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{{Short description|Public secondary school Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States}}
{{Infobox school
| name                    = Thomas Jefferson High School
| native_name             = <!--	Name of school in native language, if different from its English name	 -->
| latin_name              = <!--	Latin name of the school, if any	 -->
| image                   = <!--	Image file name with no wikimarkup, e.g. MySchool.jpg.	 -->
| imagesize               = <!--	Image width in pixels, e.g. 200px	 -->
| caption                 = <!--	Caption for image	 -->
| location                = <!--	Location, could include address; separate lines with <br/>	 -->
| streetaddress           = 2501 West Broadway	<!--	Street address.  Causes section "Address" instead of "Location"	 -->
| region                  = <!--	Region in which the school is found.	 -->
| city                    = [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]]
| state                   = [[Iowa]]
| zipcode                 = 51501
| country                 = [[United States|USA]]
| coordinates             = {{Coord|41.26123|-95.88297|type:edu_region:US-IA|display=inline,title}}
| schoolnumber            = <!--	Official number address of school	 -->
| schoolboard             = <!--	Board the school comes under	 -->
| district                = [[Council Bluffs Community School District]]
| authority               = <!--	Authority the school comes under	 -->
| religion                = <!--	If a faith school, the religion of the school	 -->
| denomination            = <!--	If a faith school, the denomination of the school	 -->
| oversight               = <!--	Oversight the school comes under	 -->
| affiliation             = <!--	Any of the school's affiliations	 -->
| superintendent          = <!--	Superintendent of the school	 --> Dr. Vickie Murillo
| founder                 = <!--	Founder of the school	 -->
| president               = <!--	President of the school	 -->
| principal               = Michael Naughton
| viceprincipal           = <!--	vice principal of the school	 -->
| administrator           = <!--	Administrator of the school	 -->
| director                = <!--	Director of the school	 -->
| ranking                 = <!--	The school's USNWR ranking in league tables	 -->
| decile                  = <!--	The Socio-economic decile of the school	 -->
| ceeb                    = <!--	The school's CEEB code	 -->
| school code             = <!--	The school's MOE code	 -->
| classes                 = <!--	Number of classes in the school	 -->
| classes offered         = <!--	Classes offered at the school	 -->
| schooltype              = Public secondary
| fundingtype             = <!--	Funding type of school	(see template documentation)	 -->
| type                    = <!--	Type of school; overridden by fundingtype	 -->
| system                  = <!--	The education system the school follows	 -->
| grades                  = 9–12
| age range               = <!--	Age range of students	 -->
| campus type             = <!--	urban, suburb, et cetera	 -->
| athletics               = <!--	What type of athletics are held at the school	 -->
| conference              = [[Missouri River Conference]]
| slogan                  = <!--	The school's slogan	 -->
| song                    = <!--	Name of the school's song	 -->
| fightsong               = <!--	Name of the school's fightsong	 -->
| motto                   = <!--	School motto	 -->
| motto_translation       = <!--	English translation of the school motto, if needed	 -->
| accreditation           = <!--	The accreditation body which accredited the school	 -->
| rival                   = [[Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa)|Abraham Lincoln High School]]
| mascot                  = [[Yellow Jacket]]
| mascot image            = <!--	image file for the school mascot	 -->
| sports                  = <!--	Main sport(s) at the school	 -->
| patron                  = <!--	Patron saint of the school	 -->
| team_name               = <!--	Names of any teams	 -->
| nickname                = Tee Jay
| colors                  = Orange and White<br>{{color box|DarkOrange|border=darkgray}} {{color box|white|border=darkgray}}
| yearbook                = Monticello
| publication             = <!--	Any publications that the school produces	 -->
| newspaper               = <!--	Name of the school newspaper	 -->
| established             = <!--	date of establishment/founding	 -->
| opened                  = 1922<ref name="history"/>		<!--	date of establishment/founding	 -->
| founded                 = <!--    date of establishment/founding   -->
| status                  = <!--	Status of the school, if open or not	 -->
| reopened                = <!--	date the school reopened, if applicable	 -->
| staff                   = 64.76 FTE<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio                   = 19.19<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment              = 1,243 (2022-23)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1908220&ID=190822000435|title=Thomas Jefferson High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=June 21, 2024}}</ref>
| grade9                  = <!--	grade 9 enrollment	 -->
| grade10                 = <!--	grade 10 enrollment	 -->
| grade11                 = <!--	grade 11 enrollment	 -->
| grade12                 = <!--	grade 12 enrollment	 -->
| other_grade_label       = <!--	Other grade label	 -->o
| other                   = <!--	Other grade enrollment	 -->
| communities             = <!--	Communities served	 -->
| feeders                 = Woodrow Wilson Middle School
| main feeder school for  = <!--	Feeder school for	 -->
| footnotes               = <!--	any footnotes	 -->
| picture                 = <!--	Picture of the school	 -->
| homepage                = {{URL|https://www.cb-schools.org/TJ}}
}}
'''Thomas Jefferson High School''' is a [[public high school]] located in [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]]. It is one of two high schools in the [[Council Bluffs Community School District]].
