Wren Wilcox, Reporter
May 18, 2026
As the Grand Junction High School spring sports season comes to an end, many sports have shown improvement from seasons prior. On May 7-9, the entire varsity GJHS girls...
Food available for summer for D51 students
Amelia Breedlove, Reporter
May 20, 2026
Mesa Valley School District 51 operates a completely free mobile meal program for ages 18 and under during the summer months. Over summer break, many students struggle...
Atmospheric quality at GJHS is up in the air
Amelia Breedlove, Reporter
May 20, 2026
Air quality monitors have been placed around Grand Junction High School by student members of the air quality study group. The monitors were first distributed in the old...
Gia Towner, Reporter
May 20, 2026
A new cell phone policy with District 51 is likely to be enforced next year, and it will help teenagers socially and overall mentally. Grand Junction High School intends...
Brynn Lents, Reporter
April 24, 2026
Grand Junction High School students senior Quin (Emma) Blanchard, sophomore Macy McConnell, and junior Jacob Smith participated in and won awards at the Scholastic Art Show. There...
Gabrielle Hirth, Reporter
January 26, 2026
Tea Club is a place where students can enjoy tea, desserts, and meet new people before their next class. It is located in room 303 and takes place on Wednesdays during...
January 14, 2026
Grand Junction High School students have taken initiative to improve the special education garden. GJHS juniors Allyandra Herrera and Abigail Swimley, along with senior...
GJHS Jazz band coming in swinging
Ayden Guzman, Reporter
December 1, 2025
Swingin’ Sweets 2025, a Grand Junction High School Jazz Band event, will celebrate the holidays by bringing the Christmas Spirit. Swingin’ sweets will be held from...
Special Education funds take a hit
Landon Ward, Online Editor
November 19, 2025
Following the recent firing of nearly all the staff at the federal level of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service, there are mixed reactions from the...
Mason Strippel, Reporter
November 18, 2025
For some Grand Junction High School students, a job is a step toward independence. For others, it’s a critical means of support for their families. When students work...
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...