The Word

Two Students Earn Spots in All-State Choir

March 13, 2019 • No Comments

Seniors Logan Bowman and Alysse Grigas successfully competed for and made the prestigious All-State Choir last month, despite the rigorous process required to achieve the...

Taxidermy Art Project Q&A

February 19, 2019 • No Comments

Madeleine Jablon, 10 What is the project about? “The goal of this project was to sort of mock taxidermy. We used paper mache, like newspaper and tape to make animals.” What...

3D Modeling Team Wins Skills USA Regional Contest

Andre Covian, Reporter

February 12, 2019 • No Comments

Senior Grace Danis and her 3D modeling teammates all advanced to state on Feb. 2. They will compete at state in April in Corpus Christi. How well did you feel you did in the animation competition? “I knew we did better than the other team. I was pretty confident in what we had done. The other team wasn't really prepared. They were using Blender which is inferior...

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Opinion

A Musical First

Vanessa Nunez, Reporter

June 5, 2018 • No Comments

Every year, our school does a musical. I was unsure if I could commit to something that is so time-consuming. This year, junior year, I decided to give it a shot. I signed...

Music Monday: Grammy Domination

Ross Medure and Kurtis Colburn

February 5, 2018 • No Comments

Peter Gene Hernandez, better known as Bruno Mars, continues to dominate mainstream music’s attention, winning six awards at the 2018 Grammys. Mars was born in Hawaii...

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Sports

Varsity boys soccer wins first district game

Alex Shinada, Reporter

January 18, 2019

With their new season underway, the varsity boys soccer team won their first district game against Mcneil 3-1 on Tuesday. “It was a complicated...

Wrestling starts season, travels across Texas competing in tournaments

Esteban Plasencio, Reporter

December 14, 2018

Ridge Wrestling season starts now, and runs from Dec. 1 through Feb. 23. The varsity wrestling team is going to travel around to different parts...

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Features

Humans of Vista Ridge

Constance Holder, Reporter

March 13, 2019 • No Comments

"I was a freshman when I first joined [Teen Court*], and I was looking for activities to get myself involved in because I didn't really know what I was interested in....