second article in a three-part series on admissions and student life at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Read the first part here. ----------- In many ways, the application process to Fairfax County’s prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is similar to that of colleges. Principal Evan Glazer said TJHSST also holds open houses for prospective students to tour the school, visit the classrooms and talk with teachers and lab directors of different disciplines. TJ Liaison Counselors at Fairfax County Public Schools middle schools can answer student’s questions about the school. The application itself includes test scores, essays, recommendations and more. "The process is not …
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Three middle schools send the most students, admissions data for the class of 2015 shows.
This is the first article in a three-part series on admissions and student life at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Every year, thousands of Northern Virginia eighth-graders apply for admission to the increasingly selective and highly praised Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). In the past five years, three Fairfax County middle schools seem to consistently send the most applicants—and the most admitted students—to TJHSST. All students admitted to the school come from public schools in Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church. Based on statistics from the classes of 2010-2014, the highest numbers of admitted students came from …
Citizen E
10:31 am on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Why is academic performance declining at TJ? Because the admissions process, and the competitive culture in this area, have created a perverse incentive for families to do anything possible to get their children into the school, whether or not they belong there. Kids are tutored and math-counts-clubbed relentlessly in order to get their test scores up. That may yield short-term individual success… more ›