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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
Lincoln McQuade

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor

Lincoln McQuade is a GJHS senior and this year’s Managing Editor. This is his second year on the staff and his first as an editor. Lincoln enjoys playing the guitar and bass, and he is very excited to be a prominent editor this year.

All content by Lincoln McQuade
GJHS football coach Landon McKee stands next to the gymnasium. This is his fifth season as the Tigers’ coach, and McKee has a GJHS coaching record of 17 wins and 28 losses as of Sept. 16.

GJHS football 3-0 with rival Fruita up next

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
September 16, 2025
The fall 2024 GJHS boys’ golf team poses for a photo taken shortly after state, holding the second place trophy in the Tiara Rado Golf at Grand Junction, CO. Since the qualifications for state are different this year, it is possible that only a few golfers play in the state tournament this year.

Say hello to new golf bylaws

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
September 4, 2025
GJHS Principal Jory Sorensen and CU President Todd Saliman shake hands at the Front Entrance. The event began shortly afterwards as the participants went to the library to eat lunch.

Visitors from CU see GJHS

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
August 25, 2025
This poster advertises an upcoming French Club trip to Belgium, France, and Switzerland. GJHS French teacher Jodee Cronk will lead this trip in the early summer of 2028.

Several GJHS world trips to take place

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
August 19, 2025
Pictured is the proposed schedule for the 2025-26 school year. Fridays will feature classes that last only thirty minutes.

[Photo] New bell schedule on the way to GJHS

O&B Staff
May 20, 2025
Pictured in the hat toss from the 2024-2025 Grand Junction High School graduation. This tradition wrapped up the graduation ceremony.

Class of 2025 Graduation

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
May 19, 2025
GJHS junior baseball player Clayton Scarbrough stands in the batter’s box. The rest of the GJHS baseball team looks on from the dugout.

Tigers close out the season

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
May 13, 2025
The Grand Junction High School Mock Trial teams are pictured shortly after their second-place finish in regionals. The tournament took place in the Grand Junction Municipal Court. From left to right, sophomore Maddison Ledet, junior Aidan Innis, freshman Gabby Hirth, non-GJHS student Teagan Brannan, freshman Paetyn Urroz, sophomore Riley Smith, freshman Ashlyn Sherraden, senior Lila Mottram, junior Jack Welling, senior Elli Scott, senior Tessa Egge, freshman Jazlin Timmens, sophomore Corbin Boies, sophomore Jonathan Dejesus, senior Elleana Madera, and senior Sophia Scott. (Photo taken by attorney coach Kali Roundy-Lockwood)

GJHS mock trial heading to state!

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
March 10, 2025
This is the clear plastic box the office uses to store confiscated phones. It was completely empty in this picture, meaning that on that day, no student had a phone violation.

How are phone violations looking this semester?

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
February 28, 2025
GJHS junior basketball player Andrew Henderson looks for a teammate while playing Glenwood High School. Henderson is one of the leading players on this year’s Tigers team.

How’s the GJHS boys basketball team doing?

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
February 5, 2025
The GJHS counseling office is packed with busy counselors doing their best to assist students in any way they need. The start of a semester is always a busy time for the office.

[Photo] How to: Meeting with counselors

Taylor Dickey, Reporter
January 27, 2025
Grand Junction High School teacher Lisa Moot is going to her class at room 313. Since teachers at GJHS don’t have their own classrooms, teachers go from class-to-class.

OPINION: Staff moving classrooms: how has it been impacting the school?

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
January 16, 2025
This is a photo of the field as construction began. The south end is visible here with a large pile of torn-up dirt, construction vehicles, and workers.

Get off our turf!

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
December 19, 2024
Pictured is the soon-to-be completed parking lot expansion. Although many students have complained about the current parking lot, the expansion should help resolve some issues.

GJHS expanding student parking lot

Mason Strippel and Lincoln McQuade
November 8, 2024
Hacking problems emerging in GJHS

Hacking problems emerging in GJHS

Mason Strippel and Lincoln McQuade
November 6, 2024
The GJHS football team on the sideline of their Halloween game. The tigers won 34-6, scoring a majority in the second half.

GJ football ends season 9-1 on way to playoffs

Woody Zehnder and Lincoln McQuade
November 1, 2024
GJHS sophomore Camron Rogers sits on a new chair in the hallway. These new chairs are common in the new school building.

New school, new furniture

Mason Strippel and Lincoln McQuade
October 21, 2024
GJHS juniors and German III students Cooper Teske and Tiegan Osborn are among the students hosting German exchange students.

German exchange students at GJHS

Lincoln McQuade and Taylor Dickey
October 16, 2024
Members of the Grand Junction High School boys golf team hold the runner-up trophy after finishing second in the Class 4A state tournament on Tuesday at Tiara Rado Golf Course in Grand Junction. From left are junior Hunter Simmons, senior Jack Kaul, senior Ky Korte and freshman Will Simpson. The Tigers finished with a two-day team score of 447.

GJHS boys golf second in state – again

Rhys Martinez and Lincoln McQuade
October 9, 2024
Before the homecoming game, the GJHS football team sang a chant from "Remember the Titans" to hype up students at the assembly.

[Photo] Photo Gallery: Homecoming 2024

O&B Staff
October 8, 2024
Student Council presented on Homecoming and its surrounding events and surprised many by announcing breathalyzers will be at the dance. Students will be removed from the dance and banned from the rest of the year's dances if they test positive on the breathalyzer.

GJHS HoCo blows! (literally)

Taylor Dickey and Lincoln McQuade
October 3, 2024
Students eating in the cafeteria during lunch. It is a very crammed space, even with students leaving campus or eating in the halls.

GJHS commons packed like sardines

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
September 4, 2024
Sticky note on French teacher Jodee Cronk’s classroom at GJHS telling students to relocate to classroom 230 due to air conditioning issues. Teachers are encouraged to relocate to other rooms in the school if their classroom reaches temperatures of over 88 degrees.

GJHS third floor heating up

Eli Schultz and Lincoln McQuade
September 4, 2024
GJHS freshman Brayden Allen stands by a row of lockers on the second floor. As a freshman, Allen is one of the students allowed to have a locker in the new school building.

GJHS lockers all locked up

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
August 22, 2024
GJHS tigers destroy Denver North in a 76-43 victory. GJHS will be moving further into playoffs.

GJHS boys basketball rolls to easy playoff win

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
February 22, 2024
The Jazz Band sets up for practice in room 127 on December 5. Isaac Lavadie is the director of the GJHS jazz band. “He is amazing at caring about the students,” GJHS sophomore and jazz band member Keid Medrano said about Lavadie.

GJHS Jazz Band swings some sweets

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
December 5, 2023
Dutch Johnson, current physical education teacher, is GJHS's new boys basketball coach.

GJHS boys basketball team undergoes coaching change

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
October 24, 2023
The new library will be located directly above the school’s entrance.

New GJHS Library To Be “Beautiful and Exciting”

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
October 11, 2023
Members of the GJHS Academic Team celebrated the 2023 state championship at the state capital. This year’s team is preparing for another successful season.

GJHS Academic Team preparing for new year

Lincoln McQuade, Managing Editor
October 11, 2023
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, Managing Editor
September 1, 2023
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