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GJHS  Grand Junction High SchoolHome of the Tigers! Headlines: » First Day » The US School System » My Class and Classes » The Grading System » School Spirit & Sports » Year Books & Graduation First Day Two weeks after I had arrived in Grand Junction I started on Grand Junction High School. This was a very interesting experience. I met with  my wonderful counselor and we put
together a schedule for me. The classes started at 7:25 in the
morning - which chocked me. I hate getting up early but I got
used to it.First thing I noticed when I was at the school for the first getting a tour of the campus was the lockers. It was exactly like in the movies or like the European stereotype of high schools. My locker came in handy for me and I learned to love it.  The US School System
» Preschool Pre-Kindergarten through Kindergarten (ages 4-6) » Elementary School 1st grade through 5th grade (ages 6-10) » Middle School 6th grade through 8th grade (ages 10-14) » High School 9th grade through 12th grade (ages 14-18) » College/University Usually 4 years (various ages) My Class and Classes  I was put in the GJHS class of 2008 (class graduating in
2008). Since I was there during the school year 2006/2007 I was
a 11th grader (junior). I took a lot of interesting classes such
as Composition (English), World Literature, German, US History,
Law Related Education, Health and First Aid, Computer
Applications, Programming, Algebra II (Mathematics), Coed
Individual Development (Weights) and more. The Grading System One of the very remarkable things about the US High School System is the grading/marking system. Everything is given in credits, then in percentages and then in grade format (ex: A).
I was very fortuned to have the most wonderful teacher to help me through year and I ended up with a GPA of 3.643. I got 10 A's, 3 B's and 1 C throughout the entire year. I was ranked number 47 of 336 in my class. One important thing to notice is that I have not gotten any of the credits earned in the US transferred to Denmark.  School Spirit &
Sports
 School Spirit & is a huge part of US high schools. Every
school has got different school colors. The colors of the Grand
Junction High School Tigers is of course Orange & Black - as a
real tiger. GJHS had a weekly spirit day where most people
dressed up in the school colors - Friday. Often Friday would
also be game day which means there would be a game in one of the
big sports in the evening. I remember one of my friends used say
the following lines up to big games
 When the evening comes and the games begin everybody dresses
out in their school colors. Students do it to show which team
they cheer for and what school their are from. There was a huge
rival between the schools in the valley - Grand Junction High
School, Central High School and Fruita Monument High School.
This rival between the schools is a big part of the high school
culture and therefore it has become a bigger of my memories. The
different football games, soccer games, basket ball games, etc.
will be some of the things I will look back on with a smile on
my face. The whole atmosphere of dedication to ones school team
is so amazing that I cannot describe it. Year Books &
Graduation
As you might have seen in movies the day the year books are released is an awesome day. At GJHS we all sat on the grass outside the school and singed each others year books. It was really cozy and the weather was perfect. Another the weather was perfect was the day the seniors graduated.  I would have loved to graduate myself but
unfortunately I was junior (11th grader), not a senior (12th
grader). My senior friends did graduate and I ran around to
different graduation parties. It was a lot of fun to experience. |