Message from the President
Can you believe how quickly time flies? A new year is upon us, the 2nd half of the scholastic calendar is underway and things are buzzing in the halls of TJ!

I thought we'd start of the new year with a new look, so I hope you approve of the e-newletter's new format. And hey, you can view it online now too. I'm hoping it is the first of many new and exciting changes for the Alumni Association in 2008. We've got lots of great events planned for this year, including big reunions for the TJ Senior Experience (20th), the class of 1993 (15th), the class of 1998 (10th) and the first reunion for the class of 2003 (5th)! Add to that some great career networking events and we've got a busy year. Additionally, we've got some great events planned in conjunction with the school, such as our 2nd annual career fair hosted exclusively by alumni!

If you're in to networking online, we've got a LinkedIn group and a FaceBook group, so be sure to check those out when you get a chance.

We also have two vacancies to fill on the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Please drop me a note to learn more about what it takes to join the board.

To make sure 2008 is as successful as we hope it will be, I need to ask each of you a small favor - please encourage your fellow alums to make sure they've got an up-to-date profile at tjhsstalumni.org. This way we can keep everyone in the loop about everything that is great about TJ and being an alumnus. Have a great 2008 and I hope to see you around the school, at a game or at an alumni event.

All the best,
Dan '95

Online Networking with LinkedIn & Facebook
There are dozens, maybe hundreds of us who are all milling around in LinkedIn, not knowing that everyone else is there too! Here is a new way to catch up and network with old friends! Please follow the link below to request membership in this group. At this time, the group is only open to alumni and teachers. The TJ Alumni Database will be our means of confirming your identity as a former student so please be sure to update your entry in the Alumni Database before you join! If you aren't already a member of LinkedIn, this is the perfect time to sign up! Spread the word, forward this to anyone you know who might not receive the TJAA emails! Here's the link. Thanks to Jenny Cameron ('94) for managing this group.

If you're on Facebook, then you probably already know about the TJ group, open to current students and alumni. To join simply search for the group on Facebook and click "join". There are 2000+ members already! The group is administered by board members and fellow alums Rachana Bhide ('97) and Nikhil Sinha ('01).

TJ Solar Panel Initiative
The TJ Solar Panel Initiative (TJSPI) is raising $20,000 to install a solar panel system at TJ by March 2008 to save energy costs and help TJ "go green." To meet our goal, we need everyone in the TJ community to help out. Donors contributing $1,000 or more will be recognized by having their names engraved in a donor wall with a digital display at TJ. Please note that since this is a donation to FCPS, donations are tax-deductible. Please contact Varun Bansal for more information.

Reunion Updates (Classes of 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003)

Thanks to everyone who made it out to the " All Years Reunion" reunion on Friday, December 21st TJHSST. With over 50 alumni in attendance spanning three decades, a great time was had by all! Special thanks to the career center for their hospitality.

1986-88 TJ Senior Experience Reunion Recap
Thanks to Pete Thomas '88 for organizing the TJ Senior Experience reunion for classes 86 thru 88 on the 22nd of December in Alexandria, VA. Make sure to keep in touch by updating your profiles so you can be in the loop on your big 20th reunions as they approach.

1992 15-Year Reunion Recap
Reunion chair, Karen Johnson reports that over 20 alumni plus spouses attended their 15-year reunion at Whitfield’s on November 23rd. Everyone had a great time rehashing old TJ memories and filling each other in on the many years of events that have transpired since. View some pictures from their event at Snapfish.

1997 10-Year Reunion Recap
Thanks to hard work by the reunion committee, including Rachana Bhide, Bryan Hassin, Matt Altman, Meghan Poe Stark, Andrea Creech Ha, Sylvia Yam, Joe Zarrow, Rachel Biskey Magee, Melissa Huhn, Dan Kepner, Caroline Carr, Armand Alacbay, Ben Chen, Ashley Hinds Lemons and Rosie Skelly for planning an all-star reunion attended by over 180 alumni and friends at the Arlington Hilton in December. The there-day event included a bar night, formal night and picnic at TJ that included special guest, Principal Glazer.

2002 5-Year Reunion Recap
Kristen Sides reports that over 200 members of the class of 2002 and their friends packed into McFaddens for a great 5-year reunion that lasted into the late evening (or early morning) hours this past December.

Planning Underway for Class of 2003 (5th), 1998 (10th), 1993 (15th) & 1988 (2oth) Reunions
If you are a member of one of the above classes and would like to be a part of your class's reunion committee, please contact us. Committees will form in February and begin work shortly thereafter. You do not have to be local to the DC Metro area to help your class.

Alumni Spotlight

Pete Thomas '88 returned to Northern Virginia after a few years away in New Jersey. He now lives near Hillsboro, VA--and therefore not near much of anything else--with his wife Pam Ochs, and son, Quinn, age 7.

Kristin (Peterson) Lang '90 was married to Robert C. Lang II in Naples, Florida on December 9, 2006. The couple resides in New York City where they both work in finance.

Michael Gibson '92 and his wife, Jessica, announce the births of their twin boys, James Ronald and Jonathan Thomas, on Oct 5th.  James was 7 pounds, 4 ounces and 21 inches long, Jonathan was 6 pounds 2 ounces and 19 inches long.

Kyra Williams '94 began work in obstetrics and gynecology this summer at the Princeton Hospital and at a private practice in the area. Her husband, Josh Shapiro, is working on a post doc in evolutionary biology at Princeton University.

