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Media DaysMay 13, 2010
By Spencer Pendry The Orange and Black newspaper staff left the Grand Junction High School campus to walk to the Mesa State College Media Days annual two day workshop, they took home titles in five categories. The Mesa State Media Days took place March first and second and several high schools from around Colorado participated. GJHS took first place in best overall newspaper competition. Junior Jake Meyer won an award for coming in second place in the sports writing category. Junior Kimberlyn Bennett took third...
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GJHS Student Steadily RecoveringApril 29, 2010
Spencer Pendry-April 29, 2010 Mike Bamford, GJHS student has been undergoing treatment for leukemia. The leukemia seems to be under control. Bamford has been undergoing treatment for the past eight months. He is being treated at the Children’s Hospital, and being cared for by some of the best specialists in the country according to Bamford’s family. Mr. LeFebre remarked, that, after a visit to the family that the family’s attitude is, “inspiring, considering all they’ve been through in the past eight months.” “Mike...
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Photos are Needed for the Senior Slide ShowMcKenna Moe · April 20, 2010
More photos are needed for the class of 2010’s Senior Slide Show. The photos should be emailed to the Student Council at gjhssc@hotmail.com. The photos which are sent in will be shown on May 17 during Baccalaureate...
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Grand Junction Welcomes New Smoke ShackGina Papas · April 6, 2010
Smoking hookah is a popular past time among young adults 18 and older. Grand Junction has been hit by this recent craze. The Grand Central Smoke Shack is a hookah lounge that opened March 1. “I opened the bar because...
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MORP (Prom Backwards)McKenna Moe · March 26, 2010
Morp is Grand Junction High School’s dance fundraiser that will take place on March 27th, at seven to 11 p.m., and pictures will be taken from five o clock to nine o clock. Grand Junction High School’s student council describes...
May 13, 2010
By Spencer Pendry The Orange and Black newspaper staff left the Grand Junction High School campus to walk to the Mesa State College Media Days annual two day workshop, they... [Read more]
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Gina Papas · March 26, 2010
The Grand Junction High School science club is taking a trip to Costa Rica during summer 2011, and invites all Junction students to come along. Biology teacher Maura McDougal... [Read more]
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Kaitlin VanMatre · April 6, 2010
It’s not a joke, it’s not funny, and it’s definitely not something to laugh about with friends. Driving while texting is dangerous. More than 4,000 teenagers were killed... [Read more]
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Stephanie Skinner, Journalism II · March 2, 2010
The first practice for the Grand Junction High School girls tennis team was Feb 22. Practices began with challenge matches to determine which spot the players will... [Read more]