Thomas Jefferson High School, or simply Jefferson High School, is one of the two high schools in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States Independent School District No. 271. It is located at 102nd Street and France Avenue on the suburb's southwest side, and is part of the Bloomington Public Schools district.[2] About 1,600 students attend in grades 9 through 12. The mascot is a Jaguar.
Jefferson has two competitive show choirs, the mixed gender "Connection" and the all female "Jive".[4] Along with choirs, the school has multiple band programs, including concert bands, marching bands, jazz ensembles, and orchestras.
Principals
Robert H. Smith 1970-1985
Kent Stever 1985-1996
John Bianchi 1996-1998
Lyle Odland 1998-2002
Steven Hill 2002-2013
Kevin Groebner 2013–2016
Jaysen Anderson 2016–Present
Notable alumni
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Joe Stansberry – Professional Golfer, PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour and European Senior Tour.
Construction and original curriculum
Thomas Jefferson High School in Bloomington was constructed to support a new curriculum offering. This curriculum used a Modular Scheduling approach to scheduling, based loosely on a lecture attendance and test attendance policy. Students were required to attend a certain number of class lectures a week, as well as test-times.
This approach called for a number of large 'lecture hall' type rooms, which could be subdivided if necessary.
The 'mod' approach was cancelled, beginning with the 1979–1980 school year, leaving a school ill-constructed for a more traditional subject-based classroom. In response, many of the large rooms were repartitioned into smaller class-rooms with thin, somewhat flexible walls. These walls did not block noise well, but created a perception of smaller classrooms, and were in use at least until the late 1990s.
Many of the teachers who came to Jefferson on its inception to be part of the new curriculum stayed on as it transitioned to a more traditional approach.
In 2011–2012 Jefferson switched from a traditional block schedule to a new 6 period schedule on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and 3 periods on Wednesday, and Thursday. This new schedule offers students the opportunity to take early bird classes that commence before school starts, 6:50–7:41.[14]
In the 2014–2015 school year, the school inserted five weeks of a modified block schedule called "Superblock." On Mondays and Tuesdays, students have 3 periods a day, each being two hours long. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, students still have 3 periods, but they are only an hour-and-a-half long and students are released early on these days. Friday follows the normal 6 period day. This schedule is used to accommodate state-mandated testing, such as the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) and MAP exams.[15][16]
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Thomas Jefferson High School or simply Jefferson High School is one of the two high schools in Bloomington Minnesota United States Independent School District No 271 It is located at 102nd Street and France Avenue on the suburb s southwest side and is part of the Bloomington Public Schools district 2 About 1 600 students attend in grades 9 through 12 The mascot is a Jaguar Thomas Jefferson High SchoolAddress4001 West 102nd StreetBloomington Minnesota 55437United StatesCoordinates44 49 04 N 93 19 53 W 44 8179 N 93 3313 W 44 8179 93 3313 Coordinates 44 49 04 N 93 19 53 W 44 8179 N 93 3313 W 44 8179 93 3313InformationTypePublic secondaryEstablished1970PrincipalJaysen AndersonTeaching staff51 09 FTE 1 Number of students1 676 2021 22 1 Student to teacher ratio32 80 1 Color s Columbia Blue Silver WhiteAthleticsMetro West ConferenceNicknameJaguarsWebsitebloomington wbr k12 wbr mn wbr us wbr jhsJefferson was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the US Department of Education in 2009 citation needed Contents 1 Activities and athletics 1 1 State Championships 2 Performing arts 3 Principals 4 Notable alumni 5 Construction and original curriculum 6 Class sizes 7 References 8 External linksActivities and athletics EditBloomington Jefferson is a member of the Metro West Conference in the Minnesota State High School League The school had been a member of the Lake Conference from its opening until it left to become as a founding member of the new South Suburban Conference in 2010 The school then left the South Suburban Conference in 2014 to become as a founding member of the new Metro West Conference The 2000 2001 boys hockey team is the subject of the 2003 book Blades of Glory by John Rosengren 3 State Championships Edit Minnesota State High School League State ChampionshipsSeason Sport Number of Championships YearFall Competition Cheerleading Girls 4 2006 2013 2015 2016Cross Country Running Girls 1 1999Soccer Boys 1 2004Soccer Girls 3 1980 1982 1984Tennis Girls 3 1993 1995 1996Winter Alpine Skiing Boys 5 1983 1984 1986 1987 1992Basketball Girls 4 1978 1993 1994 1998Basketball Boys 4 1976 1982 1986 1987Debate 1 1994Hockey Boys 5 1981 1989 1992 1993 1994Hockey Girls 1 2001Nordic Skiing Boys 2 1985 1986Swimming and Diving Boys 2 1980 1994Spring Tennis Boys 3 1994 1996 1999Minnesota Boys Scholastic Lacrosse Association State ChampionshipsSpring Lacrosse Boys 2 2000 2003Total 39Performing arts EditJefferson has two