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

The Zodiac Killer and his Cypher.

The Zodiac Killer

January 19, 2021

The Zodiac Killer, an unidentified serial killer, is infamous for the murder of 5 known victims, as well as 2 injured. He operated in Northern California during the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Although a lot about him remains unknown, his 340-symbol...

2021?

2021?

Kelsey Nahodil, Co-Editor in Chief January 14, 2021

2021, something we all hope will be a year of turning everything around. Will this actually be the case, will we see a light at the end of the tunnel?   Is this possibly the new normal? Will we always have to deal with Covid for the years to...

The Scientific Teen

The Scientific Teen

Pranavi Vuppala, Journalist January 14, 2021

  Have you ever felt that you could not explore more into a STEM subject due to restraints of age? Or that being able to publish your own STEM research would be impossible? Well, there is a solution. The Scientific Teen, an international nonprofit...

Why New Year’s Resolutions Suck, and Why You Never Follow Them

Why New Year’s Resolutions Suck, and Why You Never Follow Them

Devyn Marie, Lead Editor January 14, 2021

Welcome to a new Ted Talk from your favorite local pessimist. I’m here to help you understand the superstitions around New Year’s Resolutions, and convince you of why they are the most ridiculous thing since unsliced bread.    The New...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nations capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Bidens Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Trump Supporters Storm Capitol Hill (Late)

“Dozens of Trump Candidacy supporters storm Capitol Hill in riot of formalities regarding the transition from President Donald Trump to President-Elect Joe Biden.”
Aden Schulze-Miller, Editor in Chief January 14, 2021

Innumerable Trump Candidacy (R) supporters stormed Capitol Hill in the District of Columbia in order to prevent the formal ‘counting of the electoral votes’ on the 6th of January.    As a simple formality/tradition, the Senate gathered...

1970s Photo of Bowie.

Five Years

“The first part of two, to my dedicatory writings on David Bowie - Celebrating the late artists 74th Birthday.”
Aden Schulze-Miller, Editor in Chief January 8, 2021

As of writing this on the 8th of January, it’s what would have been late Rock, Pop and Teen icon David Bowie’s 74th birthday.    David Robert Jones, later David Bowie (1947-2016) was one of the most influential and prolific musicians of...

“The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.” - Schwarzenegger

Why Aren’t You Seeing Results?

Ava Padelford, Editor January 8, 2021

We could work so hard and instantly lose everything we were working for because of mistakes we hit on the way. We give up when it gets too hard or when no change is happening. Why isn’t change happening?   Seeing results in your fitness journey...

Have You Ever Seen A Ghost Town?

Have You Ever Seen A Ghost Town?

“Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town(s)?”
Aden Schulze-Miller, Editor in Chief January 6, 2021

The tumultuous year that was 2020 has finally been put to rest, and while things aren’t set to up and bend immediately to the will of our New Year’s resolutions, we’ve got a lot to look forward to in the way of progress with a fresh start (and importantly,...