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Gender neutral bathrooms out of order due to backed up sewage.

Papers belong in classrooms, not in the sewage

Maddy Parkhurst and Alexia Bailey December 14, 2023

Students flushing paper down toilets has been a very unexpected and expensive problem for GJHS custodians.  Maintenance has found that sewage has been backing up in the school’s only two gender neutral...

The GJHS choir holiday extravaganza is celebrating the event’s 25th anniversary.

GJ choir set for 25th anniversary holiday event

Serenity Schmidt and Paiten Brown December 13, 2023

Grand Junction High School’s choir department is hosting their 25th annual holiday extravaganza. They will be holding four performances over the weekend of Dec. 14-16. It will be at the First Church...

Pictured above is the new main gym filled with teachers and interested community members observing the construction.

UPDATE: New GJHS building continues to grow

Olivia Kimmel December 8, 2023

The completion of the new GJHS building is widely anticipated, as it will be a huge amelioration in comparison to the current one. The new 265,000 sq. foot high school, scheduled to be ready for students...

The Jazz Band sets up for practice in room 127 on December 5. Isaac Lavadie is the director of the GJHS jazz band. “He is amazing at caring about the students,” GJHS sophomore and jazz band member Keid Medrano said about Lavadie.

GJHS Jazz Band swings some sweets

Lincoln McQuade December 5, 2023

Swingin’ Sweets 2023, a Grand Junction High School Jazz Band performance, is set to take place Friday, Dec. 8. The event will last from 6 to 9 p.m. inside of the commons and cafeteria. Admission is...

GJHS W for charity

Miah Hines, Editor in Chief November 2, 2023

The Grand Junction Tigers beat the Fruita Wildcats in a competitive teacher fund-raiser basketball game 46-39.  Organized by both Fruitas and Junctions student councils the game was held on Nov....

Charging ports are available and guidelines are posted on the new Solar Charging Station, which is located under the shaded pergola near the south lawn. Students can charge computers and phones.

GJHS gets a student solar charging station

Matthew Chacon, Reporter October 27, 2023

The Solar Charging Station was a passion project that was started by a former Grand Junction High School student named Kaia Gehl.  The first Solar Charging Station was built in August, but the official...

GJHS sophomores Parker Davis and Zach Ridpath running at a home meet at Connected Lakes.

GJHS boys cross country qualified for state

Miah Hines and Ramona Ripple October 26, 2023

The GJHS boys cross country team qualified for state for the first time in 11 years. The Tigers finished fourth in the Class 4A regional field on Thursday, Oct. 19, at Lincoln Park. Battle Mountain...

GJHS senior Tadele Weber focused in a season game against Fruita. GJ boys soccer travels to Windsor for the Class 4A state playoffs on Thursday, Oct. 26. (Photo provided by GJHS yearbook.)

GJHS boys soccer heads to state

Marie Calkins, Copy Editor October 25, 2023

After an up and down season, Grand Junction High School’s boys varsity soccer team is headed to the Class 4A state playoffs kicking off Thursday, Oct. 26.  “About halfway through the season our...

Alexander Chang speaking with GJHS’ new principal, Jory Sorensen, at the homecoming pep assembly.

GJHS student is a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist

Paiten Brown, Reporter October 17, 2023

GJHS senior Alexander Chang has a chance to earn a National Merit Scholarship because of his hard work. 16,000 people are able to win $2,500 for college, according to the College Board Website. Chang...

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

New GJHS Library To Be “Beautiful and Exciting”

Lincoln McQuade 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...

A full student parking lot is common as the construction on the new school progresses.

OPINION: The SAT is hard but parking is harder

Alexia Bailey, Reporter October 2, 2023

Whether you park across Fifth Street or in our very own GJHS lots, parking has undoubtedly been harder this year.  With construction continuing on with the new school, the student parking lot has continued...

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 boys 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...

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