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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
Maddy Parkhurst

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter

Maddy is a senior at GJHS and is a reporter on the Orange and Black staff. Maddy is literally just a girl who loves her cats and plants. Maddy has been with the Orange and Black since her freshman year, but took a semester off this year. She is excited to get back to writing articles and taking photos.

All content by Maddy Parkhurst
Some of the new bricks that were purchased were used as a memorial for passed family members. The brick in the photo was used as a memorial for past graduate Bill Serviss.

Updated Tiger Walk

Maddy Parkhurst and McCovey Tobin
January 27, 2025
Students participate in an assembly game run by StuCo. Next year, Addie Boss and Maycie Sinicki will be in charge of running these assemblies.

GJHS 2024-25 StuCo election results

Maddy Parkhurst and Ramona Ripple
May 21, 2024
Gender neutral bathrooms out of order due to backed up sewage.

Papers belong in classrooms, not in the sewage

Maddy Parkhurst and Alexia Bailey
December 14, 2023
GJHS sophomores Parker Davis and Zach Ridpath running at a home meet at Connected Lakes.

[Photo] GJHS boys cross country qualified for state

Miah Hines and Ramona Ripple
October 26, 2023
Graffiti found outside the west gym.

[Photo] BREAKING NEWS: GJHS hit with vandalism

Miah Hines and Marie Calkins
October 11, 2023
Hope Eisenhower and Taylor Finney pose for a photo during the 2022 Homecoming dance. This year's dance will be on Saturday Sept. 16th in the GJHS West Gym.

[Photo] GJHS Prepares for Homecoming

Marie Calkins, Editor in Chief
September 7, 2023
Students are covered in a cloud of chalk dust on the night of Saturday, Aug. 19, for the first dance of the school year. (photo taken by Paiten Brown)

GJHS annual color dance 2023

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
August 22, 2023
Construction continues on the new three-story GHS building. Students and staff are now able to start to see the basic shape of the building come together. The building is set to be finished in time for classes Fall of 2024

[Photo] New GJHS building progress continues

May 15, 2023
A single button that changed everything for School District 51 teachers one day in April. The reply all button went on to drive multiple teachers crazy.

[Photo] OPINION: Reply All

Connor Kinser, Reporter
May 9, 2023
GJHS was awarded $1.2 million to pay for next year's seniors to help pay for college.

Mav up

Connor Kinser, Maddy Parkhurst, Kori Antonides, Hailey Shane, and Becca Nedohon
May 1, 2023
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.

[Photo] OPINION: Home work at home?

Connor Kinser, Reporter
April 3, 2023
GJHS teacher Mariah McCune instructs students in her AP Lang class. McCune is in Ghana as part of a Fulbright program.

She’s a Ghana

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
March 13, 2023
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.

[Photo] Students and staff signing beam to be part of new GJHS

Marie Calkins, Editor in Chief
March 10, 2023
New furniture is in the GJHS library that could be selected for the new GJHS building when it opens in Fall 2024.

[Photo] New furniture on display in GJHS

Madeline Behrman and Hailey Shane
February 17, 2023
A student places money into one of the fundraiser buckets located throughout GJHS that will be used to build a playground at the Pathways Shelter. The fundraiser goes through Feb. 2.

GJHS student raising money for kids

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
January 20, 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.

UPDATE: GJHS school construction continues

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
December 7, 2022
Grand Junction High School students work their way through the 100-level toward class. Enrollment is up significantly this fall at GJHS, especially among the freshman class.

Super high enrollment at GJHS

Maddy Parkhurst and Ashlee Cramer
September 13, 2022
Signs are clear around campus that the "Future home of the Tigers" is under construction.

Construction becoming more visible at GJHS

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
September 1, 2022
Construction work starting on the GJHS Band Field

Construction begins on new GJHS campus

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
May 17, 2022
GJHS senior Dean Withers, left, and sophomore Taytin Knoblich hold the awards they received at the state FBLA competition.

FBLA students win awards

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
April 29, 2022
GJHS qualifies seven wrestlers to state

GJHS qualifies seven wrestlers to state

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
February 15, 2022
Feature: the GJHS wrestling team

Feature: the GJHS wrestling team

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
January 21, 2022
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