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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

GJHS senior Luis Mendez goes for a free kick following a penalty committed by Liberty High school. Mendez scored 3 goals in the game.

GJHS boys soccer advances in playoffs

Madeline Marshall, Reporter October 30, 2025

Grand Junction High School’s boys varsity soccer team won their first-round playoff game and will advance to the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs. The undefeated No. 10 Tigers defeated...

GJHS senior golfer Hunter Simmons practices putting. Simmons placed 1st at state with a two-day score of 1-under-par 139.

Simmons swings into first

Landon Ward, Online Editor October 16, 2025

Grand Junction High School gained its newest state champion, GJHS senior Hunter Simmons, after the 2025 4A Colorado High School Sports Association (CHSSA) state golf tournament. This season the Tigers...

GJHS football coach Landon McKee stands next to the gymnasium. This is his fifth season as the Tigers’ coach, and McKee has a GJHS coaching record of 17 wins and 28 losses as of Sept. 16.

GJHS football 3-0 with rival Fruita up next

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor September 16, 2025

After an impressive 3-0 start to the season, the Grand Junction Tigers are preparing to play the rival Fruita Monument Wildcats. The Wildcats, which will be the visiting team, have started the season...

The Grand Junction High School Softball team huddles up after a 12-0 win over Gunnison High School. The team’s new head coach is Scott Else.

Who else but Else?

Landon Ward, Online Editor September 5, 2025

The Grand Junction High School softball team kicked off the season with a new addition to the team. The Tigers recruited new head coach Scott Else to replace previous head coach Windi Serrano. Else...

The fall 2024 GJHS boys’ golf team poses for a photo taken shortly after state, holding the second place trophy in the Tiara Rado Golf at Grand Junction, CO. Since the qualifications for state are different this year, it is possible that only a few golfers play in the state tournament this year.

Say hello to new golf bylaws

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor September 4, 2025

Colorado high schools will no longer have regional golf tournaments to qualify for state. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) has opted out...

GJHS sophomore Will Simpson gets a swing in a pickleball game. The new GJHS Pickleball club plays at the Lincoln Park pickleball courts every Friday after school.

GJHS is in a pickle!

Mason Strippel, Reporter August 29, 2025

Grand Junction High School students, if you feel old and tired, join the new Pickleball Club. It is now the 46th GJHS club, founded by senior Hunter Simmons, junior Jacob Smith, and freshman Lucas Simmons....

The 2025-2026 Grand Junction High School Poms Team. The team consists of 16 students and was reintroduced for the new school year.

GJHS adds some jazz to cheer

Mason Strippel, Reporter August 19, 2025

With the start of the 2025-26 school year, GJHS has danced its way to a new cheer team.  The poms team is a separate, reinstated team from the cheerleading team the school has seen in the past, with...

Smoke from the Turner Gulch Fire hovers over Grand Junction, blocking the view of the Bookcliffs. A dark haze can be seen filling the Grand Valley.

GJHS sports off to a smoky start

Landon Ward and Alek Purser August 18, 2025

Anyone who has stepped outside in the past few weeks has probably noticed something a little different about the air in Western Colorado. Since the beginning of July, wildfires have been ravaging Mesa...

GJHS senior Mason Anderson finishes his sprint during the 100 meter dash. This was pictured at the Frank Woodburn Invite where GJHS placed second.

GJHS on the road to state

Ashlyn Baker, Promotions Manager May 15, 2025

The finalized list for the 2025 Track and Field State Championships was posted May 12 with six athletes from Grand Junction High School.  Senior Mason Anderson qualified for the boys 100 meter dash...

GJHS junior baseball player Clayton Scarbrough stands in the batter’s box. The rest of the GJHS baseball team looks on from the dugout.

Tigers close out the season

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor May 13, 2025

The Grand Junction High School baseball team hoped to end the season with a bang, preferably two of them. The Tigers, who finished the season 16-7, also finished their last two games of the season facing...

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