Thomas Jefferson High School was a Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...

 public high school

High school

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 that opened in 1964 and closed in 1987.
DEMOGRAPHICS:
50% Asian
40% Indian
5% White
5% Unknown
0% African American

The school was co-located with the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is a Virginia state-chartered magnet school located within Fairfax County, Virginia, United States...

 from 1985-1987. It stopped accepting new students after 1985 and it merged with Annandale High School

Annandale High School

Annandale High School is an International Baccalaureate high school in Annandale, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system....

 for the 1987-1988 school year. No students from Jefferson or TJHSST graduated in 1988. Students who had attended TJ from 1984-1987 graduated from Annandale HS in 1988.

Notable alumnus

• Gerry Beckley
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  , lead vocalist of America
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• Paula Dobriansky
  Paula Dobriansky
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  , United States Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs 2001-2009
• Dave Grohl
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  , drummer of Scream
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  , Nirvana
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   and Them Crooked Vultures
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   and the lead singer/guitarist of Foo Fighters
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• Scott Norwood
  Scott Norwood
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  , former NFL Kicker of the Buffalo Bills
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   known for missing a field goal
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   attempt wide right
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   at the end of Super Bowl XXV
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Related Websites

Thomas Jefferson High School (TJHS) Alumni Page

http://www.tjhsstalumni.org/TJHS/index.html
related to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST)

http://mlitj.com/
(My Life Is TJ)

http://www.tjhsst.edu/
(homepage)

https://iodine.tjhsst.edu/
(Intranet)