KDRA News Network – The Student News Site of Desert Ridge Academy

New lunch schedule will start on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019
November 13, 2019
Saige Goostree, Reporter
There is a change in the air at DRA! Starting on Monday, November 18, 2019, lunches will be divided differently. Instead of lunch being determined by sides of the building,...
First quarter rally spirit week is here
November 3, 2019
D’back debaters take home awards
November 3, 2019
On Saturday, November 2, 2019, D'back debaters Lauren Fimbres, Caleb Stevens, Marlene Gutierrez, Aidan Romero, Oliver Jones, and Alexander Jones participated in the Nextgen...
DRA art rocks
November 1, 2019
Check out DRA's contribution to the Dia de Los Muertos event (see info below). There were 9 skulls and DRA was selected to paint one of them this year. The art students had...

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Features

Things have changed here at DRA

Camila Vega, Reporter

October 13, 2019

Some 7th and 8th grade students are impressed with of all the changes at DRA. First, every Thursday we have an extra period called A.I.R time where students learn about accountability,...

DRA Airtime – Character dare of the week

October 2, 2019

DRA loses great guest teacher

October 1, 2019

Students of the month enjoy day at California Adventure

October 1, 2019

News

DRA dine out night this week

November 3, 2019

WEB is in full swing at DRA

September 28, 2019

Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) is in full swing at DRA with their first dance off of the year! On Friday, Sept. 26, 2019, the WEB leaders hosted a fabulous dance off at lunch...

PTO dine-out at Chipotle was huge success

September 28, 2019

Lost & Found

September 23, 2019

Sports Center

Are football players really playing too rough at lunch?

Ernesto Quintero, Reporter

October 2, 2019

Students at DRA enjoy playing football at lunch. Recently some of the students were told that they are playing too rough, and they might lose the privilege of playing football...