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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October 3, 2022 by Brittyn Daley (’23) This Friday, the Saratoga Springs High School football team will play their 4th home game, and the student section will be back with an all-new theme: Pink Out! While we are all wondering if the team will continue their win streak, I’m sure some of you are also
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October 3, 2022 by Olivia Clemmensen (’26) Do you love fall, but not know how or where to enjoy it to its fullest? Are you looking for ways to take in the sights of Saratoga and upstate N.Y. in the fall weather? From the best places to go apple picking to where to go hiking to
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September 19, 2022 by Natalie Rock Back-to-school season means senior lot season for students at Saratoga Springs High School. You would think that the name “senior lot” was self-explanatory, but I guess it wasn’t clear enough. Well, allow me to explain, it’s for seniors. Still, some juniors have been a little confused–eager to drive to
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September 19, 2022 by Ciara Meyer When Natalya Lakhtakia was a little girl, she spent most of her summers with her somewhat magical grandfather. She would sit in the garden and watch the hummingbirds bathe, relax in the cool shade under the lemon tree, and listen to the ocean breeze gently blow through the leaves.
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September 19, 2022 by Eliza Krackler For Tom King, it’s survival of the fittest. Life was always like that for him, and in his early days of prize-fighting, he wouldn’t have had it any other way. He used to live in a world of triumph and happiness. He always came home with a story to
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September 19, 2022 by Ciara Meyer I have officially spent 2167 days in the Saratoga Springs City School District. By the time I graduate it will be 2340 days. Unlike most students at Saratoga Springs High School, I had the opportunity to opt-out of this experience. My sister switched to private school during her 10th-grade
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September 19, 2022 by Aditi Singh Do you want to get involved in school, build up your extracurriculars for college applications, or just have fun and relax with people with similar interests? If so, you should look into the numerous clubs offered at SSHS! Here are just a few: Class of 2023, 2024, 2025, and
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August 24, 2022 by Journalism & Media Communications Block 2 Students Acting Out Link Acting Out is a mini-documentary created by the 2021-2022 Block 2 Journalism and Media Communications class. With reports of increasing behavioral issues in schools around the country, Block 2 students explored incidents of students “acting out” within SSHS’ school walls.
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August 24, 2022 by Journalism & Media Communications Block 4 Students Overachievers Link Overachievers is a mini-documentary created by the 2021-2022 Block 4 Journalism and Media Communications class. Block 4 students profiled three SSHS students–Abby Bundy (’23), Huck Patton (’22), and Maria Sablich (’22)—to discover what being a high achiever means to them, and learn
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