During the second year of the first World War, the German Empire was making their way through Osowiec Fortress,  located in Osowiec-Twierdza (North East Poland). The fortress is occupied by the Russian Empire with only five hundred soldiers of the 226th...

To Mr. Vines,    I would love to give thanks on behalf of both myself and some of our staff here at The Ridge Review for the many things you do for our school and Ridge’s student community.    While you haven’t been here too...

Your life was boring, lonesome, and without purpose. You must have felt as if there was no hope and that your life just completely succs, but you succeed it up and bought your very first succulent. This is a very important time in your life because now...

You wouldn’t buy a skirt without asking your friends if it looks good on you, right?   Humans are the least thoughtful beings when it comes to what we put on our bodies. We each throw away a good 70 pounds of clothes every year on average...

Mac ‘n’ cheese is one of the best late night meals, but the issue is, it tends to be quite loud. All the rattling of the pots, pouring of the noodles, and the boiling water burning on the stove is just not a good combination.    If you...

We all have seen those classic high school movies with all their teenage wisdom and expertise. The characters seem to know all: the best fashion choices, what clubs to join, who to be friends with, and what new phrases we should add to our vocabulary....

I worked for Babbo Italian Eatery off of 67th for nearly eight months, and it was one of the strangest experiences of my life.    It was my first job, and while I wasn’t sure what to expect, I never thought that I’d be surrounded by the...

Senior year is here and looking back at all the adventures and activities that have happened throughout my years of high school, it has been a crazy three years so far. I remember back in freshman year thinking about spending four years here and how it...

Fake sugars are being placed in drinks in order to label products “Sugar free”, but these substitutes are leading to mental health issues in their consumers, according to behavioral health professionals.   The stomach sends messages to...

The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought upon a new age, known as the atomic age. This also bought upon a new kind of fear, the fear of complete atomic annihilation. However, there have been hundreds of incidents where the world has...

Guitar legend and Van Halen founder Edward “Eddie” van Halen passed away on the sixth of October after an arduous battle with cancer.    The guitarist and inventor’s passing was confirmed by his son Wolfgang who played with his father...

Social interaction, something we all grew up having in school. In school people do group projects, presentations, and have seating partners. Now with the new way of being in school we have to stay away from everyone, try not to talk to many people, or...