http://www.tjjournal.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 09 May 2008 18:44:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TJ seniors are rewarded for their hard work in high school. by Ben Gilliland photo by Manny Perez     Over the past several months seniors from Thomas Jefferson High School have been competing with other students from across the nation for scholarships, and six TJ seniors have been awarded with several ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/09/prestigious-scholarships-awarded-to-several-tj-students/ Morgan Dorn sculpts his masterpiece for the DPS Art Exhibition. by Rhea Boyd     Denver Public School Art Exhibition’s “Best in Show” winner, Morgan Dorn, knows how to work his magic not only in ceramics, but in the rest of his life as well.      This month, Thomas Jefferson’s Senior Morgan Dorn won ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/08/the-man-with-the-incredible-pot/ TJ Baseball moves on to the Elite Eight in the state playoffs.   by Marc Houghton Photo by Ryanne Mollo     The Spartan baseball boys showed some perseverance and had a number of clutch performances in getting past the district round of the playoffs on Saturday, May 3rd. After blowing by ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/07/baseball-slides-by-districts/ One act to show a world of talent. by Spencer Snell photo by Ben Gilliland     After a performance like Chicago what could TJ Drama possibly have up its sleeve? Why, Spring One-Acts, that’s what!     The One-Acts are student written and directed plays that are presented on the 7th 8th and 9th of ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/07/spring-one-acts/ A journey to the pros...and back again. by Michael Mankoff     For Taylor Hargrove, who has been there and back, there is no place like home.      “It was the spring of 1997 and our baseball team just beat Pueblo East in the State Semifinals. We then went up against a Pueblo South team ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/06/taylor-hargrove/ With six new student teachers at TJ this semester, Spartans are being educated while helping to educate. by Morgan Dorn photo by Manny Perez     With the opening of this semester, Thomas Jefferson High School gained some new students.  But these are not your typical students – they are seven new student ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/04/students-and-teachers-at-the-same-time/ Predictable but still entertaining. by Sinjin Jones      Jackie Chan and Jet Li are amazing martial artists; we all know that. However, as the credits rolled on Forbidden Kingdom, I couldn’t help but think that the producers and director may have banked a little too much on that fact.      Forbidden Kingdom opens ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/04/the-terrible-secrets-of-the-forbidden-kingdom/ Thomas Jefferson JROTC placed second last week in the All-City JROTC Comprehensive Exam Competition, a first for the uniformed Spartans. by Morgan Dorn photo by Manuel Perez     The All-City Comprehensive Exam Competition pitted the TJ JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) against nine other schools in the Denver district on April 10th ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/04/tj-jrotc-near-the-top/ Racecars show promise to be the magic bullet for a hurting industry. by Philip Karlberg Cartoon by Philip Karlberg (click to enlarge)     When most people think about cars, words such as performance and speed seem to rarely be associated with efficiency and safety, but ironically, the high performance car world ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/01/speed-may-be-what-society-needs/ TJ Student Participates in Reality Show by Christina Danek     An excursion to Hawaii held more in store for one TJ teen than just sunshine and surf.     From January 8th –13th, 2008 TJ Senior Jasser Mohamed participated in the making of a reality show called Gospel Journey Maui, put on ... http://www.tjjournal.com/2008/05/01/seven-days-in-maui/