Grand Junction High School
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| Grand Junction High School | |
| Location | |
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| Grand Junction, Colorado |
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| Information | |
| School district | Mesa County Valley School District (District 51) |
| Principal | Jon Bilbo |
| Enrollment |
1650 |
| Faculty | 80 |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Color(s) | orange and black |
| Homepage | 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 (Boy's and Girl's)
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country (Boy's and Girl's)
- Football
- Golf (Boy's and Girl's)
- Poms
- Soccer (Boy's and Girl's)
- Softball
- Swimming (Boy's and Girl's)
- Tennis (Boy's and Girl's)
- Track (Boy's and Girl's)
- 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] Notable alumni
- Kam Heskin - Actress [1]
- Bill Musgrave - NFL quarterback
- Andrew Walter - NFL quarterback for Oakland Raiders
- Marques Harris - NFL linebacker for San Diego Chargers
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