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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Here’s Where We Offer the Latest News for Mountain Ridge High School! Who’s Retiring!? What Award Went to Who?! Find Out Now

Mountain Ridge FBLA: Regionals Winners 2023

Mountain Ridge FBLA: Regionals Winners 2023

January 17, 2023

Rohan Agrawal: 1st Place: Public Service Announcement 1st Place: Leadership Circus 1st Place: Computer Problem Solving 3rd Place: Political Science   Apramey Akkiraju: 1st Place: Business Communications 1st Place: Entrepreneurship 3rd Place:...

Junior Cora Cooper strides downfield

Girls Soccer Win Against Valley Vista

Ayah Al Swidaie, Contributing Journalist January 17, 2023

On Friday January 13th, the varsity girl’s soccer team won 6-0 against the Valley Vista Monsoons.    “Our team unity and the culture the players have created has put us in a good position to compete at a high level,” head coach Ryne...

Wrestling Vs. Tolleson

Wrestling Vs. Tolleson

Lauren Loper, Journalist January 13, 2023

The Mountain Ridge Varsity wrestling team lost 39-42 to Tolleson High School on Wednesday the 11th in a close fought battle.   The match even had an interesting coincidence, “We had a fun battle between 2 sets of twins. Our sophomore twins...

NHS Volunteers at St. Marys Food Bank

NHS Volunteers at St. Mary’s Food Bank

Molly Bomar, Editor in Chief December 9, 2022

National Honor Society members volunteered at Saint Mary’s Food Bank for their mandatory semester event on December 3rd. The students were assigned a location on a long assembly line, all purposefully packing boxes full of canned goods for families...

Student Spotlight: Ellie Morgan

Student Spotlight: Ellie Morgan

Molly Bomar, Editor in Chief December 9, 2022

Ellie Morgan, Mountain Ridge senior, is a dedicated student in her AP courses, and involved in a multitude of clubs, like StuGo, NHS, and SOFS. Amongst her involvement in academics, Morgan started her own small jewelry business, Ellie Hart Co., in 2018...

The MRHS Band & Orchestra Winter Concert

The MRHS Band & Orchestra Winter Concert

Ben Jensen, Journalist December 7, 2022

The band and orchestra hosted a Christmas concert on Dec. 6 that was absolutely stunning and spectacular. I have been blown away by the talented students who participated in the concert.    The concert featured 4 different bands/orchestras...

Arizona Choral Educators Fall Festival

Arizona Choral Educators Fall Festival

Alexa McClain, Journalist December 2, 2022

Congratulations to the Mountain Ridge Honor Choir for receiving a superior at the Arizona Choral Educators Fall Festival!   Performing the traditional spiritual “Battle of Jericho” arranged by Mark Hayes and “Songs in the Night” by...

Best Buddies Garden

Best Buddies Garden

Alexa McClain, Journalist September 20, 2022

Towards the end of this last school year, the Best Buddies students received a garden, thanks to the Best Buddies President, Elisabeth Green.    Best Buddies is a program dedicated to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities....

Photo by Ava Stojanovski

Ridge Army Supports First Game

Molly Bomar, Editor in Chief September 12, 2022

Last Friday night kicked off the Ridge Army the student section, lined with the iconic BLACKOUT OR BACKOUT sign. The loss against Casteel 54-28 did not deter Ridge Army President Kaylee Myers from pumping the students up. Blasting music like “Time of...

Updates On Campus

Updates On Campus

Ava Padelford, Co-Editor September 9, 2022

The 2022-2023 school year is here, and Ridge has made outstanding updates to the school to make it the best it can be!    There have been great changes within the gym, the football field and the beach volleyball courts. In the main gym, new...

StuGo Welcomes New Freshman

Molly Bomar, Editor in Chief September 9, 2022

The Student Government freshman elections took place on Thursday, August 18th, and were officially announced on the morning announcements on Tuesday the 23rd. Each year, 4 new students are added to the StuGo family, but similar to last year, there was...

2023 Music For All National Festival

2023 Music For All National Festival

Alexa McClain, Journalist September 2, 2022

Mountain Ridge High School’s Wind Ensemble will be traveling to Indianapolis for the “Music for All National Festival” March 31- April 2, 2023.   This is the 2nd time the MRHS Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform, with their first...