Staff

Ben Gilliland: Editor-in-Chief

Ben Gilliland is a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School. He is the Editor in Chief of the newspaper, and has been on the staff for two and a half years. When not at school Ben enjoys hiking, rock climbing, and snowboarding. He also likes listening to heavy metal music.
email: bgilliland@tjjournal.com

Julia Harrington: Community & Partners Editor

Julia Harrington is a senior this year at Thomas Jefferson. She has been on the newspaper staff since her sophomore year. This year she is an editor of the newspapers community section and looks forward to the coming year. She likes to go to the park with her dog Lucky.
email: jharrington@tjjournal.com

Manny Perez: Living & Arts Editor

Manuel Perez aka Manny P. has been attending Thomas Jefferson High School for the last three years and is hoping to be received into the University of London at the end of his fourth in 2009. A self proclaimed megalomaniac and pseudo-philanthropist, Perez enjoys photography and walking his lab-chow, Rousseau.
email:mperez@tjjournal.com

Marc Houghton: Sports Editor

Marc Houghton is the senior editor for the Jefferson Journal Sports section. As a year round swimmer and part time golfer, Houghton balances his time between the classroom, the pool, and the driving range. He hopes to attend the Air Force Academy and pursue a career in Engineering after
high school.
email: mhoughton@tjjournal.com

Asia Dorsey: Managing Editor

Who is Asia Dorsey? Well. . . no one really knows . . .not even her. When asked, she said tilting her head to the side with the worlds biggest grin," I'm all about the guys, man." Another grin, "But really, I'm about expression." Which makes perfect sense, she writes for the Jefferson Journal.
email: adorsey@tjjournal.com

Christina Danek: Copy Editor

Senior Christina Danek is the third of her siblings to attend TJ. She was in the X-track all three years, and is currently taking four AP classes. Danek plays the violin, is in Computer Magnet, is Vice President of TJ's NHS, and participates in Unified Sports with Special Olympics Colorado.
email: cdanek@tjjournal.com

 Ryanne Mollo: Photo Editor

Ryanne Mollo is a Senior at Thomas Jefferson High School. This is her first year on our newspaper staff. She is our sports photographer for this year. Besides her love for photography she is on the swim team at Thomas Jefferson and likes to dance at Off Broadway Academy of Dance.
email: rmollo@tjjournal.com

 Jesse Altum: Reporter

As a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School, Jesse Altum is beginning his venture on the Jefferson Journal, the school newspaper reporting news in and around the school. Jesse is the TJ DECA chapter president, a state DECA officer, works for the mayor of the city of Denver, and played TJ soccer.
email: jaltum@tjjournal.com

Rhea Boyd: Reporter

Rhea Boyd is a sophomore at TJ. This is her first year on the newspaper staff and she is writing for the Living and Arts segment. Her hobbies include photography, hanging out with her close friends and listening to her favorite music. She is looking forward to this school year.
email: rboyd@tjjournal.com

Heather Brenneman: Reporter

Heather Brenneman is a junior here a TJ. This crazy Lady Spartan spends her time working at her local Jo Ann Fabric store. She plays for the soccer and field hockey teams and is active in drama. She loves pancakes and chocolate and usually her really sweet schnoodle dog Ruffus.Heather Brenneman: Reporter
email: hbrenneman@tjjournal.com

Scott Bruskin: Reporter

Scott Bruskin is a 10th grader at Thomas Jefferson High School. His hobbies include playing sports such as baseball and basketball. Scott is playing baseball for his school. Scott also likes to spend quality time with his friends and family. His dream is to someday become a well-known professional journalist.
email: sbruskin@tjjournal.com

Andrew Craig: Reporter

Andrew Craig, a sophomore at Thomas Jefferson High School, is a proud journalist of the Jefferson Journal. He is 15 years old, and lives in Park Hill, Denver. He is an aspired journalist who believes that writing for the Jefferson Journal is a good way to gain necessary journalism experience.
email: acraig@tjjournal.com

Vince Crespin: Reporter

Vince Crespin is a Denver native and a junior at Thomas Jefferson. His favorite classes are Language and Constitutional Law. He's had a life-long love of sports, particularly football and basketball. An athlete himself, Vince aspires to work in journalism as his career and attend the University of North Carolina.
email: vcrespin@tjjournal.com

Morgan Dorn: Reporter

Devon Fitzgerald: Reporter

Devon Fitzgerald is a senior at Thomas Jefferson High school. This is his first year on the newspaper staff. Devon loves football and is a three-year starter on the varsity team. He also plays baseball in the spring. His favorite hobbies include oragami and the occasional game of dungeons and dragons.
email: dfitzgerald@tjjournal.com

Philip Karlberg: Reporter

Philip Karlberg, a senior at Thomas Jefferson, is a successful student hoping to go to C.S.U. to study mechanical engineering. He is passionate about designing and driving cars. Despite this, his relationship with the Lord is paramount in his life and he is a leader at Mission Hills and Young Life.
email: pkarlberg@tjjournal.com

Sinjin Jones: Reporter

Sinjin Jones is a senior at TJ. He enjoys storytelling, which explains his love for writing and film, one of which he intends to major in. This is his first year on the newspaper staff and he plots to take over the world in the secret lands of his room.
email: sjones@tjjournal.com

Matthew Mankoff: Reporter

Matthew Mankoff is a senior at Thomas Jefferson and this is his first year on the newspaper staff. Matthew is a three-year starter on both the football and baseball teams at TJ, as well as a football team captain. He enjoys walks on the beach and reading long poems.
email: mmankoff@tjjournal.com

 Michael Mankoff: Reporter

Michael Mankoff is a senior this year at Thomas Jefferson High School. Michael participates in varsity football where he is the starting quarterback, earning all-state honors in 2007. In the spring, Michael plays baseball for the Spartans, and was an all-state selection on our team that finished as the state runner up in 2007. Altogether, Michael is an eight-time varsity letterman while staying involved in the National Honor Society, the EPYCS program, as well as being the DECA Vice President here at TJ! email: mikemankoff@tjjournal.com

Keenan Moore: Reporter

Keenan Moore, a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School is just your everyday teenager, or at least he tries to be. This is Keenan’s first year on the newspaper staff and he plays on the junior varsity baseball team and the varsity soccer team. Go Spartans!
email: kmoore@tjjournal.com