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Thomas Jefferson High School (Alexandria, Virginia)

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Closed
  
1987

Language
  
English

Mascot
  
Minutemen

Ceased operations
  
1987

Funding type
  
State school

Grades
  
9–12

Campus type
  
Suburban

Founded
  
1964

School type
  
High school

District
  
Fairfax County Public Schools

Headquarters
  
Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Thomas Jefferson High School was a public high school in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1964 and closed in 1987.

The school was co-located with the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology from 1985-1987. It stopped accepting new students after 1985, and it 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 1984-1987 graduated from Annandale HS in 1988.

Notable alumni

  • Dave Grohl, drummer of Scream, Nirvana and Them Crooked Vultures; lead singer and guitarist of Foo Fighters
  • Aaron Hillegass, computer programmer, author and trainer; founder of Big Nerd Ranch
  • Arif Hodzic, vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist of Olio
  • 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

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