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Friday Night Blitz ‘26: Week One
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Gather in, gather ‘round Friday Night Football is back in town. It’s week one of the high school football season and we have a full slate of games. The Palisade Bulldogs defeated the Lewis-Palmer Rangers 45-20, improving to 2-0 to start the season....
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The GJHS football team kicks it off
The Grand Junction High School football team has started with a bang, winning its first game of the season. On Friday, August 21st, the GJHS football team played their first game at Stoker Stadium against Grand Junction Central High School. The team won with a score of 31-6. This was the first away game of the season for the Tigers.
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GJHS is filled to the brim
Grand Junction High School has had a massive 300-student increase in the school population since last year. With this jump in enrollment, many students have been noticing the multiple effects of the large population. Issues like crowded hallways have caused it to take longer for students to get to their next class, and classrooms with too many students have forced teachers to add extra desks to the room to cram everyone in.
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Montrose school board asks superintendent to resign; the investigation stays sealed
Montrose County's school board voted 7-0 Monday night to offer Superintendent Dr. Carrie Stephenson an employment separation, resignation and release agreement, and authorized its president to sign the final version without returning to a public vote. The public portion of the special meeting lasted about 21 minutes, with two longer...
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Grand Junction, Montrose, & Delta Make week zero statements to kick off Football Season
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Zero by definition means the lack of anything according to the dictionary, but that couldn’t be more of a misnomer for week zero of the high school football season on the Western Slope with Grand Junction, Montrose, and Delta all making statements in their opening games.
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VFW donations to support CMU veteran students
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – Western Slope Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3981 and VFW Auxiliary 3981 donated $50,000 to the Colorado Mesa University Foundation on Thursday. The funds will provide scholarships for veterans attending Colorado Mesa University or Colorado Mesa University Tech. The donation was formally presented during...
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Welcome to the new Young Progressives Club
Grand Junction High School is now home to a club focused on equality, change, and education. The Young Progressives Club, according to its mission statement, is a club for social justice that is aimed at empowering and uplifting all and giving “students who are often underrepresented in the Grand Valley a voice.”
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Grand Junction Football begins season in new league with very, very familiar opponent
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A handful of high school football teams are starting their season a week early with Week Zero matchups. For many teams, playing in the late-August heat means either facing a lower classification opponent in a get-right game or a higher classification opponent to make an early-season statement.
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The environment of GJHS without phones
The phone policy for Grand Junction High School and the wider school district has been changed for the 2026-27 school year and is being enforced schoolwide. During the 2026-27 school year, phones are to be in students’ backpacks, lockers, or vehicles from 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Having a phone anywhere visible will result in an immediate office referral and having the phone confiscated for the rest of the school day.
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Palisade kicks off Colorado Football Season with runaway victory against Resurrection Christian
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The Palisade Bulldogs opened the 2026 Colorado high school football season by defeating the Resurrection Christian Cougars 34-8. Palisade was among the first teams in the state to play a game this season. Last year was a strong season for the Bulldogs who went 10-3...
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$90 million Central High School project making progress
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -A $90 million project to renovate Central High School is making progress, District 51 leaders said. Work began at Central High School this spring as part of a project to overhaul the campus. “It started out with just the academic needs and some of the old...
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Fruita Monument High School renovations underway
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Renovations are underway at Fruita Monument High School, funded by the 2024 bond initiative approved by community members. The renovations began at the end of May and have been ongoing since. First phase targets science wing. The first phase of renovations will focus on the...
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Palisade poised to kick off 2026 Colorado High School Football Season
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - High school football is back across Colorado, with Week Zero kicking off the season early. One western slope team will be among the first to see game action in the state. The Palisade Bulldogs will kick off the season in Colorado as one of the...
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Palisade poised to kick off 2026 Colorado High School Football Season
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - High school football is back across Colorado, with Week Zero kicking off the season early. One western slope team will be among the first to see game action in the state. The Palisade Bulldogs will kick off the season in Colorado as one of the...
kkco11news.com
$90 million Central High School project making progress
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -A $90 million project to renovate Central High School is making progress, District 51 leaders said. Work began at Central High School this spring as part of a project to overhaul the campus. “It started out with just the academic needs and some of the old...