The school was opened in 1922<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.cb-schools.org/schools/thomas-jefferson/school-history/|title=Thomas Jefferson High School: School History|publisher=[[Council Bluffs Community School District]]|access-date=2014-12-13}}</ref><ref>Ramsey, W. E. and B. D. Shrier (2002). Silent Hills Speak: A History of Council Bluffs, Iowa, page 221. Barnhart Press.</ref> to service students on the west end of Council Bluffs.
In 1986, students from the ninth grade were moved from the junior high school system to the high school system. Prior to this, the high school taught only the 10th, 11th and 12th grades.<ref>Ramsey, W. E. and B. D. Shrier (2002). Silent Hills Speak: A History of Council Bluffs, Iowa, page 226. Barnhart Press.</ref>
==Sports==
[[Image:ThomasJeffersonHighSchoolMascot.jpg|School Mascot|right|100px]]
The school competes in the [[Missouri River Conference]] in the following sports:<ref name=athletics>{{cite web|url=https://www.cb-schools.org/Page/1353|title=Thomas Jefferson High School Athletics|access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref>
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* Baseball
* Basketball
* Bowling
* Cross country
* Football
* Golf
* Soccer
* Softball
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Track
* Volleyball
* Wrestling
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===Successes===
The '''Yellow Jackets''' have won the State Championship in baseball 9 times (1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962 (spring and summer), 1966, 1973, 1993)<ref>[https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-BASEBALL_STATBOOK-6.11.20.pdf 2020 Baseball Stat Book]</ref> and the 2019 Class 2A State Championship in Bowling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BowlingStatbook.pdf|title=2020 Bowling Stat Book|publisher=[[Iowa High School Athletic Association]]|date=2019-06-11|access-date=2020-09-20}}</ref>
==Clubs and Societies==
The school sponsors the following clubs and societies:<ref name=clubs>{{cite web|url=https://www.cb-schools.org/Page/1351|title=Thomas Jefferson High School Activities & Clubs|access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref>
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* [[Altrusa International, Inc|ASTRA]]
* Anime Club
* Band
* Cheerleading
* Dance
* [[DECA (organization)|DECA]]
* Drama
* National Honor Society
* Newspaper
* Robotics
* Speech
* Yearbook
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==Chanticleer Theater==
In 1953, the [[Chanticleer Theater]] staged its first production. ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'' was performed in the Thomas Jefferson auditorium. The theater company continued to use the auditorium until 1958.
==Notable alumni==
* [[Farrah Abraham]], television personality and [[adult film]] star<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nonpareilonline.com/news/council-bluffs-teen-mom-star-alleges-ex-hacked-her-twitter/article_c3a65d2d-f793-5c0b-951d-4e80b2043a45.html|title=Council Bluffs 'Teen Mom' star alleges ex hacked her Twitter account with porn|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Walter Cassel]], performer in the [[Metropolitan Opera]]<ref>Ramsey, W. E. and B. D. Shrier (2002). Silent Hills Speak: A History of Council Bluffs, Iowa, page 403. Barnhart Press.</ref>
* [[Chris Hatcher (outfielder)|Chris Hatcher]], former professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hendrickson|first1=Paul|title=Another Homer Hero|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/daily/hatcher092098.htm|access-date=June 28, 2014|work=Washington Post|date=September 20, 1998}}</ref>
* [[Carl W. Hoffman]], U.S. Marine Corps Major General
* [[Tom Knudson]], class of 1971, American journalist and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner in 1985 and 1992.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2o4Ywn4LJwC|title=Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners, 1917-2000: Journalists, Writers and Composers on Their Ways to the Coveted Awards.|last=Fisher|first=Erika J.|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|year=2002|isbn=3598301707|pages=130}}</ref>
* [[Terry Lawless]], studio and touring musician<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jerrett|first1=Greg|title=It pays to be Lawless: Council Bluffs native to be inducted into Iowa music hall of fame|url=http://www.nonpareilonline.com/news/it-pays-to-be-lawless-council-bluffs-native-to-be/article_cecc9443-8e87-5197-bdcf-a7c6d73d11b7.html?TNNoMobile|access-date=June 28, 2014|publisher=The Daily Nonpareil|date=March 20, 2004}}</ref>
* [[Brian Poldberg]], professional baseball player and coach,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Birch|first1=Tommy|title=Sunday Stretch: Triple-A skipper calls Iowa home|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/05/03/sunday-stretch-triple-skipper-calls-iowa-home/8660235/|access-date=June 28, 2014|publisher=Des Moines Register|date=May 3, 2014}}</ref>
* [[William Smith (wrestler)|William Smith]], Olympic Gold Medalist in [[Freestyle wrestling|Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iowawrestlinghalloffame.com/inductees/bill-smith.html|title=Bill Smith, 1972 Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee|publisher=Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame|access-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Marjabelle Young Stewart]], etiquette expert<ref>Ramsey, W. E. and B. D. Shrier (2002). Silent Hills Speak: A History of Council Bluffs, Iowa, page 286. Barnhart Press.</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of high schools in Iowa]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.cb-schools.org/Page/1 Council Bluffs Community School District] – Official site.
*[https://www.cb-schools.org/Domain/121 Thomas Jefferson High School] - Official site.
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