Everyone knows the struggle of meeting for the first time and having nothing to say. Or the feeling of being so uncomfortable in a situation and simply feeling like it’s your own fault. Let me be honest with you, it might be your fault. But there is...

“Emma! Emma….Hey, Emma!”   “Guess who asked me to marry them today? No one.”   “EMMA! Why don’t you look me in the eyes or listen when I talk to you.”   These conversations in which I’m only half present in are a...

High school couples vs teacher couples? In a quest to see which couples know more about each other, we devised a series of questions. This Valentine's day is the ultimate test for these couples in our very own newlywed game. Today, we will focus on the...

The Olympics happen every four years. The World Cup happens every four years as well, and we celebrate both of these events. You know what else happens every four years, too? February 29! February 19, 2020 will be a Saturday this year, and we need to...

Mountain Ridge had its second annual talent show yesterday, appropriately named “Ridge Got Talent”, which featured multiple performances from Ridge staff and students; it started at 7:00PM and ended around 8:15PM.    The show was both...

The amount of students here at Ridge who hold their interests in the musical arts is amazing. Whether it’s those who perform in the school band, the talented individuals in our combined choir, or students who act on their interests outside of school,...

“New year, new me!” is something heard far too often during the start of every new year. Whether the goal in mind be weight loss, academic improvement, or blooming into a social butterfly, almost every person daydreams about where they want to be...

Honestly, the real reason I originally wanted to see Greta Gerwig’s Little Women was because I wanted to see Timothée Chalamet play Laurie Laurence. So, I really only wanted to watch it because I love Timothée Chalamet. Which is incredibly ironic,...

With 2019’s release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the beloved three-time trilogy Star Wars (or Skywalker) film saga has finally come to an end. Critical reception has been mixed, the movie being rejected by critics while praised by most of the...

It’s that time of year again with plenty of decorations, light, and cheer, as everyone prepares for winter break. Here at Ridge it should be time to start decorating the halls with holiday cheer, but with that comes the time for the most stressful time...

Christmas is right around the corner, meaning it’s about now when you should put your car radio on full volume and blast your favorite winter tunes out the window at three in the morning. Let’s be honest, though, hearing Mariah Carey’s All I Want...

Imagine if your life was like the McCallister family’s in the film, Home Alone. The stress makes life more aggravating than it should be, the chaos in your home is too much to handle, and everyone is screaming and yelling at each other. You finally...