Grand Junction High School | |
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Address | |
1400 North Fifth Street , Colorado 81501 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°4′49″N108°33′47″W / 39.08028°N 108.56306°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Established | 1891 |
School district | Mesa County Valley 51 |
CEEB code | 060695 |
NCES School ID | 080435000612 [1] |
Principal | Jory Sorensen [2] |
Teaching staff | 83.71 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,590 (2023-2024) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.99 [1] |
Color(s) | Orange and black |
Athletics conference | CHSAA |
Mascot | Tiger |
Website | gjhs |
Grand Junction High School (GJHS) 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.
Originally founded in 1891, the school has been located at its current site on Fifth St. since 1956. [3] After two years of construction, [4] [5] in 2024 the original school complex was replaced by an entirely new, modern school building on the same property. [6] [7] [8] [9]
As of 2021, the student-teacher ratio was approximately 17:1. [10]
Grand Junction's chosen athletic rival is Fruita Monument High School. Some of the sports Grand Junction offers are:
The school publishes a newspaper, The Orange and Black, [11] as well as a yearbook, The Tiger.
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