Media Days

May 13, 2010  
Filed under News, Staff, Top Stories

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... Read more »

GJHS Student Steadily Recovering

April 29, 2010  
Filed under Top Stories

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... Read more »

Photos are Needed for the Senior Slide Show

April 20, 2010 • McKenna Moe  
Filed under Top Stories

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 in the Auditorium. Song suggestions are also needed for the slide... Read more »

Grand Junction Welcomes New Smoke Shack

April 6, 2010 • Gina Papas  
Filed under Top Stories

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 I saw a demand.” owner Michelle Barnum said. Hookah is an oriental... Read more »

MORP (Prom Backwards)

March 26, 2010 • McKenna Moe  
Filed under Top Stories

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 this dance as a “cheap fun dance.” “There’s no need... Read more »

Stay Connected With Mike Bamford

February 18, 2010 • Richard Gonzales  
Filed under Top Stories, Uncategorized

Kelly Bamford, mother of Grand Junction High School student Mike Bamford, has created a website to allow Mike’s friends and family to stay in the loop regarding his journey with leukemia. The website, mylifeline.org, provides free web pages for cancer patients, survivors, and their caregivers. ... Read more »

Swimmer Overcomes Sensory Integration Dysfunction

February 12, 2010 • Hannah Kimmel  
Filed under Top Stories

     Hours in chlorine-saturated water, propelling forward in the pool is not for everyone.      Swimming, with its necessary high endurance that can leave the participants physically drained, is not an easy sport.       Anna Mercado, junior, was a part of the Grand Junction High School girl’s... Read more »

Grand Junction High School Helps Haiti

January 25, 2010 • Gina Papas  
Filed under News, Top Stories

On Tuesday, January 12th, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the capital of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Across the nation, organizations are gathering supplies and money in effort to help the country’s people who continue to feel the aftermath of the earthquake. Steve Brown, composition teacher and... Read more »