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
Lila Mottram

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor

Lila Mottram is a senior at GJHS and a co-managing editor for the Orange & Black newspaper. This is her third year on the O&B team. Besides writing, she also enjoys baking, listening to music, and hiking. Lila is excited to write more articles and design editions.

All content by Lila Mottram
A senior academy classroom is mostly empty as many opt to ditch their advisory.

OPINION: Senioroitis is real and it’s spreading fast

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
January 24, 2025
Introducing: The OAB podcast

Introducing: The OAB podcast

Marie Calkins, Lila Mottram, and Serenity Schmidt
December 12, 2024
Last years Battle of the Cats game hosted at GJHS. This year, the game will be at FMHS and like last year, will be an opportunity for fundraising.

Battle of the Cats, part 2

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
November 4, 2024
The GJHS football team on the sideline of their Halloween game. The tigers won 34-6, scoring a majority in the second half.

[Photo] GJ football ends season 9-1 on way to playoffs

Woody Zehnder and Lincoln McQuade
November 1, 2024
Gov. Jared Polis (D-Boulder) and state Rep. Matt Soper (R-Delta) interact with students in the woodworking classroom at GJHS, asking about their individual projects. Polis spent 45 minutes at the new school and visited multiple programs.

Gov. Polis tours GJHS

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
October 29, 2024
Tickets for the color dance will be $14 at the door, $12 during presale, and $10 for freshmen who show up with their ALT leader.

Color dance preview

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
September 4, 2024
The district phone policy states that students should lock up their phones at the beginning of a class period and keep it there for the duration of class. Some students opt to keep their phones in their backpacks, or even in their pocket.

OPINION: More control, less media

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
August 23, 2024
GJHS academic team received a check from Dinosaur Ridge for a college scholarship after the Science Quiz Bowl. The academic team competed in nationals last year and will be competing again this year.

GJHS academic team heads to nationals once again

Serenity Schmidt and Lila Mottram
May 16, 2024
The last day of school was changed due to the construction of the new GJHS building.

Extended summer for GJHS students

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
March 8, 2024
Main entrance to new school building.

GJHS Health Clinic passes on second vote

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
September 1, 2023
Grand Junction High School 2023 graduates get the chance to take photos on the front lawn of the school with the large "GJ" sign they will walk through at the graduation ceremony. The photo opportunity is a tradition for GJHS.

GJHS class of 2023 graduation

Lila Mottram and Madeline Behrman
May 18, 2023
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, Co-Managing Editor
May 17, 2023
The GJHS volleyball team had a “pink out” game in Fall 2022 to support team member Sofia Grasso. New coach Jeniel Eilers will lead the Tigers in 2023.

GJHS introduces new volleyball head coach

Lila Mottram and Madeline Behrman
April 21, 2023
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
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
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