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The Ridge Review

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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A Letter of Sympathy to the Class of 2020

A Letter of Sympathy to the Class of 2020

Devyn Marie April 21, 2020

Dear seniors,   As a junior, I do not know how you feel. I can’t equally feel your pain, and I am in no position to tell you that it will “all be okay.” This sucks. As I sit here writing this, I have tears in my eyes, but I hope this...

Don't Take These Things for Granted After Quarantine

Don’t Take These Things for Granted After Quarantine

Aileen Resendiz April 20, 2020

5 Things To Not Take for Granted After Quarantine  During these unprecedented times, life has been put on hold. Stopping not only normal life, but jobs, free expression, and simple social interactions all around the world as the Corona Virus hovers...

5 Things To Not Take for Granted After Quarantine

5 Things To Not Take for Granted After Quarantine

Makayla Bast April 15, 2020

During these unprecedented times, life has been put on hold. Stopping not only normal life, but jobs, free expression, and simple social interactions all around the world as the Corona Virus hovers amidst life as we know it. When the reigns of Covid fall...

5 Things I Took for Granted

5 Things I Took for Granted

Cassidy Bolchalk April 14, 2020

I’ve taken a lot of things for granted in life and probably still do but this isolation thing has made me realize I definitely did and things I didn’t even realize I did. From even just going to school or going anywhere. And not just by myself but...

5 Self-based Surprises (Thanks to COVID-19)

5 Self-based Surprises (Thanks to COVID-19)

Aden Schulze-Miller April 14, 2020

The nationwide quarantine caused by the COVID-19 outbreak was in of itself a surprise to all of us. The sudden shift in day to day life has been a total eye opener on both a small and large scale. Personally, I’ve learned a lot of new things about myself...

Taken For Granted

Taken For Granted

Emma Padelford April 14, 2020

Now that we have been out of school for about a month, I have come to realize that there are many aspects of my daily life I have come to miss. At the time, these things didn’t really seem that huge because they were parts of my everyday routine. Quarantine...

What I Remember

What I Remember

“All the Things That I Remember Which Have Made Me the Person I am Today.”
Aden Schulze-Miller, Editor March 10, 2020

Inspired by the Efforts of Active Minds, Dedicated to Holocher & Cornpop   I can remember a lot of things when I actually put my mind to it. I can remember a lot of good things, a lot of bad things; I can remember a lot of things that I’d...

Cat Power: The Greatest?

Cat Power: The Greatest?

“Taking a Chance with Chan Marshall.”
Aden Schulze-Miller, Editor March 10, 2020

Dedicated to Em. R. York, the music BB.    Charlyn “Chan” Marshall, better known by her distinguished stage name “Cat Power,” has cemented herself as the premier poster child when it comes to the heart of the music industry.   In...

Killer Tans

Killer Tans

Ava Padelford March 3, 2020

Summer is right around the corner and it’s coming fast. It’s almost time for the warm weather, the family vacations, and for some people, the warm sun comes to bronze the skin. Some choose to tan in the rays of the sun. Others may not be as fortunate,...

10 Tips for Getting Over a Breakup -According to High School Students

10 Tips for Getting Over a Breakup -According to High School Students

Devyn Marie March 3, 2020

Love is too bitter sweet. Whether you were the one being left, or you did the leaving, breakups aren’t easy. They can take longer to get over than any of us would like to admit, but the good news is that there is no timer on your healing heart. It’s...

Preparations for the Spring Musical

Preparations for the Spring Musical

"What Goes into Theater's Amazing Productions?"
Aileen Resendiz March 3, 2020

When we watch the shows that our theater department produces, we always see the very best of what they’ve made. We see the result of countless hours of preparation. But what we don’t get to see are the sets being produced, the actors trying to get...

The Faster, The Better

The Faster, The Better

“The Rush and Adrenaline That Cannot Be Beat”
Emma Padelford February 21, 2020

“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....