Mountain Ridge High School (Arizona)
Mountain Ridge High School is a public high school in Glendale, Arizona, United States, a suburb of Phoenix. The school opened in fall 1995. The school had a 95% graduation rate in 2015. Mountain Ridge is part of the Deer Valley Unified School District.
Athletics
Athletic Motto- “The Ridge Way”
Fall Sports
- Badminton
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Girls Volleyball
- Swim & Dive
- Girls Flag Football
Winter Sports
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Wrestling
Spring Sports
- Baseball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boys Volleyball
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- E-Sports
State championships
- NFHS Level 1, 2, & 3 Coaching Distinction (2023) as a school. First school in Arizona to earn this honor.
- AIA Directors Cup 2022 for outstanding overall Athletic Department. [1]
- Pride of the West (Marching Band) won the 2019, 2022, and 2023 Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association (ABODA) State Marching Band Championships
- Pride of the West won the 2019 and 2022 Arizona Marching Band Association (AzMBA) Class 4A State Championships. In 2023 they won 2023 in Class 5A
- Lacrosse won the 2017 Division II Boys State Title.
- Mock Trial won the 2001 Arizona State Championship (National 4th place)
- Mock Trial won the 2013 Arizona State Championship
Enrollment
In the 2014–15 school year, Mountain Ridge High School had an enrollment of 2,206 students. The student population was 75% White, with 12% Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Notable alumni
- Nate Adams (2002), motocross rider and extreme sports athlete
- Eric Bennett (former teacher), archer and five-time Paralympian
- Turner Bernard, football long snapper
- Eddie Bonine (1999), former MLB pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
- Jade Carey (2018), gymnast, 2020 and 2024 Olympic champion, 7x World medalist
- Chris Duffy (1998), former MLB outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Richie Incognito (2001), football player with the Buffalo Bills
- Giselle Juarez (2016), softball player
- Matthew Liberatore (2018), baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals
- Jeff Locke (2008), former football punter (Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers)
- Parker Markel (2009), baseball player with the Seattle Mariners
- Travis Peterson (2004), professional basketball player in European leagues
- Allysa Seely (2007), paratriathlete, gold medalist at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Jon Weeks (2004), football player with the Houston Texans
References
- ^ "Principal's Message".
- ^ "Mountain Ridge High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "About MRHS".
- ^ "Mountain Ridge High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Arizona Report Cards".
- ^ "Glendale's Mountain Ridge High School marching band celebrates big championship win". ABC15. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Glendale Mountain Ridge, Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep win boys lacrosse titles". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Mountain Ridge High School Student Body".
External links
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