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

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Ridge Staff Lose to GPD in Charity Basketball Game

Jenna Dudley, Editor in Chief October 26, 2023

The charity basketball event between the Mountain Ridge and Glendale Police Department ended in an 81-82 loss for the staff. The game kicked off with a stunning performance by the drumline and a beautiful execution of the national anthem by Ridge's Honor...

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Staff vs GPD Charity Basketball Game

Jenna Dudley, Editor in Chief October 11, 2023

On Friday, October 13th, the Mountain Ridge staff will be facing off in a charity basketball game against the Glendale Police Department. All donations and proceeds from the game will go to the AZ Special Olympics, whose goal is to raise $5,000 through...

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The Return of The Ridge Review

Jenna Dudley, Editor in Chief September 22, 2023

At the end of the last school year, it appeared that the Ridge Review newspaper was coming to an end. As the staff dwindled to less than ten writers, it became difficult to release consistent publications and cover the school’s events. It seemed that...

The Pride of the West – Unsung Heroes

Tristan Johnson, Journalist September 22, 2023

Mountain Ridge had its first home football game of the year on Friday, August 25th. Although the Mountain Lions lost 14-42, spirits were high, attendance was good, and it was an overall fun experience. While the football team is often recognized for...

Pride of the West at the Super Bowl Pregame

Pride of the West at the Super Bowl Pregame

Molly Bomar, Editor in Chief February 23, 2023

The Mountain Ridge Band performed with the Kansas City Chief cheerleaders and mascot on Saturday morning on the live broadcast of Fox and Friends at the State Farm Stadium.    “We formed different formations each time, like an arc or two...

Regional Band Auditions

Regional Band Auditions

Micaela Downing, Contributing Journalist February 1, 2023

Mountain Ridge hosted the Southwest Regional Auditions on January 27th and 28th. Band director Mr. Vogel said he is, “very happy with the results." In total, forty six students from Mountain Ridge made the All-Region Band and Orchestra along with...

Media Center Update

Media Center Update

Bhavana Vinodh, Contributing Journalist January 23, 2023

The media center has completed a major renovation which began May 2022. There are now 3 meeting rooms that students can use for small group or individual study. Both the desktop computers and the book shelves have been moved to new locations within the...

Speech and Debate at the Scorpion Spectacular

Speech and Debate at the Scorpion Spectacular

Victoria Guevara, Contributing Journalist January 23, 2023

The Scorpion Spectacular was held here at Mountain Ridge High School for the second year in a row this past Friday. A total of 35 schools attended. Overall, the debate went very well.     All of the students were very competitive and some...

Book Drive

Book Drive

Sedona Price, Contributing Journalist January 19, 2023

Educators Rising’s annual book drive began Tuesday, January 17th. The book drive has been in action for about 5 years.   “We would like to bring in more than last year. We had about 3,300 books last year. This year, before our official start...

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:...