Rhys Martinez, Reporter
October 8, 2025
The Grand Junction High School boys soccer team has an undefeated record and is ranked No. 7 in the state in Class 5A. This year’s GJHS soccer team is one of the best...
GJHS student filmmaker tackles Olympic sexual abuse
Mason Strippel, Reporter
October 6, 2025
Grand Junction High School senior Cameron Kirkegaard has completed his third documentary throughout his high school career. Kirkegaard is debuting a documentary about winter...
2025 GJHS Homecoming events coming up
Wren Wilcox, Reporter
September 18, 2025
Grand Junction High School’s Student Council is preparing for this year’s Homecoming Parade with the theme Rio Carnival. Traditionally organized by StuCo, the parade...
GJHS to host student-led candidate forum
Ashlyn Baker, Promotions Manager
September 11, 2025
Five Grand Junction High School students will lead an event to learn more about the candidates running for Mesa Valley School District 51 Board of Education positions. According...
Ashlyn Baker, Promotions Manager
April 30, 2025
As the first year in the new Grand Junction High School building comes to a close, its reputation has already made a strong impression. Funded by a $144.5 million budget,...
Ayden Guzman, Reporter
October 6, 2025
Grand Junction High School theater and Colorado Mesa University theater will be opening the curtains for “Hadestown” in their own ways. GJHS will be presenting the...
Rhys Martinez, Reporter
September 22, 2025
The School District 51 expulsion report is finished, and the numbers from 2024 are big. Ninety-nine students were expelled from Mesa County Valley School District 51 in...
Eli Schultz, Editor in Chief
September 11, 2025
Not only do Grand Junction High School students find themselves without phones in class, but some without Chromebooks as well. According to GJHS Student Body Accounts...
Where comic fandom comes to life
Mason Strippel, Reporter
September 9, 2025
Grand Junction High School students who love comics can experience the city's annual Comic-Con event. Comic Con is for fans of movies, TV shows, video games, and as the...
What is the deal with parking permits?
Rhys Martinez, Reporter
August 28, 2025
Parking at Grand Junction High School may come with a price, but the price for not paying is even more. Students may go to the front office at any time to purchase a permit...
May 14, 2025
Click hear to listen to the latest episode of The OAB on Spotify. Graduating Orange & Black editors Marie Calkins, Lila Mottram and Serenity Schmidt introduce the newspaper's...
March 14, 2025
This is the third episode of the Orange & Black student newspaper podcast, called The OAB (Orange and Black) and linked here. In this episode, Landon Ward and Rhys Martinez...
March 14, 2025
This is the second episode of the Orange & Black student newspaper podcast, called The OAB (Orange and Black) and linked here. In this episode, the three senior editors...