By Azamaya A and Anabella V After months of hard work and lengthy rehearsals, the Wizard of Oz has hit the stage. The Wizard of Oz  is a worldwide known story–the 1939 movie being a significant part of cinema history. The musical was announced as MRHS’s winter performance during early October. Since then, anticipation grew steadily, especially within the cast members of the show. River S, a sophomore, performing as the Scarecrow, shared her experience of growing and understan

By Mark S. and Wyatt W. Mountain Range High School athletics has a record of 43 wins and 80 losses so far this school year, compared to a record of 57 wins and 138 losses last year. Now, while all the sports this year have not been finished, it is no secret that the Mustangs athletes have been struggling as of late, and it may be due to a number of factors, including coaching, facilities and lack of interest and enthusiasm. Now, while many coaches have come and gone in recent

By Isabelle K. Grace J. At MRHS there has been a spike in many fashion trends; students wear baggy pants, Y2K revival, and athleisure like Nike and Lululemon, but there has been a boom in sightings of these cargo sweats. Why? Pro Club is a Los Angeles-based apparel brand that offers many everyday essentials—including these notorious cargo sweats commonly seen in black and gray. Young Geun Lee, South-korean founder of Pro Club, originally worked in an administrative role at IB

Mid-Season Report By Austin Ramirez Mountain Range's wrestling team is off to a hot start and a good feeling going into the mid way point of their season. With lots of ups and downs the Mustangs still expect a lot from this season with duels regionals and the state tournament coming up.  Coach Jeff Harrington with 22 years of experience and head coach of the Mustangs with about 10 years with the team speaks on the season, “ I feel great about the season for sure, we've had a

By Adali V. Ms. Armijo, MRHS Counselor Mountain Range High School is thrilled to introduce Rae Armijo as its new student counselor. With a strong commitment to student well being and a passion for mental health advocacy, Armijo is poised to make a significant impact on the school community. Armijo’s path to school counseling was driven by a desire to support young people. “I was pretty impressed and thankful for the interactions that I had between the counselors and seeing ho

By Angelina G. This Is Where We Die is a mystery novel focusing on a group of six friends who all experienced a traumatic event years ago visiting a large mansion with their graduating class to celebrate their freedom from high school. Its plot is rich with constant twists, thrill, and a consistent question throughout the whole novel: Who’s next? In the small first chunk of the novel before the group goes to the island during their graduation, we are introduced to a unique c

By Dawn H and Angelina G Ms. Ellerie Freisinger, or as students call her, Ms. Fry, is a new student teacher at MRHS. She currently assists Mr. Adamsky in his English classes for sophomores and seniors while balancing going to classes at CU Boulder.  Before coming to Mountain Range High School, Ms. Fry worked at a charter school for five years called Rocky Mountain Prep. At Rocky Mountain Prep, Ms. Fry largely taught Speech and Debate. She would also help students who were str

By Kamila A-F Junior Metzli E. has dedicated her weekends to her part time job as a tattoo artist.  She always had an interest in art; you can find several sketches in her room as proof of that. However, with the push of her father’s support, she officially started tattooing around a year ago. Her shop is simply in her own home, some of her materials were purchased herself and some were given by her dad. This set up makes it convenient for her.  While a good handful of her cl

By Eric D. and Austin R. Mountain Range Football has created a historic past for themselves in its short time built as a school, with the help from Joe Bravo, the first head coach for the Mustangs and then passing the torch all the way to current head coach Todd Riccio,Mustang Football history have been filled with rough seasons with a mix of good seasons for them. Mountain Range Football dates back to the 2006-2007 season when the school first opened and debuted the new Moun

by Wyatt W.  Mountain Range High School has many hallways and rooms filled with the hum of conversation and laughter, but one classroom in particular stands out for its energy and curiosity. Inside, science teacher Nathan Smith, has built a strong connection with his students and makes them excited to learn. Unlike most teachers, Smith didn’t always plan on becoming one while getting his education at CU Boulder: “I thought I wanted to be a mechanical engineer,” he remarked. “

By Lilah G.  As school gets busier, it’s easy to feel buried in homework and exams. But studying longer isn’t always the answer, sometimes you just need to study smarter. Breaking your study time into short, focused sessions can help your brain retain more. A lot of students use the “ Pomodoro Technique ” studying for 25 to 30 minutes with a quick break in between. It keeps things manageable and helps you stay focused without burning out. Active learning also makes a big diff

By Francesca C At Mountain Range High School, diversity isn’t just visible in the halls, it shapes every part of the community. But for many immigrant students, that diversity comes with challenges that reach far beyond language. Their experiences raise questions of fairness, identity, and what it really means to belong.  Moving to a new country isn’t just a fresh start, despite the many opportunities promised there are kicks to it. Having to learn completely new words, habit

By Vinny D. Students seem to have mixed feelings here at the range about Spirit Days. Some say they  enjoy these days, some students want to see a change in these spirit days.These spirit weeks are meant to bring stude nts together and participate in spirit week. But it seems the majority want new themed days. The first spirit week of the year was for Homecoming week.The Spirit days were Team Day,  Tie-Dye Day, Black and Blue Day, Beach Day, and Neon Day.  Now some students a

By Dawn H. and Angelina G. The Mountain Range Student Government program role is familiar to the students within, but to students outside of the program, their role is more shrouded and unseen.  Student Government has their hands in most of the metaphorical pie that is the events at Mountain Range High School from school dances to the spirit days. Even though they are heavily integrated into student culture, environment, and events, they work silently, demonstrated by many st

By Lilah G. At Mountain Range High School the tardy policy has become one of the most talked about rules among students. Under the...

By Vinny D. As the 2025-2026 is now underway, the  Mountain Range Mustangs football team’s season began  after an underperforming season....

Here is the 2026 senior class of Journalism Students!! Eric D. is a passionate senior student athlete at MRHS ready for the next step in...

Landon C. is a student at Mountain Range High School searching for a way to make high school entertaining. His writing is complex and...

By The MRHS Class of 2025 I, Giovanna Johnson, do hereby leave to Junior and Alex some advice on when times are hard and advice to senior...