Thomas Jefferson High School | |
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2501 West Broadway , 51501 | |
Coordinates | 41°15′40″N95°52′59″W / 41.26123°N 95.88297°W |
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School type | Public secondary |
Opened | 1922 [1] |
School district | Council Bluffs Community School District |
Principal | Michael Naughton |
Staff | 64.76 FTE [2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,243 (2022-23) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.19 [2] |
Color(s) | Orange and White |
Athletics conference | Missouri River Conference |
Mascot | Yellow Jacket |
Nickname | Tee Jay |
Rival | Abraham Lincoln High School |
Yearbook | Monticello |
Feeder schools | Woodrow Wilson Middle School |
Website | www |
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 [1] [3] 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. [4]
The school competes in the Missouri River Conference in the following sports: [5]
The Yellow Jackets have won the State Championship in baseball 9 times (1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962 (spring and summer), 1966, 1973, 1993) [6] and the 2019 Class 2A State Championship in Bowling. [7]
The school sponsors the following clubs and societies: [8]
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.
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