Lee Ann Hennig, Planetarium Teacher
The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology planetarium opened in September of 1967. It was added on to the existing building two years after the construction of the school. The facility has a Spitz A3P instrument and a 30 foot diameter dome with 50 fixed seats in a unidirectional seating arrangement. The high school became the Governor's Magnet school for Science and Technology in Septemeber of 1986. In fall of 1989 the planetarium underwent a partial renovation that included new lighting fixtures and suspended ceiling. In the spring of 1990, a new console section was added as well as an additional housing around the central pedestal for additional special effects projectors.
The planetarium teacher, Lee Ann Hennig, transferred from the Fort Hunt High School planetarium when the former planetarium teacher, Walt Tenschert, retired in June of 1988. She graduated in 1969 with a B.S. in Astronomy and Math from the University of Texas at Edinburg, and received a M.S.Ed. in Astronomy from the University of Maryland in 1972. Upon graduation, she was employed by Fairfax County Public Schools as a planetarium teacher at Fort Hunt High School. She teaches two senior level courses in Astronomy, a Senior Research Astronomy Tech Lab, and is lab director for the Astronomy Mentorship students.
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