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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

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Pictured above is some of the graffiti found on the sidewalk in front of GJHS that has been removed by D51 maintenance on Wednesday Oct.10.

BREAKING NEWS: GJHS hit with vandalism

Miah Hines and Marie Calkins • October 11, 2023

Grand Junction High School was hit with vandalization the night of Tuesday, Oct 10.  An unknown person has taken to spray painting graffiti along the outside of the school in several locations off...

The new library will be located directly above the school’s entrance.

New GJHS Library To Be “Beautiful and Exciting”

Lincoln McQuade, Reporter • October 11, 2023

The new Grand Junction High School library is expected to be “beautiful and exciting,” according to school librarian Pamela Middlemas. The current GJHS library is spacious, but it is soon to be...

Members of the GJHS Academic Team celebrated the 2023 state championship at the state capital. This year’s team is preparing for another successful season.

GJHS Academic Team preparing for new year

Lincoln McQuade, Reporter • October 11, 2023

The successful GJHS Academic team, national champions of 2022-2023, still have expectations for another great year. The team lost four seniors last season. However, several new freshmen and a few sophomores...

Recent graffiti has popped up in bathrooms around the school, particularly in the main building. Brett and Dave are a recent addition to the graffiti in the bathroom in the ground level boy's bathroom.

Bathroom graffiti at GJHS

Alexia Bailey, Reporter • September 19, 2023

Bathroom graffiti is at an all-time high this year at GJHS.  Teachers are banding together to both help stop the defacement of bathrooms and also spread the word to students to help find whoever is...

Keaghan Hays and Jess Strickland working together during the filming of a short film.

GJHS students participate in Film Exposure Program

Matthew Chacon, Reporter • September 19, 2023

Grand Junction High School students will be granted an opportunity to be part of the Film Exposure Program for the second time starting second semester. Rachel DeWeber and her colleague Arielle Brachfeld,...

Hope Eisenhower and Taylor Finney pose for a photo during the 2022 Homecoming dance. This year's dance will be on Saturday Sept. 16th in the GJHS West Gym.

GJHS Prepares for Homecoming

Marie Calkins, Editor in Chief • September 7, 2023

Grand Junction High School’s Homecoming dance and the events surrounding it are approaching.  Due to the new building and lack of space, there will be no annual Homecoming bonfire this year. However,...

Mr. Sorenson is often seen smiling around campus.

GJHS has a new principal

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor • September 5, 2023

Grand Junction High School’s new principal Jory Sorensen plans to keep our school the same. The school’s new principal Jory Sorensen loves the GJHS culture and he wants to keep it fairly the same....

Main entrance to new school building.

GJHS Health Clinic passes on second vote

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor • September 1, 2023

The District 51 School Board revoted on the previous decision made about the school-based health clinic for Grand Junction High School’s new building on July 12th. In March 2023, the board voted to...

The new logo chosen to represent GJHS. Lincoln McQuade is a student in Reporting class B and is a guest writer for this opinion piece.

OPINION: New GJHS LOGO

Lincoln McQuade, Reporter • September 1, 2023

With the new GJHS building roaring in came a new GJHS logo roaring in, one that was representative of the new school. Honestly, I prefer the older, “boring” interlocked “GJ” logo. Now,...

Students that are in 5th hour study hall in the auditorium have an opportunity to get caught up with school work

GJHS number of students increase

Paiten Brown and Chloe Carpenter • August 25, 2023

Grand Junction High School students and staff are busy this year with overcrowded halls due to high enrollment. During the pandemic GJHS had a decrease of students. Since our new school building is...

This will be the new main entrance to Grand Junction High School, coming straight from the student parking lot. The attendance office is located on the right and a two-door system for security. As construction continues on the building the Orange & Black staff got to have a look on the inside. The new building features three floors, with better quality classrooms, and more common space for people to relax in and around during release and lunch periods. These improvements come with a price tag of $144.5 million for the building. It is projected to be completed in time for school to start August 2024. Click the photo to see more photos of the new building.

New GJHS from the ground up

Spencer Penkaty, Reporter • August 23, 2023

Grand Junction High School 2023 graduates get the chance to take photos on the front lawn of the school with the large "GJ" sign they will walk through at the graduation ceremony. The photo opportunity is a tradition for GJHS.

GJHS class of 2023 graduation

Lila Mottram and Madeline Behrman • May 18, 2023

Seniors of Grand Junction High School are scheduled to graduate in Stocker Stadium at 6 p.m. on May 18. The counseling office reported 263 graduates. In the afternoon of graduation day, a large wooden...

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