Keely Tolley Roen '94 and her husband Garrett had their second son, Julian Christopher, in April 2007. Their first son, Jude Thomas, is three and a half years old. Keely teaches Wildlife Management at Penn State where her husband is an Admissions Counselor.

Ginesa Schleuse (Klein-Socorro) '95, gave birth to her first child, Isabella, on September 25, 2007. She was 7lb, 7oz and 20.5 inches long at birth.

Adriane Randolph (Davis) '95 graduated in May 2007 with her PhD in Business Administration - Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University and begins as an Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems Management at Kennesaw State University in August 2007. She was featured in the May 2007 issue of Entrepreneur magazine for her interests in providing biometric interface systems for individuals in assisted living facilities. She married in December 2004 and currently resides in Atlanta with her husband and two dogs.

Ana Dubon-Padilla '95 and Nathan Sady '94 were married in Antigua, Guatemala on July 7, 2007

Katie Lawless '96 and Nick Turner '96 had a baby boy, William Isaiah, on June 26, 2007.

Masha Herbst '96 left her journalism job in Alaska in 2004 to join the Foreign Service. Not long after moving to Armenia in 2005, she met her fiance, Jeremy Richart. They will be married this fall, just in time to enjoy a one-year, all-expenses-paid honeymoon on the U.S. Embassy compound in Kabul, Afghanistan.

John DeWeese '96 graduated from the University of Southern California with a Masters in Computer Science. He now lives in the San Francisco bay area and works as a game programmer.

After graduating from Harvard Law School, Scott Michelman '96 clerked for Judge Betty B. Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and is now an attorney with the ACLU in New York, where he litigates free speech and national security cases.

Katie Carter '97 married Daniel Balberchak on April 21, 2007 in Vienna, VA.  They reside in Fairfax, VA.

Aashoo Tandon '99 is currently living in Bethesda and doing research in the Neurogenetics Branch of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at NIH, as part of a year away from medical school through the HHMI-NIH Research Scholars (Cloister) Program. He will be heading back to Ann Arbor, MI, in July 2007 to finish the fourth year of medical school.

Will Carter '99 married Laura Mayer on October 6, 2007 in Chicago, IL.  They reside in Chicago.

Geoffrey Cassell '02 is finishing up his 5th year in the mechanical engineering program at RIT and is engaged to Rebecca Dunn of Caledonia, NY.

Suzy Alvarez '02 married Stephen R. Prybella on July 28, 2007.  They now live in Philadelphia, PA where Suzy attends Temple Law School and Stephen works as a senior analyst for First Equity.

Chris Seidler '03 married Heather Morrison this May and was commissioned as a 2d Lt in the US Air Force after graduating from Penn State. He and his new wife can't wait to arrive on station in balmy Anchorage, Alaska after he completes a few more months of training in Texas!

Genevieve Delfosse (Faculty) has opened a Vineyard and Winery close to Charlottesville, VA. Visit their web site and mention you are a TJ alumnus for a special discount.

Think we should highlight someone you know? Did you get married, have a child or do you have other significant news? Just drop us a line and let us know! Please send us an e-mail.

There's Only One Official Alumni Association ".ORG"
Please note that there is a commercial organization that has no affiliation with TJ and is not sanctioned by the school or the Alumni Association. They operate a for-profit ".com". While you are certainly welcome to leverage that web site, there's only one place to receive important class news, reunion information, event information, and locate the most comprehensive list of alumni - http://www.tjhsstalumni.org. Bookmark us today!

Volunteering @ TJHSST
Alumni input and involvement is always welcome and TJ could use your help in a variety of ways. TJ is always looking for athletic coaches and mentors. There are also a variety of committees that are interested in active alumni participation: Curriculum Committee, Diversity Committee, Student Services Committee, Climate Committee. Please contact TJ Principal, Dr. Evan Glazer for more information.

Giving Back to TJHSST
Please include TJHSST as part of your annual philanthropy. Alumni financial support is needed to support student research at TJ. Visit the Technology Labs and classrooms at TJ today and you will find some of the same equipment that supported your own research when you were in high school. Alumni have a vital role to play in meeting this objective. Demonstrating that a large percentage of alumni financially support TJ’s educational foundation is critical to secure large gifts. Your participation is important, and every gift is valuable - no matter how large or small. Please demonstrate your support for TJ by contributing. You can make your donation online at www.TJpartnershipfund.org.

The Jefferson Partnership Fund
In 1999, parents and community business leaders founded the TJHSST Partnership Fund, Inc., a private non–profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization to forge strategic partnerships and foster long-term community, alumni, and family commitments to our school. The mission of the Partnership Fund is to build an Endowment for Excellence to provide a stable and permanent funding source to protect TJ's world-class student research laboratories from the unpredictable fiscal challenges of state and local government funding. The Partnership Fund keeps an on-campus TJHSST Partnership Fund office and Mr. Gary Bottorff serves as the Director, Corporate and Community Relations. www.TJpartnershipfund.org.

Check Out Our Web Site
Visit the TJ Alumni web site for more news and information, updated regularly!

• Discussion boards
• Catch up on news and information related to the school
• Update your contact information in the database
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The TJHSST Alumni Association 2007-2009 Board
President - Dan Soschin '95
Past-President - Jay Briar '94
Treasurer - Suzzette Rodriguez Hurley '94
Secretary - Nikhil Sinha '01
At-Large - Todd Burner '95
At-Large - Rachana Bhide '97
At-Large - Steven Cereghino '91