Columbine Elementary School, Grand Junction, Colorado 1973 2007 624 N 9th Street Grand Junction Mesa Colorado 81501 USA place:2793 Grand Junction Junior High School, Grand Junction, Colorado In 1973, the Grand Junction Junior High School building, constructed in 1926, was remodeled and turned into Columbine Elementary School. This transition was made possible by the construction of the new East and West Middle Schools. Downtown students from the Emerson and Lowell Schools were transferred to Columbine. The school remained open until 2007, when it was torn down and replaced by Chipeta Elementary School. yes yes