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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

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,...

 Si Espinoza, the head baseball coach at GJHS standing inside the canyon view baseball field.

Espinoza up to Bat

Eli Schultz, Editor in Chief March 15, 2023

Si Espinoza, a physical education teacher at Grand Junction High School, has returned to the diamond as the head baseball coach for GJHS.  Steve Woytek, the GJHS athletics director, said he hired Espinoza...

School board members voted 3 to 2 to reject a school-based health clinic inside the new Grand Junction High School building. Construction continues on the new $144.5 million building scheduled to open Fall 2024.

UPDATE: School-Based Health Clinic in GJHS rejected by school board

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor March 10, 2023

The Mesa Valley District 51 school board made a final decision not to have a school-based health clinic inside the new Grand Junction High School at a March 7 meeting. Due to recent controversy and...

GJHS staff and students have been signing a steel beam in the Main Office that will be part of the new high school building. The $144.5 million building is scheduled to be completed in Fall 2024.

Students and staff signing beam to be part of new GJHS

Marie Calkins, Editor in Chief March 10, 2023

A steel beam that will be part of the new Grand Junction High School is available for staff and students to sign. “It will be put up on the third floor in the academic wing, in the ceiling,” said...

Sophomore Campino Fischer studying for his time in Germany

Auf Wiedersehen Campino!

Eli Schultz, Editor in Chief 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...

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