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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

Construction continues on the new three-story GHS building. Students and staff are now able to start to see the basic shape of the building come together. The building is set to be finished in time for classes Fall of 2024

New GJHS building progress continues

May 15, 2023

Construction continues on the new three-story GHS building as the 2022-23 academic year comes to an end. The construction site has become part of everyday life for current students.  

GJHS gets a Tiger logo change

Eli Schultz, Reporter May 15, 2023

Grand Junction High School has completed a new logo following the new school model and new school building. Audrey Neumiller, the GJHS theater teacher, said that just like a company undergoing changes...

A single button that changed everything for School District 51 teachers one day in April. The reply all button went on to drive multiple teachers crazy.

OPINION: Reply All

Connor Kinser, Reporter May 9, 2023

A legendary event happened in April that would change the fate of the universe. There was a fourth grade student who sent a simple poetry Powerpoint. Little did he know he would change everything. He...

Cameron Ochoa and his teammates celebrate his home run

GJHS Tiger baseball team takes on Fruita in back to back games

Miah Hines, Editor in Chief May 3, 2023

Grand Junction played Fruita on May 2nd under the lights at CMU in the first of back-to-back games this week. The Tigers fell behind 5-0 early but came roaring back to take the lead before losing by...

Roenicke speaking at the Winter sports pep-assembly.

GJHS Principal Meghan Roenicke Resigns

Marie Calkins and Hailey Shane May 1, 2023

Grand Junction High School's principal Meghan Roenicke is completing her last year at GJHS. She is resigning by the end of the 2022-23 school year. Much of the staff and student population is surprised...

GJHS was awarded $1.2 million to pay for next year's seniors to help pay for college.

Mav up

On May 1, the first-ever Colorado Mesa University (CMU) decision day event was held on the GJHS campus by the bus loops for this year's graduating class who plan to attend CMU. The turnout for the event...

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...

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