Grand Junction High School

Grand Junction High School
Location
Grand Junction, Colorado
Coordinates 39°04′49″N 108°33′47″W / 39.08023°N 108.56311°W / 39.08023; -108.56311Coordinates: 39°04′49″N 108°33′47″W / 39.08023°N 108.56311°W / 39.08023; -108.56311
Information
Type Public secondary school
School district Mesa County Valley School District (District 51)
Principal Ari Goldberg
Faculty 80
Enrollment 1738
Color(s) Orange and black         
Mascot Tiger
Website http://gjhs.mesa.k12.co.us/index.htm

Grand Junction High School is a public high school located in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District 51. It is one of four high schools located within the Grand Valley.

As of 2006, the student-teacher ratio was approximately 19:1.[1]

Athletics

Grand Junction's chosen athletic rival is Fruita Monument High School. Some of the sports Grand Junction offers are:

Activities

The Orange and Black

Grand Junction High School's student-run newspaper is the Orange and Black, a monthly color tabloid 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.

Choir

Grand Junction High School's choir department was the recipient of a composition by Eric Barnum, entitled "Wrapped". The piece premiered at the Colorado West Music Festival in April 2012.

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. Approximately four concerts are held each year, with additional concerts during the holiday season for the "Holiday Extravaganza".

Knowledge Bowl

Grand Junction's Knowledge Bowl team holds the distinction of being 5A and overall winner in nearly every Colorado State Knowledge Bowl Meet.[2]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ School accountability report
  2. ↑ "GJHS Knowledge Bowl Team takes 14th state title in 15 years". nbc11news.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kam Heskin". IMDb. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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