October 31, 2022 by Jade Helal ’23 Taylor Swift released a new album for the first time in two years, Midnights. A collaboration with Jack Antonoff, the 13 songs on the album represent 13 sleepless nights throughout Swift’s life. A deluxe version, Midnights (3 am edition), was released a mere three hours after the original […]
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October 31, 2022 by McKenna Cook ’25 by Sorell Mcintire ’25 On Sunday, October 23 at the Saratoga Springs Public Library during the Saratoga Book Festival, Lauren Tarshis–author of the I Survived series–held a book signing and discussed her books, inspiration, and writing journey. The I Survived books are all historical fiction with a target
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October 31, 2022 by Olivia Clemmensen ’26 Although Halloween is viewed as the center of late October into November, Día de Los Muertos is another important holiday! Celebrated from November 1st through 2nd, it is a day to remember the loved ones that we have lost. Día de Los Muertos originated from Aztec traditions. The
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October 31, 2022 by Natalie Rock ’23 provided by Mr. Snyder What are you going to be for Halloween? What is your favorite Halloween candy? For Halloween, Mr. Snyder is being… himself! All jokes aside, he gets told around 10 times a day that he looks like Steve Harrington, so he and his girlfriend are
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October 31, 2022 by Lucia Birnby ’23 The first single and title track for Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” has had people in a fall mood since its release on July 8th. The remainder of the album, which was released on October 14th, met and exceeded listeners’ expectations, perfectly encapsulating that quintessential fall feeling. Fueled by
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October 17, 2022 by John Vilca ’23 by Olivia Tuck ’24 After a strong start to the season, Toga had a tough 35-7 loss to Shaker at home on October 7th. It was a tough night for the offense as they only managed one touchdown and had 3 turnovers (all interceptions). The game plan against
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October 17, 2022 by Aditi Singh ’24 Warning: This review contains spoilers. Book Content Warning: This book contains mature content. For content warnings, visit this link. The romance book It Ends With Us by Collen Hoover has been a TikTok sensation for quite some time now, but I never really looked into it until recently.
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October 17, 2022 by Maddy Diem ’24 The New York Racing Association (NYRA) is looking for people to work at the Saratoga Springs Racetrack during its open season, which is roughly around July to early September. Several different companies are hiring for NYRA at job fairs. The job fairs are where the companies that hire
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October 17, 2022 by Eliza Krackeler ’24 In public schools and libraries, the banning of books is being made into a culture war over material discussing race, gender, and LGBTQIA+ issues. The banning of these topics has a lasting effect on kids in the public school system. Ms. Duchaussee, a librarian at the Saratoga Springs
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October 17, 2022 by Hailey Kopraski ’23 Maybe this has to do with the fact that October is my favorite month or that I am in fact a Libra…but I personally believe that Libra season is very spectacular, as Librans are quite extraordinary. The reality of astrology and the Zodiac has been an ongoing debate,
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October 3, 2022 by Eliza Krackeler (’24) Saratoga Springs High School brought home the title at the Suburban Council JV mid-season volleyball tournament on Saturday, September 17th, their first tournament win in over two decades. Going into the tournament, sophomore Peter Krackeler was clearly expecting great things from Saratoga, saying, “we knew we were one
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October 3, 2022 by Ciara Meyer (’23) On September 29, the Saratoga Springs City School District’s (SSCSD) Board of Education (BOE) meeting opened with a public comment period dominated by demands for more School Resource Officers (SROs), police officers specifically trained to work in academic environments, on school campuses. Since the BOE meeting in July,
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October 3, 2022 by John Vilca (’23) by Brady Reynolds (’23) On Friday, September 23rd, the Blue Streaks got sweet revenge against undefeated Guilderland in a tightly fought 18-14 victory at home. As has been custom with Toga football’s home games, the SSHS crowd came dressed and ready for white-out night, which gave the Blue
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October 3, 2022 by Emilia Hall (’26) and Savannah Winter (’26) The Saratoga Springs High School girls’ varsity cross-country team is well known across the country for winning numerous state and national competitions. This team is one of the most successful at SSHS, having been ranked the number one girl’s cross-country team in the nation
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October 3, 2022 by Natalie Rock (’23) provided by Mrs. Gironda What does Mrs. Gironda teach? Algebra 2, AP calculus AB, and regular calculus Where did she attend college? Mrs. Gironda attended college at SUNY Binghamton for her undergrad and her masters. Her undergraduate major was mathematical sciences and her masters was in education. She
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October 3, 2022 by Brittyn Daley (’23) by Brady Reynolds (’23) On Friday, September 23rd, Saratoga Springs high school students packed onto the bleachers for the Toga vs. Guilderland football game, bring plenty of school spirit decked out in all white. Looking at the student section was almost blinding, leaving many to wonder why Student
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