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MRHS Wrestling Roundup
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
What to Really Expect from EF Tour Trips
By Kamila A-F Around the MRHS campus, one can find a colorful poster promoting an opportunity to travel around Asia on most hallways. As someone who went on a European trip in June of 2025, I can tell you how accurate the poster is to the actual experience. One of the main focuses of EF tours is to make it affordable for students to travel. I do think that is true, as it's set up to be monthly payments and the sooner you sign up for it, the less money you owe every month. Ho
Mountain Range Helps Families With Our School Mercantile
By Adali V and Aubrey B Our Mountain Range School Mercantile is stepping up to make a difference. This school food bank is not just about food, it’s about providing our families with essential items like hygiene products and clothing. It’s a place that truly cares about our community. The Mountain Range School Mercantile believes that no student should have to worry about their next meal or go without basic essentials. Studies show that a healthy body leads to a happier mind
Welcome Back from The Range Staff
by The Range Staff Welcome back, Mountain Range Students! We hope everyone had a safe and fun new year. As we start a new semester and head into 2026, The Range Staff is excited to continue sharing the stories, news and moments that matter to our school. To kick off the new year let's see what The Range staff did over break and their plans for 2026 What did you do over break? " I hung out with friends and family but got sick so I had to relax a lot." Cooper M. (12th) "I we
Mountain Range Welcomes Counselor Rae Armijo
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
Cindy R.X.’s This Is Where We Die a thrilling and shocking masterpiece
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
Todd Riccio Says Farewell to Mustang Football
By Eric D. Todd Riccio has been around the football scene since he was little,his notable time with football has come within his coaching. Riccio has been coaching football for 24 years. Splitting his time between Mountain Range High School and Prairie View High School mainly. Riccio has spent his last 9 recent years coaching at Mountain Range High School. The 2025-2026 Mustangs are now just coming off their first winning season since the 2013-2014 Mustangs. The 2025-2026 Mus
The Broncos are Overhyped.
by Wyatt W The Denver Broncos are on pace for their most wins since 2013, And are tied with the New England Patriots for the best record In the NFL (National Football league). Under this renewed enthusiasm for our local football club is a cracking facade of narrow wins, bad opponents and an overhyped quarterback. Many of the Broncos opponents have not played good opponents through week 14. In fact, they have only played 3 teams that currently hold a winning record. Their r
Rethinking Drug Consequences at MRHS
By Francesca M. Mountain Range High School has an obvious drug problem. We can all agree that the top priority is keeping students safe and healthy. But should suspensions be the go-to consequences for drug related offenses at MRHS, or are we missing an opportunity for education and change? Suspension definitely seems like the easiest, most straightforward solution, but honestly, it doesn’t really fix the bigger problem. Punishing someone doesn’t teach them why they did somet
Sports
MRHS Wrestling Roundup
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
Todd Riccio Says Farewell to Mustang Football
By Eric D. Todd Riccio has been around the football scene since he was little,his notable time with football has come within his coaching. Riccio has been coaching football for 24 years. Splitting his time between Mountain Range High School and Prairie View High School mainly. Riccio has spent his last 9 recent years coaching at Mountain Range High School. The 2025-2026 Mustangs are now just coming off their first winning season since the 2013-2014 Mustangs. The 2025-2026 Mus
The Broncos are Overhyped.
by Wyatt W The Denver Broncos are on pace for their most wins since 2013, And are tied with the New England Patriots for the best record In the NFL (National Football league). Under this renewed enthusiasm for our local football club is a cracking facade of narrow wins, bad opponents and an overhyped quarterback. Many of the Broncos opponents have not played good opponents through week 14. In fact, they have only played 3 teams that currently hold a winning record. Their r
MRHS Basketball Season Preview
By Vinny Dodero As the winter sports season kicks off, an MRHS sport to keep an eye out on is the Boys Basketball team. With a new and experienced Head Coach in Byrom Gray, one very important Varsity starter returning, a very young team, and other pieces and parts moving around this is the sport to be around this winter. As the 2024-2025 MRHS team went 11-12 with only a rotation consisting of 7 players, 1 being a freshman. It definitely was an experiment but ultimately almo
The History of Mountain Range Football
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
Mountain Range Football Review: Historical Season
By Vinny D. After the Mustangs finished the 2025-2026 season, there were many ups and downs for the team. But after making history for Mountain Range there's many things to look at from this season. The Boys finished with a winning record of 6-4 and 3-2 in league play. This is the best record for the stangs since the 2013-2014 season. This was a really remarkable season and a statement season as Senior Alberto. Z says,” We wanted to put the Mountain Range on the map again and
Arts and Entertainment
What to Really Expect from EF Tour Trips
By Kamila A-F Around the MRHS campus, one can find a colorful poster promoting an opportunity to travel around Asia on most hallways. As someone who went on a European trip in June of 2025, I can tell you how accurate the poster is to the actual experience. One of the main focuses of EF tours is to make it affordable for students to travel. I do think that is true, as it's set up to be monthly payments and the sooner you sign up for it, the less money you owe every month. Ho
Cindy R.X.’s This Is Where We Die a thrilling and shocking masterpiece
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
MRHS Chamber Choir Offers Unique Experiences
By Heidi B. Many people may not know about the Mountain Range High School Chamber Choir, but it is an organization of eighteen to twenty students who have a talent and strive for music. To become a part of the chamber choir students have to be in the MRHS concert choir for at least one academic year (although there are exceptions if they are musically inclined). Once students have been in the concert choir for a year, they can audition for Chamber choir at the end of concert
Microsoft Increases the Price of Xbox Products
By N. S. People all have their hobbies, be it reading, exercise or playing golf. And a lot of people are gamers, or at least play games...
