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 Students are covered in a cloud of chalk dust on the night of Saturday, Aug. 19, for the first dance of the school year. (photo taken by Paiten Brown)

GJHS annual color dance 2023

Maddy Parkhurst, Managing Editor August 22, 2023

Grand Junction High school started the school year out with a bang with the popular color dance on Aug. 19, 2023. The color dance is the first dance of the year and is a non-formal dance. This is...

In the morning when students arrive at school they can see a line of scooters placed on the corner of 5th street and the entrance to the parking lot. Throughout the day students will pay to use them and ride them near campus.

OPINION: We have scooters now

Connor Kinser, Reporter May 18, 2023

Scooters are now a permanent part of Grand Junction and its culture. E-scooters, like the ones many of us have seen in bigger cities with brand names Lime and Bird, have been added to the city of Grand...

GJHS student Mayble Deans award-winning art piece.

GJHS student wins art contest

Mercedes Candland, Reporter May 18, 2023

Grand Junction High School sophomore Mayble Dean won first place at the 16th Annual Bank of Colorado Calendar Contest.  This was Dean’s 3rd consecutive year winning this art contest. “Nothing...

Pictured above is the Grand Junction High school Cafeteria. Mesa Valley School District 51 will offer free lunches to all students next year.

Free lunches for students in 2023

Lila Mottram, Online Editor May 17, 2023

Starting at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, District 51 schools will be adopting a new free lunch program.  District 51 is a part of the Colorado Live Well School Food Initiative Nourish...

GJHS represented at state FBLA event

Mady Parkhurst and Kate Davis May 16, 2023

Grand Junction High School had six students compete at a Future Business Leaders of America state competition May 5-7 in Denver. Competing for GJHS were sophomore Alex Kirch in human resources, junior...

Graduating senior Trey Lefebre holds up his senior sign while standing next to GJHS office staff Karen Provenza.

Congratulations GJHS Class of 2023!

Madeline Behrman, Reporter May 16, 2023

Many Grand Junction High School teachers and staff delivered senior yard signs to the class of 2023 graduates.  GJHS received a donation from a local The UPS Store from previous Grand Junction High...

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...

GJHS was awarded $1.2 million to pay for next years 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...

Senior Miller Jones getting ready to run the 4x100 relay.

Where the hell are our athletes?!

Spencer Penkaty, Reporter May 1, 2023

Grand Junction high school had to move around a lot of their spring sports practices because of the new school being built where the baseball and football practice fields were. All of the sports 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...

Orange and Black staff member Eli Schultz sits at his computer. Students who do school at home often rely on Chromebooks to get their work done.

OPINION: Home work at home?

Connor Kinser, Reporter April 3, 2023

There has been Homework, and then there has been “Homework.” The first one refers to work assigned by the teacher to do at home; the other is that extra work at home because you didn't finish at...

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,...

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