Mountain Ridge High School

We are so proud of our Ridge Varsity Flag Football team and how they went all the way to the State Championship game in the first year it was an official sport!
Here is a some great coverage by ABC 15 who came out to cover this new sport:

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Pride of the West getting ready for another award-winning season!!

If you were not able to come in and exchange your iPad for a Chromebook last week, we have updated information on our website in how to do so before school starts:

Mountain Ridge High / Homepage We offer over 50 AP/Dual Enrollment/Honors courses. Take advantage of these courses to academically challenge yourself and start earning college credit in high school.

This is an incredible program and the message even features one of our incredible recent graduates!

Just a reminder that THIS week we are exchanging all student iPads for Chromebooks. If students are not able to make it, a family member can come in their place as long as the student has backed up the data and reset the iPad. If nobody is able to make it, check the website AFTER this Friday, 7/19, for how students will be able to make the exchange.

Detailed information has been emailed home and to all students but you can also find it here:
https://www.dvusd.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=41&ModuleInstanceID=532&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=203672&PageID=75

Paris here we come!! The path to getting here has been everything but easy; a story for another time. For now I am super excited to have the opportunity to defend my two titles this summer (9/1/24) and be joined by friends and family in Paris.

As noted earlier, in a couple of weeks we will be exchanging all returning students' iPads for new Chromebooks. This year's 10th grade will come in on 7/16, 11th grade on 7/17, and 12th grade on 7/18 (there will also be a make up day on the 19th).

On our website (link below) we have very detailed information on what times students are supposed to show up, where to go, and most importantly, how to prepare their iPads before coming to school to turn them in. If the student is not able to come, a parent can come in to make the exchange and if nobody can come in, check the website AFTER the 19th for instructions in when to pick up the Chromebook.

https://url.dvusd.org/95eed54e

Congrats Ridge Alum (and newly inducted member of MRHS Hall of Fame) Jade Carey for making the U.S. Olympic Team!!! We are so proud of you!!!

Olympians out front 👀

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We have posted on our website important beginning of the year information for both incoming Freshman/new students as well as for returning students.

https://www.dvusd.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=41&ModuleInstanceID=532&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=203783&PageID=75

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Attention incoming Freshmen for the 24-25 school year - please take note of the following two important events. More details will be posted to the website as well as emailed home to parents the first week of July.

This upcoming school year all DVUSD high school students will be using Chromebooks instead of iPads. This past year BGHS and SOHS were on Chromebooks but the remaining 3 high schools will now be transitioning for 24-25.

We will be using the latest versions of the Lenovo 500e Chromebooks. We are excited for this change because now students will have access to a built-in keyboard but can still use the devise as a tablet if they wish.

Detailed information will be sent out to families in July but please note that we will have grade-based days two weeks before the start of school for students to come in and exchange their iPads for Chromebooks. New Sophomores will come in on Tuesday, 7/16, new Juniors will be on Wednesday, 7/17, and new Seniors on Thursday 7/18 (and parents can come in for the exchange if students are not available). Freshman and New Ridge Students will get their devises on Walk Through Day, Thursday, 7/25.

There will be backup dates available if you are not able to make those days but we at least want to get these on your calendar.

We are excited to introduce our new head football coach, Andy Johnson!

This is required of all seniors to get their pictures taken at Grads. This picture taking is free but then you will then certainly be allowed to purchase picture packages if you wish. Appointments are hard to come by in the Fall so book as soon as you can.

Turning milestones into memories, one portrait at a time 🎓 ✨ Secure your senior portrait session today and let’s celebrate your journey to graduation in style!

Grads Photography is your official Senior portrait photographer to appear in the school yearbook! Book now at www.gradsphoto.com

As we continue the countdown to , we’re excited to introduce another amazing intern 🥼: Aamuktha Tirupati! Aamuktha’s pronouns are she/her, she’s from Mountain Ridge High School, and she will be virtual for this summer 😎!

Congratulations Heidi Moya!!! She won the Teacher Community Service Award from the State CTE program!! We are so proud of Heidi and all the hard work she puts into our students and helping them become our future teachers!

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High school graduations are this week, and if you or a loved one can't make it to State Farm Stadium, all five of the ceremonies will be live streamed on the district website home page and home pages of each high school.

Live streams will start 15 minutes before the ceremony starts. For more details about all things graduation, visit DVUSD.org/graduation.

Several of our "Seniors" went to say goodbye to the staff and students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy.

Trip down memory lane: Glendale seniors revisit elementary school before graduation A group of graduating Glendale seniors returned to the halls of their old elementary school to thank their teachers who helped them get where they are.

The Mountain Ridge High School Pride of the West is proud to present our 2024 show: Heart of Steel!

The Flinn Foundation introduces 2024 Zahrah Ralph of DVUSD's Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, four-year volleyball captain, seamstress for Sewing for Senior Citizens, Black Student Union founder, and Ridge newspaper journalist.

We are so proud of our Boys Tennis Team who just took 2nd place in the State Championship!!

Our choir did an incredible job tonight for their end of year concert!

We are so excited to welcome Mr. Malone to Mountain Ridge as our new Director of Bands! ❤️
Jeffrey Malone has served as the Director of Bands and Arts Department Chair at Peoria High School, in the Peoria Unified School District (PUSD), for the past six years. At Peoria High School, he directed the Panther Pride Marching Band, Panther Jazz Band, and Peoria High School Wind Ensemble. Under his recent direction, the Panther Band Program performed at the 2024 AMEA In-Service Conference, performed in the 2022 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington D.C., and received the William E. Richardson Program of Distinction Award, presented through the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association (ABODA), for the 2021-2022 school year. He currently serves as the ABODA Vice President of Jazz Activities and has previously served as the PUSD High School Honor Band Coordinator, as a member of the PUSD Arts Advisory Committee, and as the AMEA Central Region Band Co-Chair. Mr. Malone holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Arizona and is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Music Education through Central Washington University and the American Band College. He resides in Glendale, AZ with his wife, Abby Malone. Mr. Malone is excited to take on new challenges and looks forward to working to continue the legacy, tradition, and excellence of the Mountain Ridge High School Band Program. Mr. Malone will officially begin as the new MRHS Band Director pending DVUSD Board approval on May 14, 2024. Go Ridge!

Apramey we are so very proud of you!

Congratulations to two DVUSD seniors who have been named National Merit Scholars for 2024:

Aiden Thatcher of Boulder Creek High School
Apramey Akkiraju of Mountain Ridge High School

Learn more about this prestigious honor at DVUSD.org/nms.

We are very proud of Lincoln Baldonado who took 2nd place in the State in Boys Tennis