Tiktok Rots the Brain
By Janessa C. In just a few years, TikTok has become one of the most influential platforms in the world, especially among teenagers and...
Nintendo Switch 2 Reveals with Surprising Controversy
Dawson T. On April 2nd, Nintendo held its Switch 2 Direct live stream on YouTube, where they showed off their new Switch 2 system, meant...
Student Life
What to Really Expect from EF Tour Trips
By Kamila A-F Around the MRHS campus, one can find a colorful poster promoting an opportunity to travel around Asia on most hallways. As someone who went on a European trip in June of 2025, I can tell you how accurate the poster is to the actual experience. One of the main focuses of EF tours is to make it affordable for students to travel. I do think that is true, as it's set up to be monthly payments and the sooner you sign up for it, the less money you owe every month. Ho
Mountain Range Helps Families With Our School Mercantile
By Adali V and Aubrey B Our Mountain Range School Mercantile is stepping up to make a difference. This school food bank is not just about food, it’s about providing our families with essential items like hygiene products and clothing. It’s a place that truly cares about our community. The Mountain Range School Mercantile believes that no student should have to worry about their next meal or go without basic essentials. Studies show that a healthy body leads to a happier mind
Welcome Back from The Range Staff
by The Range Staff Welcome back, Mountain Range Students! We hope everyone had a safe and fun new year. As we start a new semester and head into 2026, The Range Staff is excited to continue sharing the stories, news and moments that matter to our school. To kick off the new year let's see what The Range staff did over break and their plans for 2026 What did you do over break? " I hung out with friends and family but got sick so I had to relax a lot." Cooper M. (12th) "I we
Mountain Range Welcomes Counselor Rae Armijo
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
MRHS Basketball Season Preview
By Vinny Dodero As the winter sports season kicks off, an MRHS sport to keep an eye out on is the Boys Basketball team. With a new and experienced Head Coach in Byrom Gray, one very important Varsity starter returning, a very young team, and other pieces and parts moving around this is the sport to be around this winter. As the 2024-2025 MRHS team went 11-12 with only a rotation consisting of 7 players, 1 being a freshman. It definitely was an experiment but ultimately almo
No One Told You this, but Everyone Knows MRHS’s Hidden Rules.
By Isabelle K. According to Wikipedia.com , unspoken or unwritten rules are behavioral expectations that aren’t directly stated but help naturally guide how people act within a group or society. People rarely think of the unspoken habits, ceremonies, and rules at MRHS yet every day students and staff follow a set of silent traditions, from which side to walk on in the hallway to classroom etiquette to the pressure to either participate in class or follow the crowd and quietly
Opinion
Cindy R.X.’s This Is Where We Die a thrilling and shocking masterpiece
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
The Broncos are Overhyped.
by Wyatt W The Denver Broncos are on pace for their most wins since 2013, And are tied with the New England Patriots for the best record In the NFL (National Football league). Under this renewed enthusiasm for our local football club is a cracking facade of narrow wins, bad opponents and an overhyped quarterback. Many of the Broncos opponents have not played good opponents through week 14. In fact, they have only played 3 teams that currently hold a winning record. Their r
Rethinking Drug Consequences at MRHS
By Francesca M. Mountain Range High School has an obvious drug problem. We can all agree that the top priority is keeping students safe and healthy. But should suspensions be the go-to consequences for drug related offenses at MRHS, or are we missing an opportunity for education and change? Suspension definitely seems like the easiest, most straightforward solution, but honestly, it doesn’t really fix the bigger problem. Punishing someone doesn’t teach them why they did somet
Spirit Days: Students Thoughts
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
Religion May Soon Be Forcefully Pushed Into Public Schools
By N.S. People are expected to head to school and learn about subjects like Math, English, History and dozens of others. Education is...
Students Reactions to New School Year Calendar
By Vinny D. As of January 16, 2025. Adams 12 5 Star Schools has settled on the new calendar for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year....
Mustang TV Shorts
Mountain Range Helps Families With Our School Mercantile
By Adali V and Aubrey B Our Mountain Range School Mercantile is stepping up to make a difference. This school food bank is not just about food, it’s about providing our families with essential items like hygiene products and clothing. It’s a place that truly cares about our community. The Mountain Range School Mercantile believes that no student should have to worry about their next meal or go without basic essentials. Studies show that a healthy body leads to a happier mind
MRHS Technology Student Association Success at State Conference
Produced by Ryan T.
Take Multimedia Classes at The Mountain!
Produced by Ryan T.
New Teacher Interview: Mr. Griggsby
Produced by Alex VL.
Holiday Trivia
Produced by Kacpur M. and Austin M.
Student Spotlight: Carson Kinard
Produced by Jack K.
MRHS Exemplary Student Work
MRHS Wrestling Roundup
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
Mountain Range Welcomes Counselor Rae Armijo
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
Cindy R.X.’s This Is Where We Die a thrilling and shocking masterpiece
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
Ms. Freisinger’s Experience Balancing College And Student Teaching at MRHS
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
MRHS’s Very Own Tattoo Artist-Metzli E.
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
The History of Mountain Range Football
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
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