Getting into college can be very difficult and stressful. Applying for scholarships, maintaining good grades, and doing other extracurricular activities may seem like a long uphill battle. Some may begin to doubt rather or not it is all worth it. While...

AzMerit testing will begin in April, but discussions about the future of the test have already begun. The discussions have centered around how the tests have a big impact on schools and the districts they reside in, but they have little effect on...

On your mark, get set , GO!  With those three words, the track & field season has kicked off. Track and Field is a sport in which an athlete gets to display their physical abilities in running, jumping and throwing. Here at Mountain Ridge, about...

Our Mountain Ridge High School Band attended a competition on Friday, March second at Highland High School in Gilbert, “The students had their best performance of the year!” said Aaron Vogel MRHS band director. The band had been working on their...

DECA is a career and technical organization of marketing students, which has been around for about 20 years. DECA has an officer team who are chosen by the members of DECA and this year, the president is Vivek Ravi. Mrs. Woodruff, who has been an...

The Mountain Ridge boys and girls tennis team is a few games into their 2018 spring season. Both teams have very high hopes for this season and are working hard for improvement.   Boy’s Tennis  The boys tennis team is working hard to...

What is the administration doing to make Ridge safer? In light of the recent Parkland shooting, Mountain Ridge has been taking action to make the campus safer. The results from a survey showed that approximately 40% of the polled students felt unsafe...

The first annual Ridge Run was a fun event that took place on February 10th. The race drew in 202 participants and the money went toward the athletic department. According to Junior Michael, athletic director, the run was a success and brought in roughly...

For all of those in AP classes, the time has once again come to sign up for the tests we've been preparing for all year. The Princeton Review has a full calendar with the dates and times for each AP test: https://www.princetonreview.com/college/ap-exam-schedule. Counselor...

I am a second degree black belt in Taekwondo, and I’ve been training for nearly seven years. I have learnt all sorts of self-defense and was always taught to defend myself when attacked. However, I also know not to fall back on the use of violence unless...

4 Advantages of Using iPads   Mountain Ridge High School has been running for 23 years in Glendale, Arizona. In the 23 years, Mountain Ridge has been using iPads for the past 3 years. Since then, Mountain Ridge students have been using their...

Mountain Ridge has recently gained two new members of the National Board; Ms. Borchers and Ms. LaDuca. Over the course of two years, these two teachers have put in hundreds of hours to achieve something only 3% of teacher across the country have. “...