A new school year comes with a new set of exchange students, and there are plenty at Mountain Ridge. I talked with some of our exchange students about the schools in their home countries. Here are the answers from four junior girls: one from Thailand,...

It’s important to get involved in high school because you are able to meet more friends. In high school it’s important because most of the friends you meet are from joining sports and clubs. For me, I joined the best buddies club and I was able to...

As school is now in full force you may be wanting to find apps to help you get prepared for quizzes, tests, and homework. Here are some of the best apps out there to help you get through this next year!   Forest Forest is an app that motivates...

It isn’t uncommon for teenagers to feel a little lost and overwhelmed by the idea of college. Most kids don’t know how or when to apply for college. It’s never too soon to start planning but, sometimes it just takes that extra nudge. But, it starts...

At the end of every school year comes summer vacation, and with that, summer assignments. As teachers assign summer work, there are students who can tolerate it, and there are some who despise it. Although this is normal procedure for Honors and AP students,...

This year, Mountain Ridge has 7 new teachers, and a new assistant principal! The members of the newspaper staff interviewed these new members to get to know them a little bit...   Dr. Chisholm How long have you been teaching? Chisholm:...

The graduating class of 2019 is the first to have iPads for all four years. There are many differing opinions on the educational value of using these devices. We interviewed some seniors to see what they thought about the iPads, and what they would suggest. A...

We have several great clubs on our campus, and we interviewed the club sponsors to find more information on the club. Please click on the links below to find a club that you're interested in!   The Advocating for All Club Art and Photography_Club Best...

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A few weeks ago, Arizona’s first teacher walk-out took place under a movement known as #RedforEd. This was not some flight of fancy, but a serious action in an effort to combat several long standing issues that had gone unfixed for years. The walk-out...

The 20Time project was a fun and creative project for all the juniors to do in their ELA class. The project allows kids to create a project based on something they are interested in and then present it to the rest of the ELA class. There were no limits...