Thomas Jefferson High School (Alexandria, Virginia)
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Coordinates: 38°49′05.37″N 77°10′06.48″W / 38.8181583°N 77.1684667°W
| Thomas Jefferson High School | |
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| Location | |
| Alexandria, Virginia 22312 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Closed | 1987 |
| School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Language | English |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Mascot | Colonials |
Thomas Jefferson High School was a Fairfax County, Virginia public high school that opened in 1964 and closed in 1987.
The school was co-located with the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology from 1985-1987. It stopped accepting new students after 1985 and it merged with Annandale High School for the 1987-1988 school year. No students from Jefferson or TJHSST graduated in 1988. Students who had attended TJ from 1984-1987 graduated from Annandale HS in 1988.
[edit] Notable alumnus
- Gerry Beckley, lead vocalist of America[citation needed]
- Paula Dobriansky, United States Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs 2001-2009[1]
- Dave Grohl, drummer of Scream, Nirvana and Them Crooked Vultures and the lead singer/guitarist of Foo Fighters
- Scott Norwood, former NFL Kicker of the Buffalo Bills known for missing a field goal attempt wide right at the end of Super Bowl XXV.[2]
- Aaron Hillegass, computer programmer, author and trainer, founder of Big Nerd Ranch
[edit] Related Websites
Thomas Jefferson High School (TJHS) Alumni Page
http://www.tjhsstalumni.org/TJHS/index.html
related to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST)
http://mlitj.com/ (My Life Is TJ)
http://www.tjhsst.edu/ (homepage)
https://iodine.tjhsst.edu/ (Intranet)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Jeffersonian IX: 135. 1973.
- ^ Scott Norwood at databasefootball.com
