I could easily write the popular opinion here — and in part, I will — that social media is a positive influence on our society.   But while it’s easier to agree with the majority, what is news without digging deeper and uncovering the...

We all love technology; it’s so convenient to have everything we need at our fingertips. However, it’s so stressful when it doesn't perform the way we expect. We rely on school WiFi, iPads, and computers a lot here at Ridge. If something isn't working,...

Last week, I scored a 20/20 on a quiz, but the score wasn’t what caught my attention on my paper. Instead, I was immediately drawn to the sticker that came with it. It was the little fox in the circular sticker that made me realize I don’t really...

2019 was supposed to be my year. I was going to up my style, I was going to start dancing again, and I was going to try to be healthier. I went into 2019 with the mindset that this year had to be the year where I worked solely on self-improvement....

“Remember when some state lawmakers ran for re-election, promising to be a "champion" for education? Ancient history. That was so... three months ago. Now that the legislature's in full swing, it's payback time. Time to make a teacher's job more difficult...

Let me just start out by saying that this was very difficult for me, for some reason. I never would’ve thought I would be the teen who was addicted to their phone and social media, but I was wrong. While offline I felt like I was missing something really...

We’ve all had nightmares about school; the showing up to school in your underwear, taking a test and running out of time, or taking a test and not remembering anything you had studied so hard for. And then there’s the classic can’t get to class...

In 2019, we should make it a goal to be more aware of the diversity surrounding us. In order to achieve that goal, there are five important words that we need to understand first.   Feminism Feminism is not woman>man. It’s woman=man....

Feeling different is something that almost everybody feels in their life and most of the time, it passes over as people age and discover who they are. Although I’m only 15, I’ve come to terms with who I am as a person and feeling different when it...

We woke up to a new year, new life, and we officially have arrived in 2019. With that arrival, we must also dispose of the bad habits that we have and leave it in 2018. This will lead to a wonderful year filled with new things and new people that come...

From early childhood to adulthood, the average student will spend roughly 13 years in school, not including college education. This includes 8 years of getting their primary education, then another 4 years getting their secondary. While in school, students...

Politics. The word conjures up a wide array of feelings: passion, fear, excitement. As much as people try to distance themselves from it, they can never escape. We are all affected by the decisions made by politicians in the government, whether it’s...