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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Location 6560 Braddock Rd
Alexandria, VA 22312
State Virginia
Region Mary Washington Regional
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Coordinates: 38°49′01″N 77°10′04″W / 38.8170°N 77.1679°W / 38.8170; -77.1679

Information
Member of SO since 2009
Teams Grizzly, Ice Bear, Panda
Colors      Blue,      Red,      White
School District Fairfax County Public Schools
Results History
Best regional 1st (2011-2022)
Best state 1st (2013-2014, 2018-2019, 2021, 2023-2025)
Best nationals 12th (2019)
Social Media
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Instagram @tjscioly
Website Team Website
This article is about the team from Virginia. For other teams, see Thomas Jefferson High School.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) is a Division C team that competes in Virginia's Mary Washington Regional. The school is a member of Fairfax County Public Schools. Since its establishment in 2009, the team has qualified for the National Tournament nine times (in 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2021 through 2025), and in 2019, they set a school and state record by placing 12th overall.

Most Recent Season Highlights

19th Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came in 19th place at the National Tournament in 2025.
1st Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came in 1st place at the 2025 Virginia State Tournament.
2nd Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came in 2nd place at the CurdSO Invitational in 2025.
3rd Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came in 3rd place at the Mary Washington Regional in 2025.
1st Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came in 1st place at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational in 2025.
1st Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came in 1st place at the University of Virginia Invitational in 2025.
4th Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came in 4th place at the Cornell Invitational in 2025.
1st Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came in 1st place at the 2024 Virginia State Tournament.
4th Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology came in 4th place at the Science Olympiad at Penn State Invitational in 2024.


Results

Season Regionals State Nationals
2010 2nd (51) 3rd (109) -
3rd (81)
4th (92)
2011 1st (75) 4th (119) -
3rd (147)
5th (167)
2012 1st (78) 3rd (106) -
6th (175)
8th (187)
2013 1st (62) 1st (80) 25th (591)
5th (134)
6th (142)
2014 1st (49) 1st (68) 23rd (606)
3rd (74)
4th (111)
2015 1st (38) 2nd (78) -
2nd (58)
3rd (68)
2016 1st (62) 2nd (92) -
2nd (67)
4th (105)
2017 1st (88) 2nd (99) -
2nd (118)
4th (166)
2018 1st (57) 1st (83) 26th (590)
3rd (77)
4th (89)
2019 1st (55) 1st (49) 12th (344)
2nd (56)
3rd (64)
2020 1st (74) Cancelled
2nd (89)
3rd (96)
2021 1st (66) 1st (33) 18th (338)
2nd (87)
3rd (88)
2022 1st (60) 2nd (112) 21st (505)
2nd (76)
4th (127)
2023 2nd (84) 1st (96) 26th (577)
4th (140)
5th (145)
2024 2nd (56) 1st (98) 21st (520)
3rd (66)
4th (87)
2025 3rd (129) 1st (80) 19th (444)
4th (149)
5th (154)

National Top 10

Season Events
2013 Technical Problem Solving (2nd)
2014 Chemistry Lab (7th), Designer Genes (3rd), Experimental Design (9th), Hydrogeology [Trial] (3rd)
2018 Codebusters [Trial] (1st), Disease Detectives (1st), Dynamic Planet (1st), Microbe Mission (7th)
2019 Astronomy (10th), Circuit Lab (1st), Codebusters (5th), Designer Genes (7th), Disease Detectives (10th), Fossils (4th), Mission Possible (6th), Mousetrap Vehicle (10th), Sounds of Music (5th), Thermodynamics (2nd), Environmental Chemistry [Trial] (3rd)
2021 Chiropterology [Trial] (6th), Disease Detectives (9th), Experimental Design (10th), Fossils (9th), Protein Modeling (7th), Sounds of Music (7th), Write It CAD It [Trial] (8th)
2022 Astronomy (7th), Disease Detectives (8th), Gravity Vehicle (8th), Cybersecurity [Trial] (6th), Digital Structures [Trial] (4th), Write It CAD It [Trial] (4th)
2023 Remote Sensing (2nd), Agricultural Science [Trial] (2nd)
2024 Astronomy (1st), Fermi Questions (9th), Forestry (7th), Microbe Mission (6th), Agricultural Science [Trial] (1st), Engineering CAD [Trial] (5th), Solar Power [Trial] (9th)
2025 Anatomy and Physiology (3rd), Astronomy (8th), Chemistry Lab (8th), Electric Vehicle (8th), Entomology (4th), Fossils (9th), Geologic Mapping (6th), Microbe Mission (8th), Botany [Trial] (9th), Engineering CAD [Trial] (6th)

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