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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Month of Madness

Makayla Bast, Journalist March 23, 2022

The sports world this past month has erupted as fans would know March brings a crazy element of fandom to basketball in the tournament of March Madness, which has kicked off this year in 2022. Madness ensues as 68 college NCAA teams face off in a single...

FOMO: The Fear of Missing Out This Spring Break

FOMO: The Fear of Missing Out This Spring Break

Remi McKim, Journalist March 11, 2022

Spring Break is right around the corner: a time to spend happily at home after a long quarter of school. In my opinion, the third quarter is the worst time of the school year. Not quite the thriller of starting a new semester like at the beginning of...

Romanticize Your Life For Spring

Romanticize Your Life For Spring

Remi McKim, Journalist March 11, 2022

Spring is a wonderful season, when the chill of Arizona melts down to a nice breezy atmosphere. Spring is the door between crisp winter and the miserable summer. It signals the near-end of the school year. I love spring. It is the perfect time to...

Book Banning: The End of Critical Thinking

Book Banning: The End of Critical Thinking

Caitlin Bailey, Journalist March 11, 2022

Those who have banned and burned books have never gone down in history as the heroes. To pretend otherwise is exactly why books cannot be banned.    Proponents of banning books argue that parents should have control over what their children...

Ways Students Spend Spring Breaks

Ways Students Spend Spring Breaks

Makayla Bast, Journalist March 11, 2022

Almost there! Spring break is just around the corner and students could not be more excited for the much deserved week of rest. The school year is in its final stretch, and spring break is truly the last moment of rest before summer break is allotted...

Smoke on the Ridge Part II

Smoke on the Ridge Part II

Benjamin Jensen, Columnist March 8, 2022

  From a student's perspective of January 25th’s evacuation, all facts are unknown and rumors have circulated. Teachers, on the other hand, have a different perspective on the evacuation. Many teachers have called for major changes such as,...

Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Caitlin Bailey, Journalist March 4, 2022

Even though there is still a long way to go, society has made huge leaps in progress when it comes to civil rights in recent years. However, it seems we have regressed to the way we used to view the queer community before the 21st century. In a show of...