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The Orange and Black Newspaper

The student news site of Grand Junction High School

The Orange and Black Newspaper

Sophomore Campino Fischer studying for his time in Germany

Auf Wiedersehen Campino!

Eli Schultz, Reporter February 28, 2023

Editor's Note: This article was edited March 8, 2023 for clarification. Campino Fischer has become the third student of GJHS teacher Ralph Walher’s German class to become a semi-finalist to achieve...

Katelyn Madrid's pet bearded dragon, Toph

GJHS photography students chosen for exhibit

Kori Antonides, Reporter February 28, 2023

Grand Junction High School Photography 1 students submitted photos to the Colorado Teen Month of Photography Exhibit during the fall semester. There were 260 submissions from around the state, with...

Jacob Feller leaning on the empty vending machines

Rodent outbreak at GJHS

Madeline Behrman, Reporter February 27, 2023

Grand Junction High School is taking precautions due to the astounding number of mice discovered in the main building. Although mice have been in GJHS for years, an excessive amount of mice have recently...

Poster for Treasure Island

GJHS Treasure Island Preview

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor February 27, 2023

The Grand Junction High School Theatre program is putting together a musical this spring. The musical is called Treasure Island. The students have been putting in a lot of hard work for these past few...

GJHS teacher Katie Moore is one of the coaches for the adapted basketball games to be held on March 3 in the GJ gymnasiums.

GJHS will host adapted basketball game

Mercedes Candland, Reporter February 23, 2023

The annual adapted basketball game should be a fun experience for the students participating and for staff and students watching.  This year's adapted basketball game is scheduled for March 3. Students...

Construction continues on the new Grand Junction High School building that is scheduled to open in Fall 2024. While there is space designated for a school-based health clinic, some are now opposed to the idea.

The current situation of the GJHS school-based health clinic: Will It Happen?

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor February 23, 2023

When the topic of having a school-based health clinic (SBHC) in the new Grand Junction High School came up at a recent school board meeting, not everyone was on board with the idea. Colorado has 70...

GJHS freshman Cameron Kirkegaard, right, discusses his film "A Relentless Climb."

GJHS freshman production to be shown to public

Hailey Shane, Reporter February 23, 2023

A film produced by Cameron Kirkegaard, a freshman at Grand Junction High School, will be shown Friday, Feb. 24, at R-5 High School as part of Black History Month. The film is called “A Relentless...

New furniture is in the GJHS library that could be selected for the new GJHS building when it opens in Fall 2024.

New furniture on display in GJHS

Madeline Behrman and Hailey Shane February 17, 2023

Grand Junction High School recently added a variety of new furniture into the library and a couple of classes as potential models for the new school building. There are many different furniture...

A student places money into one of the fundraiser buckets located throughout GJHS that will be used to build a playground at the Pathways Shelter. The fundraiser goes through Feb. 2.

GJHS student raising money for kids

Maddy Parkhurst, Managing Editor January 20, 2023

A Grand Junction High School sophomore started a fundraiser in support of building a playground at a local homeless shelter. The current fundraiser going around GJHS is by Kayla Jakopic. She is a sophomore...

These are the game-related items Microsoft will own if the deal to purchase Activision Blizzard goes through.

OPINION: Microsoft offer to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion could be bad for gamers

Connor Kinser, Reporter January 19, 2023

Microsoft is attempting to purchase Activision Blizzard for $68 billion and this could be big for gamers at GJHS and around the world.  Activision Blizzard is a gaming company that makes games such...

GJHS Cheer team backstage before competing at finals.

Yo baby! We made finals!

Izzy Cornelison, Editor in Chief December 16, 2022

The GJHS Cheer Team made history by making it to finals. “Our performance at finals was one of those moments where everything fell into place,” said head cheer coach and Fruita 8/9 Teacher Teaa...

Signs hang in the chairs in the GJHS library, preventing students from sitting there.

GJHS: Lice or no Lice?

Hailey Shane and Marie Calkins December 9, 2022

Rumors of a possible lice outbreak are flooding Grand Junction High School. Long story short, there is no outbreak of lice at GJHS. Recently, GJHS has gotten rid of all cushioned chairs and surfaces to...

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