By ZACHARY REID The International Baccalaureate program came to Richmond at the perfect time for Jamal Jones. Six years ago, Jones, now a senior in the IB program at Thomas Jefferson High School, was having a hard time finding his niche at Thompson Middle School.

By Jose Patino Girona, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Feb. 9--TAMPA HEIGHTS -- Kay Morse began a campaign in 1993 to save the former Jefferson High School building on Highland Avenue. The 1911 building was saved and restored, and since 2002 it has been home to the D.W. Waters Career Center.

By Tom Shaw, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Feb. 9--COUNCIL BLUFFS -- The Council Bluffs Community School District will pay $3,500 for asbestos violations during the renovation project at Thomas Jefferson High School. The penalty was assessed late last month by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) of Alexandria, Virginia today announced a new partnership that will result in the first small satellite to be developed and built entirely by high school students.

By Matt Chittum matt.chittum@roanoke.com 981-3331 The director of the Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology will become principal of a Northern Virginia high school that's one of the most highly regarded in the nation.