Once united but now separated, Ridgeline and Mountain Crest were a part of each other, but now the school rivalry have turned friends into enemies, brothers into soldiers. So many different people involved, so many different opinions, so many different emotions, this feud has brought new anxieties, new excitement, and new anger. I sat down with different students from different crowds and asked them their opinion on this heated situation. Upon sitting down with these people I asked them 2 questions, “When did you first feel that that the Rivalry became a ‘real’ thing?” & “What is your opinion on this rivalry?” What they had to say might change your perspective.

Brady Stuart, football captain for Ridgeline, felt that this rivalry became “real” when they saw on their schedule that they would be playing MC. He felt that the feeling of rivalry began there and it pushed them to become better as a team. He also thought that this rivalry was more of “play fighting” than actual fighting. He was ready to go out and play a fair game and be a good sport about everything.

Although Brady felt that this was “play fighting” some felt that this rivalry was way more than that. Addi Harris, cheer captain for Ridgeline, felt that MC was blowing this rivalry out of proportion. She felt that it all started at the football game when MC came wearing shirts that said “Rednecks vs. Rich Kids”. In her words, “I feel that we should own something before we let them walk all over us.” She feels that the idea of a classy-out would show them that we are ok with who we are. To her, MC is filled with her friends who she still loves, but she will not let them affect her school pride.

Shay Parks, Ridgeline fan, felt that when both of our schools became 4A there was going to be a rivalry. She believes that this rivalry is stupid and that everyone who is involved should just simmer down and become friends again. MC was full of our very best friends but now this rivalry has become a source of anger and has left many friendships severed. She feels that the only way that we can go about this would be to act as the bigger man. From her perspective she says, “We have to be more classy than they are being, we can’t afford to be anything else.”

This feud has torn friendships and lost trust but has brought us together as a school. We have united to be the bigger man. This feud may have seemed like a bad thing, but through all the rivalry and through the hate we have really come together as a school to show who Ridgeline High School is.