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Dear TJ
Families,
May 30,
2018 will be an exciting day at TJ - our annual tjSTAR (Symposium to Advance
Research) event.
tjSTAR is
a special school day for students to celebrate their research, attend
interactive workshops, listen to expert speakers on panels, participate in
design competitions, and explore innovative technologies in demonstration
sessions. Freshmen will share their IBET projects and seniors will present
their year-long lab and mentorship research projects.
Not only can all students learn from each other, all
students can meet alumni and professionals who are doing research or connecting
research to real world problems. Imagine the potential for research
assistantships and future internships! There's even more planned for tjSTAR,
like CHUM, independent research, and the JUMP lab. Students can discuss the
rich diversity of learning opportunities at TJ and beyond.
All
student presenters are expected to wear professional attire to showcase their
work as if at a professional conference. We will be hosting hundreds of
visitors and partners from participating School Boards, Fortune 500
corporations, government agencies, and research universities. Students
are expected to remain at school for the entire day.
Parents/guardians
of students who are presenting are invited to observe their child's session
at tjSTAR. We ask parents to attend only their child's presentation since
parent parking on campus will not be available. However, there will be
satellite parking with complimentary shuttle service available at Immanuel Bible Church
(6911 Braddock Rd, Alexandria).
Please arrive at the satellite parking at least 60 minutes
in advance of the shuttle bus departure to allow time to take the shuttle
to the school, check in, and then locate the designated room. If you do
not yet know when and where your child is presenting, please ask your child for
that information before arriving. The time period for each session block as
well as further information on satellite parking and the complete bus schedule
are posted on our tjSTAR
website.
We are
very fortunate that many sponsors have contributed to this event to provide
these special opportunities to our students. More importantly, we are
privileged to have over 500 research projects on display created by our very
own stars - so our students can gain insight and inspiration for their future
research.
Questions
should be directed to the TJ student at your home for the quickest response. If you still have questions that do not
require an immediate response, please contact us at tjstarcommittee@gmail.com.
Last, and certainly not least, a huge thanks to TJ teachers Lisa Wu, Betsy Sandstrom and Koji Otani, along with the TJ Partnership Fund, for their tireless commitment organizing this year's event.
We look forward to an exciting day!
Yours
truly,
Ann N. Bonitatibus
Principal
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