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The Student News Site of Mountain Ridge High School | Glendale, Arizona

The Student News Site of Mountain Ridge High School | Glendale, Arizona

The Ridge Review

The Student News Site of Mountain Ridge High School | Glendale, Arizona

The Ridge Review

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“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!” and So Do We, and So Should You! Here We Might Make You Laugh, Cry, Both; If Anything These Articles Are Sure to Brighten up Your Day

Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Your Friends

Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Your Friends

Kylee Wulf December 18, 2018

The holidays are coming up and many of you need to figure out a gift to give to a friend. However, if you want to make it special and also not super costly, here are some inexpensive gift ideas to give a friend for the holidays. One gift idea is to...

Glendale Glitters

Glendale Glitters

Avery Cross December 17, 2018

Glendale Glitters is the perfect place to go with your family during the holiday season this year, and it's the biggest holiday festival in Arizona.  This year marks the 25th year of Glendale Glitters. If you have never heard of Glendale Glitters,...

Best Christmas Presents for Teens

Best Christmas Presents for Teens

Connor Dyskstra December 13, 2018

With the holidays coming up, people are scrambling to buy their loved ones presents, but they often struggle with deciding on the perfect gift. Buying gifts for teenagers can be especially difficult, so we compiled a list of the best presents you can...

Black Friday vs Cyber Monday

Black Friday vs Cyber Monday

Chloe Merriweather November 26, 2018

November holds three important dates, election day, veteran’s day, and Thanksgiving. WRONG! Those used to be what people focused on in November, but now everyone looks forward to Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. But with everyone being...

The History of Black Friday

The History of Black Friday

Sophie Brooks November 16, 2018

Black Friday, the absolute worst and best day to go shopping. The low prices combined with the crowds of people, prove that there is a positive and negative to everything. But how did this fiasco of a day begin? Before the term Black Friday was devised...

How to Successfully Deal With Difficult Questions From Relatives

How to Successfully Deal With Difficult Questions From Relatives

Cecilia Chepkoech November 16, 2018

It’s that time of year again! All the holly jolly signs point to it with Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations already hoisted up in every Walmart, Target and even your local grocery stores. This time of year also indicates the arrival of family members...

Body Vision Fitness

Body Vision Fitness

Paula Bondeson November 15, 2018

Body Vision Fitness is the perfect place for anybody looking for a high intensity workout in a fun, motivating atmosphere. The trainer designs a one-hour cardio and muscle-strengthening workout for the 5-10 people in the group. The workout room is...

Why Pickles Need to be Loved and Appreciated

Why Pickles Need to be Loved and Appreciated

Anna Goode November 14, 2018

The pickle is a delicacy that should be treated as such. Not only do pickles vary in shape and size, they also vary in flavor. Sweet, spicy, salty, you name it; there’s a flavored pickle for it. They’re a healthy snack that are suddenly swarmed with...

Which Grade is the Hardest at Mountain Ridge?

Which Grade is the Hardest at Mountain Ridge?

Laya Reddy, Head Editor November 14, 2018

Junior year is infamous for being the hardest year of high school, but is it really? It seems like every grade just gets harder, but which year really entails the most struggles?   Freshman year Freshman year, you naturally face three...

Band to Look Out For: The Aces

Band to Look Out For: The Aces

Kristi Nyhaug November 14, 2018

On October 11, I went to a 5 Seconds of Summer concert and heard that a band called the Aces would be the warm-up band. I had never heard of them before, so when the band got up on stage, I was, to say the least, very surprised. On stage was an all-female...

Parenthood

Parenthood

Emma Padelford November 13, 2018

Many people enjoy a TV show that leaves your sides splitting with laughter in one moment, then makes tears run down your cheeks in another. To those of you who enjoy shows like those, Parenthood might be the show you need. It is about the lives of different...