Last year was difficult. It included A LOT of screen time for pretty much everybody. We did some online learning and relied on technology for most of our social lives. Well, over my summer I did some readjusting and broke away from that norm. I went and...

As almost every teen knows, high school is nothing like the movies. The high expectations set by Hollywood Film companies leads to a whole lot of disappointment. However, many of these films help students understand important life lessons and prepare...

Kaden Hicks, senior at Mountain Ridge and starter on the varsity football team, has more than just the upcoming football season on his mind.   To date, Hicks has received 11 college offers from all over the US and will continue to keep his...

Have you ever wandered the halls of Ridge and asked yourself, “What was Ridge like when it first opened?” “How did students react to the first day of Ridge?” or “How has this school changed since it first opened in 1995?” Things have definitely...

“How Davd Bowie and his music can help you believe in yourself and establish your identity.”    “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” - D.B.   David Bowie (1947-2016) was an English...

People will say that I am as competitive as it gets, which may be very true. Competitiveness has always been a part of me even when I was three. I love to win and put my best foot forward with everything.    Volleyball is the place that gets...

I am a firm believer in the phenomenon that everything - the good, the bad and in-between - happens for a distinct reason. It’s a difficult reality, so we often want to curse the universe or greater powers-that-be for making us deal with what seem like...

  ‘There’s never a moment lost when the best of us aren’t bound to time at all’. At least, that’s what a stranger said to me once; whether or not it’s the truth, I can’t really say.    What is true is that I’ve had...

Has there ever been a day in history where there was simply no news? What was the most boring day in history? How do people report on no news? These questions have been asked all throughout history and believe it or not, all of these questions have been...

Cancel culture is, yet again, causing a wild frenzy in the media. As a 17-year-old high school student and a member of a rather controversial generation, I wanted to take this opportunity to discuss my perspective and analyze some recent and popular misconceptions.    Let’s...

Sports culture is a dominating influence on our society today. Celebrity athletes are revered and idolized. One such athlete comes from Mountain Ridge, and her name is Margie Giordano.    Giordano started playing volleyball when she was...

We know about many points in history where the world almost ended. Either by nuclear war, or a natural disasters, but has there been a time where people have made April Fools jokes over the end of the world? There is no shortage of people having fun in...