Grand Junction High School
| Grand Junction High School | |
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| Location | |
| Grand Junction, Colorado |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| School district | Mesa County Valley School District (District 51) |
| Principal | Jon Bilbo |
| Faculty | 80 |
| Enrollment | over 1800 |
| Color(s) | orange and black |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | http://gjhs.mesa.k12.co.us/index.htm |
Grand Junction High School is a high school located in Grand Junction, Colorado. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District 51.
As of 2006, the student-teacher ratio is about 19:1 [1]
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[edit] Athletics
Grand Junction's athletic rival is Fruita Monument High School. Some of the athletics Grand Junction offers are:
- Baseball
- Basketball (Boys' and Girls')
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country (Boys' and Girls')
- Football
- Golf (Boys' and Girls')
- Lacrosse (Boys' and Girls')
- Pom Squad
- Soccer (Boys' and Girls')
- Softball
- Swimming (Boys' and Girls')
- Tennis (Boys' and Girls')
- Track (Boys' and Girls')
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
[edit] The Orange and Black
Grand Junction High School's student-run newspaper is the Orange and Black, a monthly, color newsmagazine published 7–9 times a year. The paper is consistently regarded as one of the best student-run, high school newspapers in the nation, having won several awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the Colorado High School Press Association. In November 2007 it was awarded a Pacemaker by the National Scholastic Press Association, which is one of the highest national honors for high school journalism.
[edit] Choir
Grand Junction High School's choir department has been the recipient of a composition by Eric Barnum, entitled 'Wrapped'. In February 2012, the men's choir made national news for the choice of an Islamic piece entitled Zikr. The program offers seven choral groups, including two show choirs, and approximately four concerts are held each year, with additional concerts during the holiday season for the 'Holiday Extravaganza'.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Marques Harris - NFL linebacker for San Diego Chargers
- Kam Heskin - Actress[2]
- Monica Marquez - Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
- Bill Musgrave - NFL quarterback
- Dalton Trumbo - Hollywood screenwriter
- Andrew Walter - former NFL quarterback for Oakland Raiders
- Tracey Bennett - NFL kicker-Tampa Bay Buccaneers Denver Broncos
- Michael Strobl - Retired USMC Officer- HBO Documentary movie Taking Chase narative essay by Strobl when he escorted the of remains of PFC Chance Phelps killed in Iraq War.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official school site
- Mesa County Valley School District official Web site
- (The Orange and Black Web site)
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