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District 51 students information breached

District 51 students’ information breached

Brady Ancell, Reporter May 3, 2022

District 51 released a Weekly Superintendent Update stating “some potentially protected data involving past or current students may have been accessed during a breach of Illuminate Education’s database,”...

GJHS senior Dean Withers, left, and sophomore Taytin Knoblich hold the awards they received at the state FBLA competition.

FBLA students win awards

Maddy Parkhurst, Managing Editor April 29, 2022

Some Grand Junction High School students recently competed in a statewide competition for Future Business Leaders of America. FBLA has been at GJHS for over 30 years. There are currently 14 members...

Ready to jam at the poetry slam

Ready to jam at the poetry slam

Ashley Guddat, News Editor April 27, 2022

Pam Middlemas and the GJHS library is hosting the seventh annual poetry slam. Nine students have currently signed up to share their poetry at lunch on Friday, April 29 in the library. What many people...

Top of the executive Hill

Top of the executive ‘Hill’

Brady Ancell and Danny Duffy March 30, 2022

Though most have heard of the word, many people, especially students, are unaware of what defines a superintendent. Some students might know that they work for the school district, and some might even...

Recent school board meetings expose community polarization in D51

Recent school board meetings expose community polarization in D51

Brady Ancell, Reporter February 18, 2022

The Mesa County Valley School District 51 Board of Education held a meeting Monday, Feb. 7, to discuss “legal advice on specific legal questions regarding the District’s employment contracts with Diana...

Sexual assault controversy circulates around D51

Danny Duffy, Reporter February 18, 2022

Editor’s Note: The Orange & Black has chosen not to name the accused or report on the allegations of sexual assault as no formal charges have been filed and the newspaper has not investigated the...

Signs of construction begin on GJHS campus

Signs of construction begin on GJHS campus

Brynley Gorman, Reporter February 11, 2022

The GJHS community eagerly looks forward to a new school building, however the detailed plans and new ideas have arisen may become challenging. A bond to build a new Grand Junction High School building...

Chromebooks enhancing learning at GJHS

Michael Taylor and Riley Pope January 14, 2022

GJHS experienced a major shift in their learning styles in 2020. When the world went on lockdown because of COVID-19, students and staff transitioned to online learning. Even two years later, we are continuing...

Holiday Extravaganza returns

Maddie Sites, Reporter December 4, 2021

As the weather outside gets colder, GJHS choir students have been warming up their voices for the 23rd annual performance of the Holiday Extravaganza held Dec. 2-4. “I haven’t seen anything yet...

P-TECH program comes to GJHS

P-TECH program comes to GJHS

Abby Price, Reporter September 1, 2021

Some Grand Junction students are earning their associates degrees while on campus.  The P-Tech program (Pathways in Technology) is a way to graduate with a high school diploma and an industry-recognized...

GJHS enrollment spikes for the first time in five years

GJHS enrollment spikes for the first time in five years

Ashley Guddat, News Editor August 24, 2021

GJHS has experienced a large increase in student enrollment in the past year. While some might view increased enrollment negatively since classes and hallways are fuller, GJHS principal Megan Roenicke...

What to Expect: Remote Learning

What to Expect: Remote Learning

McKenna Bryant, News Editor November 10, 2020

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