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GJHS hits the pits

Junction prepares for springfest
Miah Hines, Editor in Chief • May 7, 2024
Spencer Penkaty
One of the mud pits on the south lawn.

This year’s Springfest is right around the corner for Grand Junction High School students.

The senior celebration, yearbook distribution, and mud pit volleyball will be held Friday afternoon, May 10, on the south lawn near Tiger Avenue.

The pit for mud pit volleyball is fenced in and being dug on the south lawn in preparation for the celebration.

Student Council member and junior Addie Boss said the StuCo freshmen are organizing the mud pit volleyball event and 12 teams are expected to participate.

Seniors do not have classes on May 10. Instead, seniors will spend their morning receiving their caps and gowns, and practicing for baccalaureate.

A senior picnic and yearbook distribution begins at 12:30 p.m. on the south lawn.

There will be an altered class schedule with 30-minute class periods for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. The school day ends at 1:30 p.m. when the rest of the students will join seniors for yearbook distribution and Springfest.

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Miah Hines
Miah Hines, Editor in Chief
Miah is a senior and this is her second year on the orange and black. She joined after taking reporting two years ago, and is excited to bring new stories and news to the orange and black as editor in chief. Miah enjoys the outdoors, music and hopes to go to college to study journalism.
Spencer Penkaty
Spencer Penkaty, Reporter
Spencer Penkaty is a Junior at GJHS, and a reporter for the Orange and Black student newspaper. He enjoys competing in sports like soccer, track, and wrestling. He also enjoys making cool art for people to enjoy, he shares all his art he makes on his Instagram page @spencers_shared_art. He first joined Orange and Black his sophomore year.
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