Yoga is back! Join others in the TJ community for livestreamed yoga with PE teacher Mr. Arthur at 5-6 PM on Mondays and Thursdays, or on demand, both at https://www.twitch.tv/drarthur1. (You can follow his channel to get notification reminders.)
Yoga will be held February 22 through April 22, with a week off for Spring Break.
Congrats to our yoga mat drawing winners from among the fall yoga survey respondents: Sean Nguyen ’21 and Gabriel Witkop ’22. Thank you to the TJ Partnership Fund for supporting Health & Wellness at TJ by donating these mats from Maiya (founded by a TJ alum).
We just had some news about how our participants are advancing in the program. Just to go back to the beginning of the program, we had art submissions in four categories: Photography, Literature, Music Composition and Visual Arts.
Each student that scored the highest at the school level, went on to be judged at the Fairfax County Level.
All four of the TJ students received Outstanding Interpretation at the County Level and went on to be judged at the Northern Virginia District Level.
We just heard that two students received Outstanding Interpretation at the District Level and are now being judged at the State Level.
State Level Results – Pending (Results in Late Feb/Mar)
Northern Virginia District Level
Outstanding Interpretation Literature – Trini Rogando “Expanding Matter” Music Composition – Ethan Caldwell “A Journey Through Life”
Fairfax County Level
Outstanding Interpretation Literature – Trini Rogando “Expanding Matter” Music Composition – Ethan Caldwell “A Journey Through Life” Visual Arts – Sehyun Choi “Intertwined Hopes” Photography – Micaela Wells “Life Reflected in a Droplet”
Fairfax County Level
Outstanding Interpretation Literature – Trini Rogando “Expanding Matter” Music Composition – Ethan Caldwell “A Journey Through Life” Visual Arts – Sehyun Choi “Intertwined Hopes” Photography – Micaela Wells “Life Reflected in a Droplet”
All parents and guardians are welcome to join with TJ staff as we work on PTSA-supported mental health & wellness events and programs at our monthly meeting. (Meetings normally take place on the first Monday of the month, 1:30-3 PM.) Join by video on Google Meet (see the PTSA calendar event info to join by phone).
Ms. Samantha Wolf, our College and Career Specialist at TJHSST College and Career Center (CCC), will make a presentation and answer questions in a Q&A session for TJ parents. Topics will include a high-level overview of CCC and what services it provides (and does not provide) to TJ students.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
IMPORTANT: If you have any questions for Ms. Wolf, please submit them IN ADVANCE to: college-outreach-cochairs@tjptsa.org by 9:00pm on Friday, February 12, 2021.
There will be NO live Q&A at the event. Any questions submitted at the Zoom meeting will not be answered.
The Class of 2021 Jefferson Cup fundraiser is coming to an end on February 28th. If you plan to order a Jefferson cup for your senior, please place your order before this date. The Jefferson Cup is a traditional keepsake item for TJ graduates. This exquisitely simple and elegant pewter cup is engraved with TJ logo and “Class of 2021” underneath. Our Class of 2021 Jefferson Cup has a brushed finishing. It makes a beautiful graduation gift for our seniors. Don’t miss the opportunity to order one for your senior. Login to AtoZ Connect (at https://atozconnect.com/cls/login.php) to place your order.
Class of 2021 Graduation Yard signs will continue to be on sale while supplies last.
Once logged into AtoZ Connect, ANGP & Senior Celebration products should be the very first thing you see under Store Categories. You can also get there clicking on the menu on the left side of the screen, select Store, then Products. If you can’t see the ANGP & Senior Celebration products, please check to make sure that you have completed the Directory Verification process and selected to subscribe to school emails.
For more information related to ANGP & Senior Celebration, please visit the ANGP & Senior Celebration Committee page on TJPTSA website at https://tjptsa.com/committees/angp-committee/.
From the book description: “Humans are social creatures: In this simple and obvious fact lies both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness. In his groundbreaking book, the 19th surgeon general of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy makes a case for loneliness as a public health concern: a root cause and contributor to many of the epidemics sweeping the world today from alcohol and drug addiction to violence to depression and anxiety. Loneliness, he argues, is affecting not only our health, but also how our children experience school, how we perform in the workplace, and the sense of division and polarization in our society.
“But, at the center of our loneliness is our innate desire to connect. We have evolved to participate in community, to forge lasting bonds with others, to help one another, and to share life experiences. We are, simply, better together.”
See our idea list for other book suggestions from the H&W Committee (the list includes past Principal’s Book Club selections and the Challenge Success book, “Overloaded and Underprepared”): http://a.co/aZ7aFgl
Trying to lead a family during these times can be exceedingly difficult. Children’s mental health is declining, and parents are concerned about their own mental health.
Are you feeling helpless and overwhelmed by the uncertainty and fear surrounding your child’s future and the impact this time is having on their ability to learn?
Are you worried about increased anxiety and stress leaving you feeling depleted and overwhelmed?
Learn practical tools that can be applied IMMEDIATELY to restore your sense of calm and focus so you have the energy and confidence you need to cultivate joy and connection in your family.
Presented by Corinne Coppola, M.A., and Well-Being Professional.
You’re worried. Your child has been sad or irritable for days and doesn’t seem interested in activities they usually find fun. For 1 in 10 adolescents, it’s ‘depression’. NIMH conducts research studies to understand the causes of depression, how it’s affected by the teen brain, and the evaluation of new treatments.
This webinar will focus on these topics:
What is “major depression?”
Assessing depression in teens
How to get help
Treatment of depression
Parenting a teen with depression
Depression in teens and COVID-19
Presented by Chana Engel who is a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in the Mood Brain & Development Unit at the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH).
