For schools with a similar name, see Jefferson High School.
| Thomas Jefferson High School | |
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| 1243 20th St SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1958 |
| Opened | 1958 |
| School district | Cedar Rapids Community School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Dave Benson |
| Principal | Chuck McDonnell |
| Associate Principals | Chad Szabo, Lorie Bateman, Scott Kibby |
| Faculty | 101 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1610 (2009/10) |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue and White |
| Mascot | Jeffy the J-Hawk |
| Newspaper | 'The Outlook' |
| Website | jefferson.cr.k12.ia.us |
Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is the eighth largest high school in Iowa. The school's mascot is Jeffy the J-Hawk and the official school colors are Columbia Blue and White.
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Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School is one of the few 2 time Blue Ribbon National School of Excellence. Jefferson currently has 170 staff members, and 1610 students.
The following is statistical information about Jefferson:
Jefferson offers 4 years of Spanish, with the option of AP Spanish as a replacement of 4th year Spanish as well as 4 years of French, with the same AP option. In the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year, Japanese and German were also added to the list of available languages. Currently, Jefferson offers 3 years of German, as well as Japanese.
Jefferson has 22 Varsity level sports and is one of 14 schools that participate in the Mississippi Valley Conference.
Fall Sports:
Winter Sports:
Spring Sports:
Summer Sports:
Jefferson is nationally renowned for their fine arts department and is continually recognized for its achievement. The marching "Band of Blue" and Wind Symphony have won over 30 consecutive Division 1 ratings at State contest, as does the Concert Choir and Meistersingers, Jefferson's top performing vocal ensemble. The Band of Blue won first place for division four at the annual Mount Pleasant Competition in 2009. The Band of Blue also won awards such as Best Drum Major and Best Drum Corps. in 2011, The Band of Blue returned to Mount Pleasant and received 1st place once again. Jefferson's top auditioned band, Wind Symphony, also was chosen to perform a clinic at the 2011 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, one of the top honors for a concert band. Also, in 2010, West Side Delegation was crowned Grand Champions at the Benton Community Show Choir Invitational, winning Best Choreography and Best Band. In 2010, Westside was crowned Grand Champions 4 times, and ranked 6th nationwide. in 2011, West Side Delegation continued the fine tradition and received 2nd runner up, two 1st runner ups, and was named Grand Champions twice and received honors once again as one of the top show choirs in the nation. The instrumental and choir/orchestra departments go on educational tours alternating every year. Jefferson's Thespian Troupe produces five productions a year, including one musical and one children's theatre piece. Plays are produced in one of two venues on campus; the auditorium or the little theatre. Nearly half of Jefferson's students participate in one of the many fine arts programs. These include:
Instrumental
Choral
Orchestral
Theatre
In addition to varsity sports, there are numerous other Extra-Curricular Activities for students to get involved in. Some of these include:
Jefferson's Academic Decathlon team is led by John Wojtowicz. The team has won the state championship thirteen of the past fourteen years and placed Second in the medium-sized school division for the 2008-2009 year at the national competition in Memphis Tennessee. This is the highest finish ever for any Iowa team, and the team also earned the highest point total for an Iowa team.
Jefferson's student-run newspaper is called The Outlook. Everything from photography to editing, and writing each article are done by the students. The other student-run publication at Jefferson is the yearbook, The Statesmen.
Thomas Jefferson's first class graduated in 1958 but competed in athletic events starting in the fall of 1957. They formed teams from 2 separate high schools, Theodore Roosevelt High School, and Woodrow Wilson High School, who merged into one school in April 1958, upon the completion of the construction of the school. Since then, Jefferson has been housed at its current location. Jefferson added a new gymnasium addition to the school in 1990. In addition, a new science wing and music wing were built in 2003. The school has been named a "Blue Ribbon National School of Excellence" two times, one of the few traditional schools to earn this honor twice.