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Newsletter: October 2006
Here's an update on what's happening this fall at TJ and the Alumni Association!

Homecoming 2006

TJ Homecoming is Friday, October 20th, and all alumni are invited to participate in the festivities at the school:

5:00 -- Faculty & Alumni Reception @ Career Center Come back and chat with some of your old teachers: Acio, Baker, Beeckman, Berry, Chabra, Curtis, Davis, Dell, Dent, Doff, Gabriel, Gaudreault, Gecan, Lamb, Maney, McCarthy, McFadden, Montgomery, Nelson, Okazaki, Rose, Stuben, etc...

6:00 -- School Tours, Meet @ Career Center Walk through the halls and see your old classrooms, locker rooms, cafeteria, gyms, senior lounge, auditorium lobby, led by current students...

7:30 -- Football Game Come see the TJ Colonials Varsity Football Team take on the Marshall Statesman. Enjoy the game from the stands, see the band and cheerleaders, warm up with a hot cup of hot chocolate and a hot dog from the concessions stand.

Halftime -- Celebration Come enjoy the class floats and the Jefferson Awards at halftime of the football game. Yes, a series of convertibles still drive around the track with honored students on board waving to the crowd... TJ is at 6560 Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA (in case you forgot).

Reunions

2001: 5-Year Reunion
Friday, November 24, 7:30 p.m. at Bailey's Pub and Grille in the Ballston Common Mall (Orange Line). Be on the lookout for an Evite in the next couple of weeks, as well as an event invitation for those on Facebook. In the meantime, update your profile, and if you have any questions, please send an email to tjhsstalumni2001@gmail.com.

1996: 10-Year Reunion
Check out the plans for the reunion at www.tj96.org.

1991: 15-Year Reunion
Please contact the TJ Alumni Association if you are interested in helping to plan your class's 15-year reunion. E-mail us for more information.

1986: 20-Year Reunion
All the plans are at Great Reunions.

1976: 30-Year Reunion
The TJHS Class of 1976 30th reunion is planned for August 5, 2006 at the Waterford-Fair Oaks from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. For more information, please send an email to Susan Henri '76.

1973: 35-Year Reunion
The TJHS Class of 1973 is seeking volunteers to plan a 35-Year Reunion. If you are interested, please send an email to Charles Ward '73.

Upcoming Events

Tours of the school will be offered for Alumni on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving weekend (11/22) in the afternoon.

TJ needs your help... The TJ Partnership Funs seeks Alumni Donations
Read the article (written by an alum) on the condition of the school building and the need for renovations. The Partnership Fund is leading the charge in creating an endowment to ensure the school’s success into the future. It is important to demonstrate financial support from alumni to generate large private gifts. Make a tax deductible donation to TJ online (however large or small). Make sure you mention that you are an alum.

TJ Career Center Speaker Series -- Volunteers Needed!
Come back to the school and speak to students about your college experience and your career. We're partnering with the TJ Career Center to help current TJ students make smart career choices early. Please e-mail Rachana Bhide from the Class of 1997 if you are interested in volunteering to speak or interested in serving as a career mentor to current TJ students. More details will be provided to those who respond.

Get Involved in the TJ Alumni Association

The Alumni Association is always looking for volunteers to help. Your involvement and time commitment can be as little or as much as you like, anything from planning a small regional event or helping with the website to becoming a Board member. Elections to the Board will take place in March. Please e-mail Jay Briar for more information.

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