Across the nation, a dangerous trend has affected many high schoolers and their brain development, vaping. According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 1 in 3 high school seniors reported using a vaping device in 2017. Vapes and E-cigarettes were introduced to the US to anyone...

The Cedar Ridge Theatre Department’s production of Thoroughly Modern Millie was an upbeat, exciting adventure through the 1920’s. The show follows the young Millie Dillmount, played by Sam Evans (12), as she moved to New York City from small town Kansas and falls in love with the young Jimmy Smith,...

Scrunchies are back and better than ever. Katie Ibanez (10) created her own business, “Lucia Katie Scrunchies”, in October of 2018. All her scrunchies are handmade. She uses social media to advertise her products. They are easy to make and they turn a profit. “It takes about 5 minutes...

In the summer of 2018, Round Rock ISD announced Ms. Jiae Kim as principal of Cedar Ridge. Kim has worked in RRISD for 14 years of her career, and most recently worked with younger children at Spicewood Elementary. “It’s a lot more complex and on a larger scale here, and the work I get to do...

The oceans are teaming with life, waiting to be explored. A few students have decided to take the plunge and discover what’s waiting for them below the surface. Juniors Katie Hicks and Jonathan Thompson have taken up scuba diving. Over the summer, both took to the ocean to explore the reefs of the...