Covey Tobin, Reporter
February 12, 2025
This season has been one of notable growth and progress for the Grand Junction High School girls' basketball team. Under the leadership of first-year coach Mary Doane,...
January 31, 2025
The New GJHS was completed on time and reported under budget, but was it worth it? Construction on the new building was finished in time without exceeding the $144.5 million...
Maddy Parkhurst and McCovey Tobin
January 27, 2025
Grand Junction High School students are now able to view the new legacy bricks that add to the tradition of our community. The new bricks have already been placed in...
How to: Meeting with counselors
Taylor Dickey, Reporter
January 27, 2025
Grand Junction High School counselors are keeping busy with students seeking to change their second-semester schedule while also being available for distressed students. Along...
Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
January 24, 2025
Like most second-semester seniors, I’ve had a hard time finding reasons to go to class. Even first semester, I had my fair share of absences. I’m shocked I haven’t...
Kyra Finney, Reporter
January 31, 2025
Grand Junction High School is fighting against food waste that commonly occurs throughout schools in America. According to a report by the World Wildlife Fund, the annual...
GJHS creates Athletic Hall of Fame
Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
January 27, 2025
Grand Junction High School launched an Athletic Hall of Fame with a ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 25. GJHS has made an effort to begin a hall of fame over the last two years....
Ashlyn Baker, Reporter
January 24, 2025
High schoolers are often plagued by the question: what’s next? Grand Junction High School is working to make sure students are exposed to every career option before...
GJHS grad on path as political influencer
Marie Calkins, Editor in Chief
January 22, 2025
A recent Grand Junction High School graduate found himself in the White House around the holidays. Dean Withers has experienced a lightning-quick rise to fame since he...
Mason Strippel, Reporter
December 19, 2024
Grand Junction High School’s Student Council has grown to their biggest number of members ever. This year StuCo has 46 members, which is the most they have ever had...
OPINION: Eli Eats at Roar & Pour
Eli Schultz, Reporter
December 17, 2024
The Roar & Pour Coffee shop lives up to its name. They’re making me roar. About their food that is. The Roar & Pour Coffee shop at GJHS is a student-run business...
Marie Calkins, Lila Mottram, and Serenity Schmidt
December 12, 2024
This is the first episode of the Orange & Black student newspaper podcast, called The OAB (Orange and Black) and linked here. In this episode, the three senior editors...
Mercedes Candland, Reporter
May 18, 2023
Grand Junction High School sophomore Mayble Dean won first place at the 16th Annual Bank of Colorado Calendar Contest. This was Dean’s 3rd consecutive year winning...
Kori Antonides, Reporter
February 28, 2023
Grand Junction High School Photography 1 students submitted photos to the Colorado Teen Month of Photography Exhibit during the fall semester. There were 260 submissions...