Welcome to the PTSA!

Please read our mission statement, support the ptsa, browse our committees, and volunteer! Scroll down to read all the latest news.

Welcome Class of 2013!

Please visit our special welcome page for lots of helpful information to assist you in your transition to TJ.

PTSA Meeting — November 18

Our next PTSA meeting will be a morning meeting following the Principal's Coffee/ Honors Weighting Forum on November 18 in the cafeteria. Please come, bring your ideas and questions and plan to have a fun and informative morning.

The FCPS administration would like our feedback on the following outcomes for honors weighting, effective in the 2010-11 school year.

Temporary Bus Schedule Changes

Below is an updated list of delayed school openings for 2009-10 that affect students riding buses to TJHSST:

When high school delays occur, TJ students WILL NOT be picked up at their normal locations. Parents are required to transport their child to their base school in order to be transported on the TJ shuttle. Questions? Please contact Bob McCormick at (703) 750-8331.

Upcoming 2009 Events & Deadlines

Nov. 25 — Early Dismissal, 10:50am

Nov. 26-27 — Thanksgiving Holiday, no school

Student Directories

The 2009-2010 Student Directory is now available and can be purchased from the PTSA and in the TJ main office. The cost is $10. Checks can be made out to "TJHSST PTSA."

If you pre-ordered a directory and did not pick it up at Back to School Night, please pick it up in the front office. Bring a copy of your PayPal receipt and show it to Ms. Margo Stead.

Re-register with the Grocery Programs — Now

Grocery Programs are a great source of funds for the PTSA. Please help us with this no-cost fundraiser. We currently have programs with Giant, Harris Teeter, Target, Bloom, and Safeway/eScript. This is an EASY way to raise money for our students without cost to you!! But you must re-designate TJ each School Year! For Giant, Safeway, and Harris Teeter, you can even give us the numbers and we will register them for you. For more information, see our flyer. If you would like us to register for you, complete the flyer and return it to the school office, the PTSA Table at Back To School Night, or to

Nora.

Shop Amazon.com and Earn Cash for TJ!

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Shop at Amazon.com using this special Amazon.com link and the PTSA earns 4-15% of most purchases!

For more information on this and other "free" money for TJ programs — including at Target, Office Depot, Verizon, and local grocery stores — visit our Support the PTSA page.

Help Wanted

Webmaster

The PTSA webmaster "graduated" in June. We need a volunteer to take over maintenance of this website. The position involves XHTML, CSS, FTP or WinSCP, Dreamweaver, making PDFs, monitoring the webmaster email address, etc. A pro-active approach is preferred. Availability in the summer is a must. Minimal JavaScript is helpful, but not necessary. We prefer that a TJ parent handle this job. If you have any questions, please contact our "retired"

Webmaster.

Wish List

WISH LIST: Help Build the TJ Library Collection

TJ's specialized curricula and programs require specialized library resources and services to succeed. The school library fund allocations from the county were cut this year. The smaller allocation resulted in a materials budget shortfall so we are unable to purchase most of the resources already selected to support TJ's classroom and research curricula, to update and fill gaps in the collection, and to support our community of readers; nor are we be able to fill teacher and student requests for materials to support new lessons or specialized research projects.

In the hopes of easing the budget shortfall for our Library community, we established the TJHSST Library Wish List on Amazon.com. Our Wish List includes approximately 60 of the resources selected from professional review journals and requested by teachers and students that will help to continue building our collection this year.

If you are able to make a generous donation to our school's Library by purchasing an item from our Wish List, please email the Head Librarian,

Becca Ferrick,
to let the Library staff know to expect a shipment. We'll want to thank you properly and to make a note that the selection has been purchased so that we can avoid duplication.

Ongoing PTSA Projects