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
The student news site of Grand Junction High School

The Orange and Black Newspaper
Students dance and mingle at GJHS' 2023 homecoming, themed Night in the Cosmos, the last in the old building. This years homecoming theme is Aladdin.

GJHS Homecoming 2024

Marie Calkins, Editor in Chief
September 10, 2024
The new sports fields are planned to be placed near the new parking lot, where they are currently demolishing the old GJHS building.

GJHS sports fields update

Mason Strippel
September 6, 2024
Students eating in the cafeteria during lunch. It is a very crammed space, even with students leaving campus or eating in the halls.

GJHS commons packed like sardines

Lincoln McQuade, Reporter
September 4, 2024
Sticky note on French teacher Jodee Cronk’s classroom at GJHS telling students to relocate to classroom 230 due to air conditioning issues. Teachers are encouraged to relocate to other rooms in the school if their classroom reaches temperatures of over 88 degrees.

GJHS third floor heating up

Eli Schultz and Lincoln McQuade
September 4, 2024
Tickets for the color dance will be $14 at the door, $12 during presale, and $10 for freshmen who show up with their ALT leader.

Color dance preview

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
September 4, 2024
GJHS sophomore Eziah Morales dives for extra yardage during the season-opening victory over Rifle. The Tigers dominated on offense and defense in the 48-0 victory.

Tigers dominate opening football game

Ramona Ripple, Reporter
September 3, 2024
New elevator located in the commons. This elevator allows students to access the health and fitness wing of the second floor.

Elevating the new GJHS

Landon Ward, Promotion's Editor
August 27, 2024
The Tiger Wellness Center logo in the entrance to the GJHS Marillac health clinic.

Who runs the GJHS health clinic?

Rhys Martinez, Reporter
August 23, 2024
Students during passing period heading up the stairs. Many have trouble getting up the main staircase because of the large number of people trying to go up at once.

Traffic jams new GJHS hallways

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
August 23, 2024
The district phone policy states that students should lock up their phones at the beginning of a class period and keep it there for the duration of class. Some students opt to keep their phones in their backpacks, or even in their pocket.

OPINION: More control, less media

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
August 23, 2024
GJHS freshman Brayden Allen stands by a row of lockers on the second floor. As a freshman, Allen is one of the students allowed to have a locker in the new school building.

GJHS lockers all locked up

Lincoln McQuade, Reporter
August 22, 2024
GJHS main stairway, students travel up and down these staircases multiple times throughout the day and deal with the mob of students in order to get to their classes.

New school, new problems

Taylor Dickey, Reporter
August 22, 2024
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