When many people think of Arizona, breathtaking scenery isn’t usually what comes to mind. Phoenix residents are much more familiar with bleak landscapes and oppressive summer heat. So as spring break approaches, many students are looking forward to...

Hey there, soda lovers! Exciting news is bubbling up! A new Swig location has just opened its doors in Peoria, and has already taken over the neighborhood by storm. If you haven’t yet indulged in the charming world of “dirty sodas," this is the...

For juniors across the country, ACT and SAT testing dates are rapidly approaching, bringing testing stress all around. Studying can be an extremely daunting task, especially considering that test prep books are often over 500 pages long. Prep courses...

Many people don’t understand the role mental health plays in our lives. Many people don’t feel good about themselves and aren’t able to cope up with the world around them. This is where Balanced Minds comes in. Balanced Minds(a HOSA initiative)...

Continuing from the last installment… To teach is to guide, and these teachers have fully committed themselves to teaching year after year with a heightened enthusiasm for their subject and their students. Their actions serve as guidance for their...

Mountain Ridge High School's FCCLA is a truly extraordinary association. The acronym FCCLA stands for “Family Career and Community Leaders of America.” The club essentially teaches one how to be a leader, though typically it revolves around teaching....

The annual USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships are held in February in the city of Charlotte, NC. One of the participants is a Ridge freshman, Luke Sarmiento. Born and raised in Arizona, Luke has been fencing for a little over two years and has found...

Mountain Ridge’s Pride of the West Marching Band concluded their fall season on November 16th at the ABODA State Championship, hosted at Glendale Community College. The band, performing their 2024 production Heart of Steel, won the competition with...

Continuing from the last installment… With longstanding issues of low pay, lack of participation from students partially due to the pandemic, and years upon years in the field; teachers who continue to strive to uplift their students, always doing...

It's officially the new school year! Eighth graders are becoming freshmen and juniors are becoming seniors. Some are starting high school, and for others, it's their last year. Whether or not this is you, this year will be the start of new beginnings...

A few weeks before the first day of school, Mountain Ridge began implementing its biggest change on campus for the 24-25 school year. After years of using iPads as the schoolwide form of one-to-one technology, Ridge made the switch to Chromebooks just...