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Wrestler Brings Home Gold from States
The Thomas Jefferson Wrestling team sent five wrestlers to the PIAA Wrestling Championships in Hershey in March, earning both individual medals and a team trophy.
Qualifying for the tournament were Zach Rehak, Maddox Shaw, Brayden White, Bode Marlow, and Shepherd Turk.
Shaw became TJ’ s first ever four-time medalist and a two-time PIAA champion at 152 pounds by earning gold in the 2025 championships.
Marlow became a two-time medalist and was a PIAA finalist, winning a silver medal at 172 pounds. Turk took home his first PIAA medal with a third place finish at the heavyweight division.
The TJ team finished in its highest place ever by taking second in the team tournament and was the highest placed public school in the tournament.
TJ Senior Wins Gold at WPIAL Track and Field Championships
In May, Thomas Jefferson senior Sylvia Kashak came in first place at the WPIAL Track and Field championships in the 800m. Sylvia finished with a new school record of 2:13.06. Several weeks later at the PIAA Track and Field championships, Sylvia finished 8th in the state with another school record time of 2:12.78.
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Maddox Shaw with his brother Max who was also a two time PIAA Medalist.
TJ Swimmers Earn WPIAL Title
Thomas Jefferson High School swimmers brought home gold from the WPIAL Championships in the 200 freestyle relay. Congratulations to WPIAL champions Wynter Olsen, Nadia Casamassa, Shannon Chalfant, and Genevieve Cody.
Several weeks later, the Jaguars competed in the PIAA swimming championships at Bucknell University in Lewisburg.
Medal winners from the PIAA swimming championships included Genevieve Cody in the 100 freestyle( 2nd); Wynter Olsen, Nadia Casamassa, Shannon Chalfant, and Genevieve Cody in the 200 freestyle relay( 3rd); Genevieve Cody in the 50 freestyle( 4th); Wynter Olsen, and Nadia Casamassa, Shannon Chalfant, and Genevieve Cody in the 400 freestyle relay( 6th).
Event Bring Girls Together at TJHS
This spring, more than 150 girls from Pleasant Hills Middle School along with Thomas Jefferson High School students and faculty and staff from throughout the district attended the annual GOLD Night. GOLD stands for Girls Only Leadership Development and seeks to empower girls in grades 3-12 to be strong, confident, and courageous leaders. The three-hour event featured dinner, a keynote speaker, and sessions that girls selected based on their interests. The sessions were led by WJH faculty and staff, TJHS students, and female leaders from throughout the community. Some activities included cookie decorating, friendship bracelet making, and slime making so the girls knew to ooze with confidence. The GOLD Committee received a grant from the West Jefferson Hills Foundation for Education that made the evening’ s activities possible.
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