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Awards |
A+ School (2006), Excelling School (2007) |
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Dress code |
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School Mission
- Mountain Ridge's recently updated mission statement provides a focus.
"The mission of Mountain Ridge High School is to graduate responsible citizens prepared to achieve personal success while contributing positively to society." MRHS utilizes technology and hands on application with a variety of means of assessment to help students master standards in each curricular area. The school provides a safe campus where high expectations are the norm in academics, athletics and the arts.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: French and Spanish.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
- The school uses the following instructional model: Core Knowledge
- Physical education is required for the following grade: 9
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| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball and diving.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling and diving.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: National Honor Society; Society of Female Scholars; Student Government; DECA; Speech and Debate and Academic Decathalon.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: band, theater/drama, chorus, drawing/painting, dance and Media Production.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parent workshops
PRIDE (Parent organization)
Parent volunteers
guest speakers
Site-based Committees
Other news or notes
- academics, arts, athletics focus
| College and Work Preparation |
- 20-39% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
- 40-59% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- 3 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- This school was established in 1995.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- This school was built in 1995.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Entering students typically come from: Hillcrest Middle School (7-8); Highland Lakes (K-8) and Sierra Verde and Terramar (K-8).
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- Students also enroll by: open enrollment applications accepted.
- Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Security guard(s) (full or part-time); Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- Regular classroom hours: 7:40 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.
- Accredited by NCA/CASI in 2007.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 11/26/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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