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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, Reporter

Lincoln McQuade is a GJHS junior. He is also a reporter for the Orange & Black newspaper. He loves playing guitar, watching baseball, and working out. He joined the Orange & Black in his junior year.

All content by Lincoln McQuade
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, Reporter
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, Reporter
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, Reporter
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, Reporter
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, Reporter
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, Reporter
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, Reporter
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, Reporter
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, Reporter
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, Reporter
September 1, 2023
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