Thomas Jefferson High School (1964–1987) Explained

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Thomas Jefferson High School
Address:	6560 Braddock Rd.
City:	Alexandria
State:	Virginia
Zipcode:	22312 United States
District:	Fairfax County Public Schools
Fundingtype:	Public
Schooltype:	high school
Grades:	9–12
Language:	English
Campus Type:	Suburban
Mascot:	Colonials
Founded:	1964
Closed:	1987

Thomas Jefferson High School was a public high school in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States; it had an Alexandria mailing address but was outside of the Alexandria city limits.^[1] A part of the Fairfax County Public Schools, it opened in 1964 and closed in 1987.^[2]

The school was co-located with the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology from 1985 to 1987. It stopped accepting new students after 1985, and merged with Annandale High School for the 1987–1988 school year. No students from Jefferson or TJHSST graduated in 1988. Students who had attended TJ from 1984 to 1987 graduated from Annandale HS in 1988.

Notable alumni

• Vincent K. Brooks, United States Army general
• Dave Grohl, drummer, Scream, Nirvana, and Them Crooked Vultures, and lead singer and guitarist, Foo Fighters
• Alisa Harvey, middle-distance runner
• Aaron Hillegass, computer programmer, author, trainer, and founder of Big Nerd Ranch
• Scott Norwood, former NFL kicker of the Buffalo Bills; known for missing a field goal attempt wide right at the end of Super Bowl XXV^[3]
• Jay Raymond, first United States Chief of Space Operations^[4]

External links

• Thomas Jefferson High School alumni page

Notes and References

1. Book: Education Directory Part 4. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1965. 103. Thomas Jefferson High School, 6560 Braddock Rd., Alexandria, 22312.. - Found in this Google Books search result - Compare the street address to this map: Web site: Base Map. City of Alexandria. 2019. 2020-07-24. - The City of Houston stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
2. Web site: School History: Thomas Jefferson High School . Fairfax County Public Schools . 19 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615062547/https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/history/closed/jefferson . 15 June 2022 . en . live.
3. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NORWOSCO01 Scott Norwood at databasefootball.com
4. Web site: United States Space Force Leaders Visit TJHSST | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.