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The Orange and Black Newspaper

The student news site of Grand Junction High School

The Orange and Black Newspaper

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

New GJHS Library To Be “Beautiful and Exciting”

Lincoln McQuade, Reporter 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 boy's 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...

Keaghan Hays and Jess Strickland working together during the filming of a short film.

GJHS students participate in Film Exposure Program

Matthew Chacon, Reporter September 19, 2023

Grand Junction High School students will be granted an opportunity to be part of the Film Exposure Program for the second time starting second semester. Rachel DeWeber and her colleague Arielle Brachfeld,...

Jilleeann Warinner works in her office located in the GJHS library as the new college and career adviser.

New GJHS college and career advisor

Paiten Brown, Reporter September 18, 2023

Jilleeann Warinner, known to many students as a substitute teacher, is now the college and career advisor here at Grand Junction High School. She has an office in the library. She helps students for...

GJHS junior Will Applegate is the quarterback of the football team. The next football game is on Thursday, Sept. 7.

GJHS vs. Central football game preview

Elizabeh Wasnik and Chloe Carpenter September 7, 2023

Grand Junction High School plays against Central High School in a city rivalry game that is only heating up on Thursday, Sept. 7. Over the past seven years Grand Junction has won 3 games and lost 4...

Hope Eisenhower and Taylor Finney pose for a photo during the 2022 Homecoming dance. This year's dance will be on Saturday Sept. 16th in the GJHS West Gym.

GJHS Prepares for Homecoming

Marie Calkins, Editor in Chief September 7, 2023

Grand Junction High School’s Homecoming dance and the events surrounding it are approaching.  Due to the new building and lack of space, there will be no annual Homecoming bonfire this year. However,...

Students frequently visit the GJHS library. Students sometimes look for books that are not in the library because they are banned.

GJHS Banned Books Event

Paiten Brown and Chloe Carpenter September 6, 2023

Grand Junction High School students are planning a lunchtime meeting to learn more about how books are banned. GJHS counselor Alicia Hampton said it's a collaboration between GJHS Book Club and Gay...

Mr. Sorenson is often seen smiling around campus.

GJHS has a new principal

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor September 5, 2023

Grand Junction High School’s new principal Jory Sorensen plans to keep our school the same. The school’s new principal Jory Sorensen loves the GJHS culture and he wants to keep it fairly the same....

Ky Korte (11), Hunter Simmons (10), Maddox Lovato (12), Jack Kaul (11), Steven Lyman (12),  win first place at golf tournament.

GJHS boys golf team starts off season with a bang

Taylor Britton and Ramona Ripple September 1, 2023

The GJHS boys golf team continues to be one of the best in the state this school year.  Since school started, they’ve played six tournaments, and scored first place on five out of six of said tournaments. This...

The new logo chosen to represent GJHS.
Lincoln McQuade is a student in Reporting class B and is a guest writer for this opinion piece.

OPINION: New GJHS LOGO

Lincoln McQuade, Reporter September 1, 2023

With the new GJHS building roaring in came a new GJHS logo roaring in, one that was representative of the new school. Honestly, I prefer the older, “boring” interlocked “GJ” logo. Now,...

GJHS junior catcher Kaylie Kellerby bats against Eagle Valley. The young Tiger team has hopes for the season.

GJ softball begins season with high hopes

Miah Hines, Editor in Chief August 31, 2023

The young Tiger softball team started the fall season and hopes to work hard towards a good season.  The GJHS girls softball has an overall record of 1 win and 4 losses to open the new season.  “I...

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