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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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students dressed up in construction gear

Split Day: Don’t Break the Ice, Battleship, Candyland, and Jenga

Spirit Week Day 3
Abigail Bridge, Journalist November 4, 2024

Walking into campus was exciting to see so many different people in costume renditions of their grade's theme. The distinctive split theme allowed for the entire day to be filled with entertaining looks. The freshman wore winter gear to represent the...

student dressed up for spirit day

Be Your Boo: Dress as Your Type Day

Spirit Week Day 2
Abigail Bridge, Journalist October 31, 2024

Day two of spirit week carries the lively atmosphere from camo day. This day, students were fully seen, but as their type. This day is bold and can take an interesting turn as we see several students and teachers dress as their significant other, or what...

Photo by Anvita Kar

The Hidden Day: Camo

Spirit Week Day 1
Abigail Bridge, Journalist October 31, 2024

Ridge started off spirit week strongly with a beloved classic: camouflage day. On this day, a majority of the students and teachers seem almost unnoticeable, for they are cleverly disguised in a large variety of camouflage. Some students are more hardcore-camo...

Mountain Ridge Students in front of HOSA sign

Mountain Ridge HOSA at Nationals

Jenna Dudley, Editor in Chief September 9, 2024

This past summer five Ridge students competed at HOSA Nationals in Houston, Texas. At Ridge, HOSA is a Career and Technical Student Association that focuses on the healthcare field. Throughout the year, students are able to compete in different events...

Two Ridge students pose at prom photo booth

Festival of Lights

Prom 2024
Remi McKim, Journalist May 16, 2024

This past month, on April 27th, 2024, Mountain Ridge’s annual prom was held at Chateau Luxe. This venue is one that Ridge frequently uses, as it is deemed a traditional prom venue. The venue contains a large lobby, with couches and high tables, which...

Four athletes at Ridge NLI Signing Day

NLI Signing Day: Beyond Ridge Sports

Lucille Christensen, Journalist April 19, 2024

Throughout the early years of our lives and on through high school, many of us have developed a deep connection to one sport or another at some point. For many, sports take up a large majority of our afternoons, early mornings, and “free” weekends....

Club Officers pose at festival

Second Annual ACAA Culture Festival

The Reason Behind the Success
Remi McKim, Journalist March 4, 2024

It was a warm Saturday afternoon when Mountain Ridge’s campus was bustling with activity. Guests were first welcomed by a booth, which handed out a ticket with areas to be stamped. At each booth, the student working it would stamp the ticket after a...

Ridge students at culture festival

Students Revel in Diversity at Mountain Ridge Culture Festival

Tristan Johnson and Gracie Winchester March 4, 2024

Mountain Ridge High School is home to people of many different cultures. To celebrate the diversity on campus, volunteers from the Culture Club ran a Culture Festival with help from foreign language teachers on Wednesday, February 28th. Students in French...

Ridge Rallies After Tragedy

How the Community is Coming Together to Support
Remi McKim, Journalist February 21, 2024

On February 4th, Jaxson Elliot and Jett Weinstein, two students from Mountain Ridge, were involved in a horrific car accident. It resulted in Jaxon’s death and the hospitalization of Jett. In the wake of this tragedy, Mountain Ridge came together to...

cheerleaders pose with Jade Carey

Mountain Ridge Hall of Fame Ceremony 2024

Remi McKim, Journalist February 21, 2024

Saturday, February 3rd of 2024 oversaw the induction ceremony for the Mountain Ridge Hall of Fame. It happened during the halftime of the Ridge girls’ soccer game, starting around 4:40 PM, with a brisk breeze welcoming the Ridge alumni. There were a...

Basketball goes through hoop

Men’s Basketball Senior Night!

Karina Kunz, Journalist February 5, 2024

The year has started which means high school basketball has started as well—or, well it's continuing. On Friday, January 12, 2024, our Varsity basketball team faces a large rival, Liberty. It being a home game and also senior night kept the spirits...

table of books at the library

Blind Date with a Book!

Remi McKim, Journalist February 5, 2024

The Library Advisory Council has decorated the Media Center/library for Valentine's Day, and has reinstituted their ‘Blind Date with a Book’ event for a second year. The event capitalizes on Valentine's Day, creating ‘blind dates’ through books...