Grand Junction High School

It's a great school to go to. Went there for the full 4 years, and witnessed a lot of events. Yeah, it may be true that some of the students weren't acting their best, but you'll have that at any school. The teachers are great once you get to know them. The rest of the staff is the same way. (Yes, even the principal is awesome.) All in all, the only thing that I would change is the student:teacher ratio. Even then, it's understandable when you have over 1700 students on one campus at a time. I believe the school is under appreciated. People don't contribute as much as they should. If everyone pitched in to make the school better, even if it meant one day of trash duty around the school, the school would be the best on this side of the mesa. Heck, it already is. That means that it'll make it that much better. For those that want to know, I am a graduate from the class of 2011, and if it wasn't for GJHS's caring staff, I probably wouldn't of been able to start college this upcoming fall. I also got 4th in SkillsUSA Auto Repair and 6th in Ford AAA State Competitions. Without their help, I wouldn't of gotten those, either. Just remember, it's always better than no education. Go Tigers!
--Submitted by a student

Grand Junction High School has excellent, motivated and creative teachers.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter came from a very structured school and the first day she came home from school she was appaled by the behavior of the students and the staff. Very old and not taken care of. You cannot get ahold of the principal if you have issues, questions are not answered. They are not held accountable for their actions. The teachers are busy 'doing their own thing'. I tried to speak to the pirncipal about the holiday program and no luck, no call.
--Submitted by a parent

A ripping good educational school. Safe and strict, but my kids still have fun.
--Submitted by a parent

Only the strongest students are encouraged to be in sports, the others are neither coached nor even allowed to participate. In the classroom, the teachers are so busy with so many students, that a majority of the students are ignored, and are at risk of 'falling through the cracks'. The students themselves make the situation worse by acting up in class, thus taking more of the teacher's attention and time. I tried to get in to see one of the assistant principals to discuss some issues my son was having and never got a return phone call, even after receiving a letter stating that I should call. I am very disappointed and sad because my son likes going to school where his friends go, but I know that it is time to look at other alternatives.
--Submitted by a parent

I think this school is great! It has amazing athletic programs which my daughter was involved in for the 4 years of her high school career. The music and drama programs helped my son gain the confidence to pursue a wonderful degree at a highly ranked University, and the educationl programs and support of the staff helped both of my children graduate and move on to further their educations. This is a great school filled with diversity, support, guidance, and educational skills that reached far above our expectations.
--Submitted by a parent

This school has a discipline policy that encourages dropouts, discourages education, and provides teachers and 'in crowd' parents the opportunity to descriminate against many of the students. Qualified students are shunned by instructors for athletics, and encouraged to become problem children. There is virtually no child guidance or counseling available, and so the scholl actually institutionalizes the dropout problems. My son was there, making reasonable grades, but bordering on becoming a problem child. At my insistence he tried out for baseball (I coached him in the sport for several years, and knew his skill), but because of a minor infraction he was suspended by the principal for five days during tryouts. Of course he didn't make the team. The school decision actually destroyed his motivation, and made my job as a parent much more difficult.
--Submitted by Charles Shaw, a parent