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2021-05-30 5:30pm Executive Committee Officer Ballot is Open

The 2021-22 EC Officer Ballot is open as of 5pm today. If you are a TJ PTSA member who purchased a 2020-21 membership product, you should have received an email from the TJ PTSA Tellers Committee with instructions. If you did not, please follow these steps:

  1. Verify that you actually bought a 2020-21 TJ PTSA membership product. Each membership is entitled to one vote. Read FAQ #8 here to find out how you can check what you’ve bought.
  2. If you have bought the correct membership (adult for adults, faculty for faculty, student for student) please check the email address that you use to log into AtoZ Connect. That’s where the ballot was sent. Check your junk mail folder.
  3. If you still need help, email tellers@tjptsa.org for help. Don’t struggle too long, email us for help, about 5%-10% of voters have issues with VerifyMe. We’re happy to help you.

We still had quite a few student members with no emails, so they will not get ballots. We’ve tried to contact their parents for a while with no success. If you have bought your child a PTSA membership and didn’t provide their email to the Tellers Committee, and you want them to vote, read FAQ # Q9 here.

Please try to vote NOW, don’t delay, in case you have a technical issue and need help.

If you have problems validating by e-mail with VerifyMe, don’t struggle. Just email tellers@tjptsa.org for help.

2021-05-28 4:30-6:30pm Senior Get-Together

Today at TJ! Over 240 have signed up. Limit is 330.

There will be games, photos, challenges, music, chalk art, and more. Free subs, drinks, snacks from the TJ PTSA. Visit with your friends in person!

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094EAFA82BA1F94-ohtheplaces

2021-05-23 Congratulations TJHSST National Merit Scholarship Winners!

Congratulations to the following TJHSST students for winning National Merit Scholarships!

  • Kamal Amirneni of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) (biology), National Merit CACI Scholarship.
  • Peter Costescu of TJHSST (computer engineering), National Merit Raytheon Scholarship. 
  • Patrick Gilles of TJHSST (computer programming), National Merit-The Travelers Employees’ Club Scholarship. 
  • Kristen Heller of TJHSST (computer science), National Merit Leidos, Inc., Scholarship.
  • Aaliya Hussain of TJHSST (neuroscience), National Merit Macy’s, Inc. Scholarship.
  • Nathaniel Joachim of TJHSST (computer science), National Merit Dr. James R. Schlesinger Memorial Scholarship, funded by MITRE Corporation.
  • Senna Keesing of TJHSST (astronautics), National Merit Leidos, Inc., Scholarship.
  • Adit Pareek of TJHSST (computer science), National Merit GEICO Scholarship.
  • Alexander Suh of TJHSST (computer science), National Merit CACI Scholarship.
  • Alexander Talamonti of TJHSST (computer science), National Merit Raytheon Scholarship.
  • Nishitha Vattikonda of TJHSST (computer science), National Merit Leidos, Inc., Scholarship.

2021-06-15 5-8pm TJHSST Class of 2022 End of Year Celebration!! .

Party for Class of 2022!

RSVP deadline is June 4th so we can provide an accurate head count to Dulles Golf. Rain Date is June 15th from 5-8pm.

Share the sign up with your TJ 2022 friends!!!

Pizza, drinks, snacks, and PRIZES!!  A great way to CELEBRATE THE END OF THE YEAR!! Good bye Junior Year!!  

Lots for Parents to do nearby (Restaurants, Shopping, etc.) while the students have fun a the party. Dulles Town Center and One Loudon are nearby.

Student RSVP:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CACA728A64-tjhsst2 

Parent Donation and Volunteer Sign Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CACA728A64-tjhsst1

2021-05-21 4PM TJ Class of 2022 Parent Coffee (via Zoom)

Topic: TJ class of 2022
Time: May 21, 2021 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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2021-05-22 Prom Parent/Guardian Volunteers Needed

We’ve received two requests for volunteers from the 2021 Student Prom Committee and from Assistant Principal Shawn Frank. The prom is on May 22.

Signup Genius is here.

The volunteer needs are (parent/guardians only):

  • Setup 8am-12pm: 10 volunteers
  • First Shift 5:30pm-8:30pm 20 volunteers.
  • Second Shift 8:30pm-11:30pm 15 volunteers.

2021-05-16 Parents – If You Bought Student Memberships We Need your Students’ Emails

Parents who have bought their students memberships, or students who have bought their own, read this FAQ (original is from this link). Make sure you follow the instructions below or your student will not be able to vote.

Q: My kids want to join the TJ PTSA and vote. What do I do?
A: Do the following:

  • Buy a 2020-21 Student Membership for each child.
  • Make sure you assign each membership to the correct child in the AtoZ cart when buying it.
  • From your AtoZ email account (the one you have associated with your name in AtoZ) email tellers@tjptsa.org with your child’s name and their non-FCPS email address. The child’s email will not be visible in the directory, but we will be able to register them to vote.
  • IF YOU DON’T GET US THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS THEY CAN’T VOTE. This is because the online voting system uses email validation.
  • Remember you can always create a new gmail or other email account for them to use for PTSA business if you don’t want to give us their personal email.

2021-05-16 Parent Volunteers Needed for AP Snacks on May 21, 24, and 25

The TJPTSA Academic Support Committee is again providing snacks and drinks for all students taking in-person AP exams in May! We’ll be feeding 1100+ students, and most of them will take the in-person AP exams on Monday, May 24, and Tuesday, May 25! 

Please sign up at this SUG link (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AA4AE2DAA8-parent) as soon as possible so we can coordinate the volunteers. We will need parent volunteers to purchase individually packaged snacks and drinks (for about 1000 students in total) and deliver them to school on Friday, May 21. We will also need parent volunteers to work half-day shifts to help set up the snack distribution centers around the school and distribute the snacks and drinks on Monday, May 24 and Tuesday, May 25.

If you have any questions, please contact TJPTSA Academic Support Committee co-chairs Haojie Wu at haojie.wu@gmail.com, or Alice Wang at awj2008@gmail.com. More detailed information regarding the actual delivery time etc will be communicated to the parent volunteers as soon as possible. Your help will be greatly appreciated by all the students and teachers!

TJPTSA Academic Support Committee