“The rush, the adrenaline. It’s something I can’t beat...You feel like you’re in control, but at the same time, you’re on the line of crashing.”   For senior, Michael Mack, the need for speed has always been a common theme in his life....

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...

Love is one of the strongest emotions someone can feel. It may come out of nowhere, or develop over time. With Valentine's season around,  it's time to appreciate our loved ones. But what does it mean to love someone?   To love means that...

With the school year finish line on the horizon, freshmen aren’t the only ones on campus looking to wrap up their rookie year on MRHS soil. Julie Olson, who’s gotten to walk into a classroom of middle schoolers for the past 23 years at Desert Sky...

With Valentine's Day around the corner, special someone's all across the world scramble to pull together gifts that will please their counterpart. “Will they like the gift?” is a question wrestled with and hard to gauge from person to person. News...

Serving others can be a task filled with high reward and honor as it has the capability of introducing you to new challenges that can help shape you into a better individual overall. Through our interactions with others and our life experiences, the process...

The semester before the end of the year and juniors, sophomores, and freshmen can't wait for summer to hit. But seniors are holding on to the last few months of high school before they are officially done with high school and can begin the next chapter...

Our first official Speech and Debate club at Mountain Ridge was formed last semester, and their first competition is coming up! On January 24 and 25, around 22 Ridge kids will be competing at their first competition, with about 12 students sectioned off...

Seeing teachers outside of school can initiate interesting situations for many students. If you happen to see your instructor in public, you may end up trying to dodge them in stores, hide under the dashboard of your car, or cover your face with the menu...

I think we can all agree that Subway starts to get a little boring after a while, as for most of us it’s our go-to sub shop. I’ve never been much of a fan of Jimmy John’s; Firehouse is alright. I’d recommend Blimpies but that’s over in Scottsdale...

Australia is undergoing one of the worst bushfires in its history, with currently over 120 active fires ravaging the country, those of which have already destroyed more than 25 million acres (an area of land slightly smaller than India, culminating in...

"Adulthood is like the vet, and we're all the dogs that were excited for the car ride until we realized where we're going." — Unknown   For many, becoming an adult is like going skydiving and forgetting your parachute. After being a child for...