Thanks to your generous donations and purchases of annual memberships, we can fund requests from TJ SGA for a Balloon Arch for Homecoming, as well as purchase prizes to help incentivize student participation in the virtual Homecoming events such as the Minecraft and Chess Tournaments.

Thank you members for funding these student activities.

Congratulations to 17 TJ students and 4 alternates who won seats at All-Virginia Band and Orchestra this year!  This is the highest representation from any school in the state.  The students played a rigorous video audition comprised of scales, prepared excerpts, and sight reading.  It was extremely competitive with over 1,000 students auditioning.  The TJ Music Department is very proud!

Jeb Barker (bass clarinet)
Anais Beauvais (trumpet)
Daniel Fu (clarinet)
Ramya Griddaluri (violin)
Sophia Go (violin)
Mira Kim (clarinet)
Vance Kreider (trumpet)
Katie-May Kretzer (horn)
Prashanth Kumaran (horn)
Grace Lee (violin)
Erin Li (viola)
Michelle Lin (flute)
Evan Ling (bass trombone)
Mikhail Mints (clarinet)
Ryan Payne (percussion)
Serenna Semonsen (violin)
Kai Wang (cello)

Aditi Chandrashekar (alternate bass clarinet)
Ben Chang (tenor trombone)
Danielle Cheong (alternate violin)
Steven Lu (alternate euphonium)

UPDATED on 4/4/21 to includes a summary of results.

Thank you to all that participated. Here is a summary of the results. The full results, including every comment submitted, are found in the document linked below.

Summary

The survey had three branches, one for Parents/Guardians, one for Students, and one for Teachers Staff. All three branches asked the same questions, just targeted to that particular role (so students were asked about their well-being, while parents/guardians were asked about their students’ well being). Teachers/Staff were not asked about student well being because student in this context was intended to be the Parent/Guardian’s child. Teachers/Staff who are also parents are always asked to participate as parent/guardian role in our surveys.

Participation Stats

20 Issues have been voted on.
There are 845 pre-registered voters (all PTSA members are registered to vote automatically)
207 voters have started their ballots,
but only 187 voters have completed this ballot (partial ballots count, so someone can answer some questions and not others and the questions they answer are counted)

NOTE: Please see the full results for all the questions and answers, including written comments. We’ve read them all and they are worth reading.

Parent/Guardian Summary

Parent/Guardian – Should the mascot name be changed?

There is discussion occurring at TJ about changing the TJ mascot from the Colonial. Do you believe the mascot should be changed?
No – 96 or 57%
Yes – 45 or 27%
Abstain – 26 or 16%

If the parent chose Yes, they were asked for new mascot name suggestions. If they chose no, they were asked why not. For those answers see the full results linked at the bottom.

Parent/Guardian – Emotional Wellness & Support – On a scale from 1 (Negative) to 5 (Positive)

Rate these items on a scale from 1 (Negative) to 5 (Positive)

How is the emotional wellness of your child?
Emotional Wellness – – average rating = 3.66, total rating = 538, rated by 147 voters.

How would you rank the support your child is getting from the TJ counseling department?
Support – – average rating = 3.50, total rating = 343, rated by 98 voters.

Parents/guardians were asked for any additional comments on this issue, which can be found in the full results linked at the bottom.

Parent/Guardian – Challenge Success Impact

As a parent, what impact (if any) do you feel Challenge Success has on your TJ student(s)?
Choose exactly 1 of  None, Negative, Positive, of I have no idea what Challenge Success is.
None – 54 or 34%
I have no idea what Challenge Success is – 45 or 28%
Positive – 44 or 27%
Negative – 7 or 4%
Abstain – 11 or 7%

Parents/guardians were asked for any additional comments on this issue, which can be found in the full results linked at the bottom.

Student Summary

Student – Should the mascot name be changed?

There is discussion occurring at TJ about changing the TJ mascot from the Colonial. Do you believe the mascot should be changed?
Yes – 15 or 45%
No – 10 or 30%
Abstain – 8 or 24%

If the student chose Yes, they were asked for new mascot name suggestions. If they chose no, they were asked why not. For those answers see the full results linked at the bottom.

Student – Emotional Wellness & Support – On a scale from 1 (Negative) to 5 (Positive)

Rate these items on a scale from 1 (Negative) to 5 (Positive)

How is the emotional wellness of you, as a student?
Emotional Wellness – – average rating = 3.55, total rating = 103, rated by 29 voters.

How would you rank the support you, as a student, are getting from the TJ counseling department?
Support – – average rating = 3.33, total rating = 80, rated by 24 voters.

Students were asked for any additional comments on this issue, which can be found in the full results linked at the bottom.

Student – Challenge Success Impact

As a student, what impact (if any) do you feel Challenge Success has on you?
Choose exactly 1 of  None, Negative, Positive, of I have no idea what Challenge Success is.
None – 9 or 31% TIE
Positive – 9 or 31% TIE
I have no idea what Challenge Success is – 8 or 28%
Negative – 2 or 7%
Abstain – 1 or 3%

Students were asked for any additional comments on this issue, which can be found in the full results linked at the bottom.

Faculty/Staff Summary

Faculty/Staff – Should the mascot name be changed?
There is discussion occurring at TJ about changing the TJ mascot from the Colonial. Do you believe the mascot should be changed?
Yes – 2 or 50%
No – 1 or 25%
Abstain – 1 or 25%

If the teacher/staff chose Yes, they were asked for new mascot name suggestions. If they chose no, they were asked why not. For those answers see the full results linked at the bottom.

Faculty/Staff – Challenge Success Impact
What impact do you feel Challenge Success has on you and your students?
Choose exactly 1 of  None, Negative, Positive, of I have no idea what Challenge Success is.
None – 1 or 25%
Positive – 1 or 25%
Negative – 0
I have no idea what Challenge Success is – 0
Abstain – 2 or 50%

Teachers/staff were asked for any additional comments on this issue, which can be found in the full results linked at the bottom.

Full Results Including All Comments