High schools nationwide were plagued with the “Devious Licks” challenge on Tik Tok the past few months, prompting MRHS’s Principal David Vines to send out an email to all students and parents about school vandalism.   Paul Strauss, Ridge’s...

As fall sports’ seasons dwindle down with the chill of winter, Mountain Ridge can welcome those that represent winter. Girls and boys basketball, girls and boys soccer, and wrestling prepare for their debut come the end of 2021.   Winter...

The Mountain Ridge Student Government body and class representatives are often overlooked during the hectic fall semester. The members regularly work behind the scenes, getting to school early to decorate hallways for spirit week and staying late after...

DECA and Women’s Volleyball will be hosting a game here at Mountain Ridge to honor breast cancer survivors.    The Volleyball girls kindly dedicate a game every year to continue bringing awareness and raise money for breast cancer research....

After a long offseason courtesy of the pandemic, the student section has made its comeback and boy, have they been missed. Flooding the crowds, Ridge Army is making sure our sports teams know who has home field advantage.    Filling the middle...

Fellow Mountain Ridge junior, Mackenzie Bremser, won the Educators Rising National Championship in Lesson Planning & Deliver STEM. She was recognized for her success at the district governing board meeting this past week.    “I’ve...

For the entire 2020-2021 school year, the marching band program had been severely hindered, being forced into a hiatus that prevented them from going to any competitions and postponed all after-school rehearsals until second semester; however, this year,...

Mountain Ridge students gather around the junior lot to pray and have devotionals led by students every Wednesday at 6:45 am. It is an encouraging way to start the morning and a great way to meet loving people.    When you arrive, there is...

Every person in the U.S knows the day. The day when the world changed. September 11, 2001 will forever be a day that no one will forget. To this day, modern problems can be traced all the way back to this day. From the wars of the middle east, to major...

Friday night lights are here! After a year of absence from the home crowd, Mountain Ridge is eager to open its stands to Ridge Army.    Freshmen, welcome their first chance to belong in the student section as high schoolers. Sophomores, get...

The 2021 Ridge football season has begun and the Ridge Army is getting ready to go wild in the student section on Friday nights. The new turf field has been striped with forest green and a burgundy mountain lion calls attention to the 50 yard-line, awaiting...

In the past few years, the conversation around mental health has been brought up more and more, but there’s still a huge stigma surrounding it. The Athletic Trainer here at Ridge, Kim Rodgers, feels that mental health should be discussed more, especially...