THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

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Keep the JEFF tradition going strong for thousands of students and generations to come. You can keep Thomas Jefferson High School thriving and support our students through gifts to scholarships, academics, programs, and improvements to our campuses. Every gift matters. Every gift, no matter the size, adds up to something great. You can make a difference today!

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History and tradition

Thomas Jefferson High School, usually referred to as Jefferson High School, is the fourth oldest high school in LAUSD. Located in South Los Angeles, its surrounding communities are Downtown, Florence, Historic South-Central and South Park. Jefferson's school colors are Kelly Green and Gold and the sports teams are called the Democrats or Demos for short. The Mascot is a man dressed in an outfit that was worn by Politician’s during the earlier time period of this country.

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academic

Currently, Jefferson is a traditional calendar school composed of four Small Learning Communities (SLCs) and the Early College program which is located at L.A. Trade Tech. The goal of each SLC is to offer individualized attention to students. The SLCs are as follows:

Academy of Business & Communication (ABC): focuses on building leaders in the liberal arts, retail, medical, legal and business fields.

Creative Arts and Expression (CAE): focuses on the creative energy and leadership within each student through the arts.
Global Outlook through Academic Leadership: focuses on building leaders in the social, political, environmental, health and economic fields
TPA Small Learning Community: focuses on building leaders in the education and social services fields

The Early College Program (Jefferson/Trade Tech. Incentive) accepts students, based on recommendation and interview, which have “extenuating circumstances” requiring special support to achieve college acceptance.

Your support allows us to continue creating well-rounded women and men, ready to lead the way in pursuit of a better world. Every gift made to mission, academics and programs serves this aim.