The "geek" part isn't STEREOTYPICALLY true, but TJ is a weird place. Here are some examples...
You know you go to TJ when / Only at TJ...
-You can run down the hall screaming “CHAAAAARGE!” and nobody thinks twice about it.
-Grinch slippers are normal footwear.
-You see someone dressed as a graphing calculator.
-You talk about population issues of the 1980s on the bus.
-Philosphical discussions are commonplace.
-You shout things such as “Eulalia” at pep rallies.
-Russian.
-Biology party!
-The seniors are nice to the freshmen.
-You have to spend 1 and a hald hours drawing straight lines for a grade.
-You “Fight, fight, for science and tech!”
-Your homework assignments include “draw the toaster” and “watch the toilet.”
-You did not come for the sports (TJ inside joke).
-You see periodic table t-shirts.
-You see “Codominance Happens” t-shirts.
-Glasses, pocket protectors, braces, and suspenders are considered “in” (not really!)
-You surf the net for cool genetics sites.
-You find yourself randomly thinking about circumference,
-You worship circuits. OHM! OHM!
-Dragon genetics.
-You build circuits for fun.
- You never leave home without your graphing calculator.
-You wear resistors as rings.
-One word— Troupe. (Don’t ask.)
-One more— Guard. (Also don’t ask.)
-You make numbers go POOF!!
-You use the term “nondisjunctive” as an insult.
-Unofficial Stonewall Day.
-Daily wrestling matches over a Russian dictionary in the Aud Lob.
-Cheilek (you don’t want to know).
-A “B” is a low grade.
- Bob is watching........
-8th Period.
- A 55 on a TEC test is an “A.”
- Your TEC teacher tells corny jokes.
-Your TEC teacher has resistors in his genetic code.
-You make such observations about your TEC teacher, karyotype included.
-You know what a karyotype is.
-You actually have a TEC teacher to karyotype.
- Senior Switch Day.
-The Freshmen Lock-In.
- Every day is pyjama day. (Seriously. On any given day, you can find at least one person in their pyjamas!)
- The Fairfax FlagBorg Warlord. (REALLY don’t ask!!)
- “Chromosome” is referred to as “The C-word.”
- Fifi is a seal AND a dog. (This has something to do with French class. I don’t get it.)
- You argue about line graphs in Russian.
- Trophy Day. (It’s a band thing.)
- EVERYONE is a computer programmer.
- You make a webpage for EVERYTHING (this is a prime example!)
- A.P. Kindergarten.
- The Macintosh vs. PC wars erupt into REAL violence.
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