competitive show choirs the mixed gender Connection and the all female Jive 4 Along with choirs the school has multiple band programs including concert bands marching bands jazz ensembles and orchestras Principals EditRobert H Smith 1970 1985 Kent Stever 1985 1996 John Bianchi 1996 1998 Lyle Odland 1998 2002 Steven Hill 2002 2013 Kevin Groebner 2013 2016 Jaysen Anderson 2016 PresentNotable alumni EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations October 2021 Cole Aldrich Former NBA Center Minnesota Timberwolves Thomas E Burnett Jr one of the passengers aboard United Flight 93 on September 11 2001 5 Ben Clymer retired NHL left wing Brian Connelly defenseman Rockford IceHogs Mike Crowley retired NHL defenseman 6 Brian Dutcher Head Coach San Diego State Aztecs men s basketball Steve Edlefsen former MLB pitcher San Francisco Giants Tom Gilbert 11 year NHL defenseman Julia Hart Professional wrestler 7 Ben Hendrickson former MLB pitcher 8 Christine Jax former Commissioner of Education for the state of Minnesota citation needed Lane Kiffin Head Coach Ole Miss Rebels football Tom Kurvers retired NHL defenseman 1984 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winner 9 Lloyd Lee former NFL coach Nik Lentz Minnesota State Champion wrestler professional Mixed Martial Artist currently for the UFC 10 Kevin Lynch retired NBA forward Frank Moe Minnesota state legislator and educator Mark Parrish retired NHL forward KFAN initial s game star high school hockey coach Tom Pederson retired NHL defenseman Toby Petersen right wing Dallas Stars 11 Mod Sun singer rapper and songwriter birth name Derek Smith 12 Tom Ruud former NFL linebacker 19th pick in 1975 NFL Draft Dan Trebil retired NHL defenseman 13 Joe Stansberry Professional Golfer PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour and European Senior Tour Construction and original curriculum EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jefferson High School Bloomington Minnesota news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Thomas Jefferson High School in Bloomington was constructed to support a new curriculum offering This curriculum used a Modular Scheduling approach to scheduling based loosely on a lecture attendance and test attendance policy Students were required to attend a certain number of class lectures a week as well as test times This approach called for a number of large lecture hall type rooms which could be subdivided if necessary The mod approach was cancelled beginning with the 1979 1980 school year leaving a school ill constructed for a more traditional subject based classroom In response many of the large rooms were repartitioned into smaller class rooms with thin somewhat flexible walls These walls did not block noise well but created a perception of smaller classrooms and were in use at least until the late 1990s Many of the teachers who came to Jefferson on its inception to be part of the new curriculum stayed on as it transitioned to a more traditional approach In 2011 2012 Jefferson switched from a traditional block schedule to a new 6 period schedule on Monday Tuesday Friday and 3 periods on Wednesday and Thursday This new schedule offers students the opportunity to take early bird classes that commence before school starts 6 50 7 41 14 In the 2014 2015 school year the school inserted five weeks of a modified block schedule called Superblock On Mondays and Tuesdays students have 3 periods a day each being two hours long On Wednesdays and Thursdays students still have 3 periods but they are only an hour and a half long and students are released early on these days Friday follows the normal 6 period day This schedule is used to accommodate state mandated testing such as the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments MCAs and MAP exams 15 16 Class sizes EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message 1978 898 1990 432 1994 402 2011 401 2015 420 2016 360References Edit a b c JEFFERSON SENIOR HIGH National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved April 27 2023 Jefferson High School Homepage Bloomington Public Schools www bloomington k12 mn us Retrieved February 13 2023 Rosengren John November 1 2004 Blades of Glory The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win ISBN 1402200471 SCC Viewing School Jefferson Senior High School Show Choir Community Retrieved June 4 2021 Passenger Thomas E Burnett Jr old post gazette com Reference for Crowley Archived from the original on September 29 2007 Retrieved September 6 2007 Richards Alex May 19 2021 Julia Hart is AEW s Latest Great Discovery Major Leaguers The Baseball Cube www thebaseballcube com Hobey Baker Memorial Award Archived from the original on May 27 2007 Retrieved January 24 2007 Nik Lentz UFC Bio Retrieved January 1 2014 Reference for Clymer Kurvers Parrish and Petersen MODSUN August 15 2011 YES Born n raised in Blooming JHS RT daashittbitch question MODSUN did you go to Jefferson high school Tweet via Twitter Reference for Trebil Archived from the original on May 31 2002 Retrieved September 6 2007 Daily Schedule Retrieved October 25 2012 Superblock Schedule Reference Superblock Schedule External links EditJefferson High School Website Bloomington Public Schools Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jefferson High School Bloomington Minnesota amp oldid 1152062373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
