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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

The student news site of Grand Junction High School

The Orange and Black Newspaper

2024-2025 Staff

Marie Calkins
Editor in Chief

Marie Calkins

Marie Calkins is a senior at GJHS and the Editor in Chief of the Orange & Black student newspaper. ...

Lila Mottram
Co-Managing Editor

Lila Mottram

Lila Mottram is a senior at GJHS and a co-managing editor for the Orange & Black newspaper. This is ...

Serenity Schmidt
Co-Managing Editor

Serenity Schmidt

Serenity is a senior and a co-managing editor for the GJHS Orange & Black. She has been on the O&am...

Landon Ward
Promotion's Editor

Landon Ward

Landon Ward is a sophomore at GJHS, and is the promotions manager for the Orange and Black newspaper....

Kyra Finney
Reporter

Kyra Finney

Kyra Finney is a sophomore at GJHS and a reporter for the Orange and Black. This is her first year o...

Covey Tobin
Reporter

Covey Tobin

Covey is a senior at GJHS, she joined the O&B this spring semester and is starting as a Reporter. ...

Ashlyn Baker
Reporter

Ashlyn Baker

Ashlyn Baker is a freshman at GJHS and a reporter for the Orange & Black student newspaper. This i...

Alek Purser
Reporter

Alek Purser

Alek Purser is a junior at GJHS. He is a reporter at the Orange and Black newspaper. He loves mountain bi...

Mason Strippel
Reporter

Mason Strippel

Mason Strippel is a GJHS sophomore. He is a reporter for the Orange and Black newspaper. He loves playi...

Lincoln McQuade
Reporter

Lincoln McQuade

Lincoln McQuade is a GJHS junior. He is also a reporter for the Orange & Black newspaper. He loves...

Taylor Dickey
Reporter

Taylor Dickey

Taylor Dickey is a sophomore at GJHS, she is a Reporter for the Orange and Black student newspaper. Sh...

Rhys Martinez
Reporter

Rhys Martinez

Rhys Martinez is a sophomore at GJHS. He is a reporter for the Orange and Black newspaper. He likes b...

Ramona Ripple
Reporter

Ramona Ripple

Ramona is a junior student and takes on the role of a Reporter for the Orange and Black this 2024-25 s...

Eli Schultz
Reporter

Eli Schultz

Eli Schultz is a junior at GJHS and a reporter for the Orange & Black. He is a wrestler and football p...

Maddy Parkhurst
Reporter

Maddy Parkhurst

Maddy is a senior at GJHS and is a reporter on the Orange and Black staff. Maddy is literally just a girl ...

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