By Katalina Y. It has been over a whopping 40 years since the National Arts Honors Society was established back in 1978 by the National Art Education Association (NAEA) for High School students, according to the National Arts Honors Society (NAHS) website. NAHS serves to open a variety of opportunities for High School students all around the U.S. to hone in on their artistic abilities in the real world through a variety of fun activities. As of today, it has been 7 years sin

By Isla K. In the early 2000’s Chris Hansen hosted his show ‘To Catch A Predator’ on Dateline NBC where he would work to catch child predators that try to meet teens online. Lots of debate regarding online security and the ethics behind Hansen’s reality tv show once it reached larger audiences. Recently A24 got their hands on the story and released Primetime, a drama starring Robert Pattinson. The release of the Primetime movie sparked a new wave of interest in the Chris Hans

By Kyra C. & Kaylee C-U For many students, grades count for much more than what goes on a report card. Grades affect a student's confidence, their mental health and their lives outside of school. Even though the grading system is meant to measure a student's progress with learning, many students believe it doesn’t account for differences in learning styles, individual struggles, and the actual effort that they put into the work they do. As concerns about academic pressures co

By Anabella V. Once again, The Range is welcoming three Mountain Range inaugural staff members to answer questions surrounding their memories of an early Mountain Range, as well as their own personal anecdotes of various life lessons, memorable experiences, and flashes to the past. Joshua Williams circa 2006 Beginning with English teacher Joshua Williams: Q: What are some core memories of an early Mountain Range? A: “I still remember the first day. We had a little freshman g

By Katalina Y. Everyday after lunch, the MRHS campus is left filled with trash in every corner of the school, leaving janitors to spend an extra hour cleaning up after students. Trash can be found anywhere, from inside of the cafeteria to outside of the school building, with food left behind by students. MRHS Janitor, Richard Langlois, says that taking time to pick up extra trash “takes time away from helping staff and students.” He also adds on to say that the most common t

By Cayden M. Jeff Harrington, head wrestling coach at Mountain Range High School, is stepping down after many years of coaching the sport. Harrington says he is stepping down due to his family. His kids are getting older and going to middle school now, so their schedules are changing. He also mentioned that his parents are getting older, and he needs to be there to help them out. “I need to be there for my wife, my kids, and my family”. Being a head coach involves a lot of

By Ali P. Ray Ban Metas are high-tech everyday eyewear that are becoming more popular among students because they contain image and video features capturing every moment hands free, open ear audio experiencing premium audio while keeping conversations and ambient audio in ear shot, touch control with the ability to seamlessly control music, as well as taking calls with responsive touch controls. The most notable feature that has bemused many is the Meta AI feature. Instead of

by Rylie L To kick off the 2026 school year at Mountain Range High School, a new district wide security feature was set in place: 2 factor authentication. Prior to the current school year, students were able to access their school account anywhere at any time. Due to the increased amount of cyber attacks every year, the administrators at Mountain Range and Adams 12 took it upon themselves to make an effort to protect students and their personal information. This means adding

By Isla K. and Kaytlin C. Teachers in Adams 12 School District are further incorporating AI into their teaching materials as the technology becomes widely available. Adams 12 is implementing guidelines surrounding the use of AI, while informing staff and students to heed the warning and consequences of the over reliance of AI in classrooms. Adams 12 district’s vision for teaching and learning with AI is to ensure, “they effectively serve our diverse educational community”. Th

By Azamya A. Homecoming is a fundamental part of high school that everyone should experience at least once. Everyone has different opinions on school dances, some of them can be really fun and others can suck, but no matter how your experience starts you can always make the best of it. The first homecoming started as a way to welcome back members of an alumni football team from colleges and universities to “Come Home” to watch a game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Miss

by Anabella V. This week, 2 members of the MRHS inaugural staff/graduating class: William Adamsky and Logan Janes are asked questions regarding their memories of an early Mountain Range. Mr. Adamsky circa 1985 Q: How did parts of your youth or your years leading up to becoming a teacher influence your career choice? A: "I entered college as a Computer Science major and soon realized I didn't have the skills or interest to pursue that degree. Then one day one of my English pro

by Anabella V. 2006 was the year of low-rise jeans, flip phones, a skyrocketing of emo/punk-rock music, and a worldwide obsession with Stephenie Meyer's "*Twilight*. As iconic as these pieces of Y2K culture are, an even more prominent event was the birth of Mountain Range High School, 2026 marking its 20th anniversary. In comparison to two decades ago, 2026 has been the year of artificial intelligence, advanced technology, and a newfound obsession with audiobooks. In a time o

by Azamaya A. Here at Mountain Range there are a wide variety of sports that the school offers from volleyball to tennis. Student sections play an important role towards sports in ways they wouldn't expect. The amount of energy and encouragement can help a team drastically by keeping the players motivated to win. Student sections play a crucial role in high school sports; they are valuable towards school spirit and showing support. Junior Camila C. is a current varsity volley

by The Range staff The Mountain Range Mustangs staff and students are hosting the yearly Pie in the Eye fundraiser for Make a Wish on October 1st , 2026 in the MRHS gym during the homecoming assembly. For those who don’t know, Pie in the Eye is a fundraising competition between teachers and students at MRHS. Each team tries to raise more funds than their competitors, with the losing side getting pied in the face during the homecoming assembly. This year’s wish kid is Kayhan,

Alexa C. or better known as Alex is from Kansas city, Missouri. Although she was born in America she's fluent in Spanish because of the fact she's a Mexican herself. As a baby still in the womb her parents made the decision to move the day before the Joplin tornado had hit her area believe it or not.Now you may be asking “where to?” well they decided to settle here in the heart of Colorado, Denver. In elementary school she had such high scores on her test, that she had scored

Najma S. is a junior student attending Mountain Range High school. Najma loves writing about issues, and real life stories that she knows are important! She chose Journalism because she wants to write about the right and wrongs that are being put in the news. Najma wants to represent people's opinions who don't have a voice. Throughout her freshman and sophomore year she has had a lot of good character development which made her want to write about real life stories. If you g

Aeron S. is a senior at MRHS taking his first (and unfortunately only) year of Journalism currently. Aeron has enjoyed reading and writing almost his whole life. Beyond academics, Aeron is an avid language learner who spends much of his free time learning languages such as German, Ukrainian, and Russian. Aeron participates in gaming in the form of realistic, accuracy-focused games. While at MRHS, Aeron has taken a wide range of courses, from Business all the way to Astronomy.

It’s finally that time again Mustangs! Another exciting year for Mountain Range students and staff is upon us. The MRHS editorial staff cannot wait to get The Range up and going for a new school year. We editors are keen to have an important job such as this one, looking forward to new experiences after a year prior of being new Journalism writers. As the editorial staff, we get to be in charge of jobs like taking care of our website, supporting the Journalism students with

by Francesca M. Campus security officers at Mountain Range are constantly in hallways, classrooms, lunch areas, or somewhere in the background of the school day. Their role, at its most basic, is simple: keep students safe, make sure rules are followed, and step in when something is wrong. For the most part, officers are easy to get along with. Interacting with students is what they do for most of their day. As students, it’s easy to brush off these small moments. Although, t

by Isabelle K There is a different kind of exhaustion that comes with being turned into a mirror. Ever since, I wrote my last article on the poor state of Black History month and corporations’ sense of no shame with mass DEI rollback and it got published, people haven’t been talking to me; they’ve been talking at their own reflections. The article got 32 reads. Not much—but based on conversations I’ve had after it got out, you’d think I just declared myself the leader of a