The Ridge Review

Move your tassels to the right, take off your caps, and throw them in the air. Congratulations, Class of 2016!

Now they walk!

"Our trend to leave a legacy is only beginning..." -Brandon Widger senior class speaker

Senior class president and vice president, Natalie Gonzalez and Olivia Landers giving their speach, "Life is what you make it, so let's make it rock."

Currently the composite ACT score of the Junior class excedes that of the graduated senior class, but there are about 30 scores yet to come in. Will the class of 2017 surpass the already impressive composite score of the class of 2016?

SENIOR SUNSET- Today kicked off the last week of high school for this years seniors. One day down, four to go!

Photo Credit: Ms. Sullivan

Class star day was fun with freshman in blue, sophmores in purple, juniors in silver, and seniors in black! Now who is ready for cowboy day today? Yeehaw!

ATTENTION 2016 SENIOR CLASS- As most of you may know, our classmate, Pamela Martin, was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. To show our support many of us will be ordering purple bracelets to wear at graduation. If you are interested in ordering a bracelet please see Mr. Cummings in room HR 120 to sign the bracelet order form!

Make-A-Wish Week kicked of with beach day to soak up dome rays! Who is participating in Disney day today?

COLORADO CRISIS SERVICE NOW OFFERS CRISIS TEXT SERVICE FOR COLORADANS NEEDING HELP- Coloradans can now use text to talk with and receive immediate professional help to deal with any type of crisis situation. The new crisis text service, launched by the Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners, is available 24/7. To use the service, individuals should text the word TALK to 38255, after that they will receive an automated text detailing terms and conditions and asking for the individuals birthdate and zip code (named may remain anonymous), as soon as this info is sent a Masters level crisis counselor receives the text and quickly responds. The text service is completely free of charge and available anywhere at any time.

“We are thrilled to offer Coloradans a new crisis help tool,” said Liza Tupa, the deputy director of community programs at the Colorado Office of Behavioral Health. “This new service helps ensure Coloradans greater access to mental health services at the right place and at the right time.”

For more information on the service please visit http://www.metrocrisisservices.org

Metro Crisis Services: 24/7 for all of Metro Denver Emergency mental health, su***de, and substance abuse (alcohol and other drug) treatment services for the Denver Metro area--Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties. Call us now at 888-885-1222. We’re here to help.

WOMEN's LACROSSE DEFEATS HERITAGE- Despite the snow and freezing temperatures, the women's JV and Varsity lacrosse teams beat Heritage. JV won 10-5 while Varsity won 11-6. It was Varsity's first home game, making the win even more special. "We played well," one player said. "It looks like we'll be having a pretty good season." Games resume March 29.

DRHS THEATER, SENIOR PROJECTS-
The time for Senior One Acts has arrived! Many hopeful thespians anxiously filled out their applications, and entered them last Friday. The lucky four directors are:
1) Kurt Sesko directing "The Silver Shroud: A Mechanist's Tale." written by Kurt Sesko.
2) Megan Bartlett & Rhiannon Blay directing "The Oblong Box." written by Edgar Allen Poe.
3) Rachael Macdonald directing "Ready.. Set...Date!" Written by Rachael Macdonald.
4) Mary Ellen Di Giovanni directing "The Future Is In Your Tiny Hands." Written by Jonathan Rand.
Auditions will be held after spring break!!
Congratulate your fellow classmates!