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The student news site of Grand Junction High School

The Orange and Black Newspaper

The student news site of Grand Junction High School

The Orange and Black Newspaper

School security officers show up at GJHS often

D51 and other school districts nationwide receive hoax threats

Serenity Schmidt and Mercedes Candland May 1, 2023

Grand Junction High School and other schools nationwide have been receiving hoax call threats recently. Currently, it is trending in many schools (including District 51) to receive a phone call that...

GJHS Students are recognized at poetry slam in April 2022 provided by Pam Middlemas

Poetry Slam in GJHS Library

Kori Antonides, Reporter April 4, 2023

There will be a poetry slam in GJHS library on Thursday, April 27th during lunch.  The poetry slam is a safe place for people to express their emotion and read their poems to an audience. Many people...

The GJHS academic team after winning the March 13-14 State Knowledge Bowl Championship.  The team consisted Sam Guddat, Cailan McKim, Alexander Chang, Jamison Whiteford, Logan Jochim, Maddie Kawasaki, Stewart Collins, Megan TerLouw, Athena Quesenberry, Anna Stone-Ewing, and Macy McComb.

GJHS Academic Team recognized for their recent victories

Izzy Cornelison, Editor in Chief April 3, 2023

The Grand Junction High School Academic team has had a great year. More than that, they have had a great 20 years. On March 4, the GJHS Academic team won 1st and 2nd place at the Quiz Bowl State Championships,...

Students and staff at GJHS signed a steel beam in the office before spring break. The beam was put into place in the new building on March 28.

Signed beam put in place for new GJHS

Miah Hines, Editor in Chief March 29, 2023

A “topping-off ceremony” for the steel beam signed by the students and staff of GJHS was held on Tuesday, March 28.  The steel beam was lowered into its place in the new GJHS building under construction....

 Si Espinoza, the head baseball coach at GJHS standing inside the canyon view baseball field.

Espinoza up to Bat

Eli Schultz, Reporter March 15, 2023

Si Espinoza, a physical education teacher at Grand Junction High School, has returned to the diamond as the head baseball coach for GJHS.  Steve Woytek, the GJHS athletics director, said he hired Espinoza...

Construction continues on the exterior of the new gyms.

Gymnasiums taking shape for new school

Kate Davis, Reporter March 14, 2023

The new Grand Junction High School building is making a lot of progress, particularly on the two gymnasiums.  Since the bond for a new building passed in November 2021, the $144.5 million dollar...

GJHS teacher Mariah McCune instructs students in her AP Lang class. McCune is in Ghana as part of a Fulbright program.

She’s a Ghana

Maddy Parkhurst, Managing Editor March 13, 2023

Mariah Mccune was recently accepted to go to Ghana and learn how the different schools teach in africa. McCune has been a teacher here at Grand Junction High School and she teaches different Comp Lit....

School board members voted 3 to 2 to reject a school-based health clinic inside the new Grand Junction High School building. Construction continues on the new $144.5 million building scheduled to open Fall 2024.

UPDATE: School-Based Health Clinic in GJHS rejected by school board

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor March 10, 2023

The Mesa Valley District 51 school board made a final decision not to have a school-based health clinic inside the new Grand Junction High School at a March 7 meeting. Due to recent controversy and...

GJHS staff and students have been signing a steel beam in the Main Office that will be part of the new high school building. The $144.5 million building is scheduled to be completed in Fall 2024.

Students and staff signing beam to be part of new GJHS

Marie Calkins, Editor in Chief March 10, 2023

A steel beam that will be part of the new Grand Junction High School is available for staff and students to sign. “It will be put up on the third floor in the academic wing, in the ceiling,” said...

Katelyn Madrid's pet bearded dragon, Toph

GJHS photography students chosen for exhibit

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 from around the state, with...

Jacob Feller leaning on the empty vending machines

Rodent outbreak at GJHS

Madeline Behrman, Reporter February 27, 2023

Grand Junction High School is taking precautions due to the astounding number of mice discovered in the main building. Although mice have been in GJHS for years, an excessive amount of mice have recently...

Construction continues on the new Grand Junction High School building that is scheduled to open in Fall 2024. While there is space designated for a school-based health clinic, some are now opposed to the idea.

The current situation of the GJHS school-based health clinic: Will It Happen?

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor February 23, 2023

When the topic of having a school-based health clinic (SBHC) in the new Grand Junction High School came up at a recent school board meeting, not everyone was on board with the idea. Colorado has 70...

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