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
Serenity Schmidt

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor

Serenity is a senior and a co-managing editor for the GJHS Orange & Black. She has been on the O&B since her sophomore year. She is passionate about music and reading, and she also enjoys being outdoors. This year she hopes to help improve the O&B overall.

All content by Serenity Schmidt
A GJHS swimmer competes in the butterfly event at one of the meets. Multiple swimmers compete against each other in the state meet.

[Photo] GJHS girls swimmers compete at state

Mason Strippel, Reporter
March 12, 2025
GJHS teacher Steven Woytek speaks with hall of fame inductee John Mazza during the ceremony held Saturday, Jan. 25, in the school commons. There were 12 inductees recognized for their athletic achievements in the launch of the GJHS Athletic Hall of Fame.

GJHS creates Athletic Hall of Fame

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
January 27, 2025
Introducing: The OAB podcast

Introducing: The OAB podcast

Marie Calkins, Lila Mottram, and Serenity Schmidt
December 12, 2024
Students gather in their Halloween costumes on Thursday, Oct. 31. Some students choose to participate in wearing costumes to school the day of Halloween and others opt out.

[Photo] OPINION: Halloween ‘tween

Kyra Finney, Reporter
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.

[Photo] Gov. Polis tours GJHS

Lila Mottram, Co-Managing Editor
October 29, 2024
Grand Junction High School football players lift their helmets in the air to celebrate after beating local rivals Fruita Monument earlier this season. The Tigers are now 8-1 and can qualify for the state playoffs with a win in the season finale on Halloween night in Stocker Stadium.

Playoffs on the line in GJ football finale

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
October 29, 2024
The GJHS Haunted House will be hosted at the recently abandoned East Middle School. It is put on by GJHS ALT.

[Photo] Haunted house at E.M.S.

Mason Strippel, Reporter
October 24, 2024
GJHS juniors and German III students Cooper Teske and Tiegan Osborn are among the students hosting German exchange students.

[Photo] German exchange students at GJHS

Lincoln McQuade and Taylor Dickey
October 16, 2024
Students during passing period heading up the stairs. Many have trouble getting up the main staircase because of the large number of people trying to go up at once.

Traffic jams new GJHS hallways

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
August 23, 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.

[Photo] 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
Seniors gather for a photo during their “Senior Sunrise” event where they met at Canyon View Park on August 21, 2023. Now the seniors are preparing for graduation and their futures ahead of them.

GJ senior spring events

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
March 13, 2024
The 2024 winter sports pep assembly in the Main gym held Tuesday February 6.

[Photo] Assembly Mania

Rhys Martinez, Reporter
February 8, 2024
The 2023-24 All-State Orchestra includes two cellists from Grand Junction High School, senior Nicholas Berry and junior Emily Larsen. The All-State Orchestra performance will be Feb. 1-3 at the amphitheater at the Fort Collins University Center for the Arts.

[Photo] GJHS music students honored

Rhys Martinez, Reporter
January 30, 2024
There are multiple holiday festive decorations around GJHS. There are also a few people who are getting in the holiday spirit.

Photo Gallery: Grand Junction High School gets festive

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
December 14, 2023
The GJHS choir holiday extravaganza is celebrating the event’s 25th anniversary.

GJ choir set for 25th anniversary holiday event

Serenity Schmidt and Paiten Brown
December 13, 2023
Charging ports are available and guidelines are posted on the new Solar Charging Station, which is located under the shaded pergola near the south lawn. Students can charge computers and phones.

[Photo] GJHS gets a student solar charging station

Matthew Chacon, Reporter
October 27, 2023
Dutch Johnson, current physical education teacher, is GJHS's new boys basketball coach.

[Photo] GJHS boys basketball team undergoes coaching change

Lincoln McQuade, Reporter
October 24, 2023
Cousins Jamison and Isaac Boyer team up as the No. 1 doubles team for GJHS boys tennis. The seniors are among 10 Tigers who qualified for the Class 4A state tournament.

GJHS boys tennis going to state

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
October 11, 2023
Mr. Sorenson is often seen smiling around campus.

GJHS has a new principal

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
September 5, 2023
Not much trash was found around campus recently by an environmental science class.

Decrease in plastic trash around GJHS

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
May 18, 2023
School security officers show up at GJHS often

D51 and other school districts nationwide receive hoax threats

Serenity Schmidt and Mercedes Candland
May 1, 2023
Poster for Treasure Island

GJHS Treasure Island Preview

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
February 27, 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.

[Photo] UPDATE: GJHS school construction continues

Maddy Parkhurst, Reporter
December 7, 2022
GJHS senior Trinity Bellgardt won a state-wide art contest

GJHS student wins state wide competition

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
November 28, 2022
Students are no longer allowed to wear hoodies inside the building at Grand Junction High School.

OPINION: New campus rules spread across GJHS

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
October 10, 2022
The Tigers have played strong defense to start the season. GJHS travels for its next game before returning Friday, Sept. 22, for the Homecoming game.

[Photo] GJHS football drops defensive battle

Connor Kinser, Reporter
September 13, 2022
New GJHS counselor Dustin Giesenhagen is often seen smiling around campus. He is one of a number of new staff members at GJHS this fall.

GJHS has new staff on campus

Serenity Schmidt, Co-Managing Editor
September 12, 2022
Grand Junction lines up for a kick-off in the home opening game in Stocker Stadium against Glenwood Springs. The Tigers won 21-13 in overtime.

[Photo] Tigers beat Glenwood in home opener

Miah Hines and Hunter Birch
September 1, 2022
construction site

[Photo] Signs of construction begin on GJHS campus

Brynley Gorman, Reporter
February 11, 2022
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