Saratoga Sometimes: Snow Days
January 18, 2024 by Bianca Babcock (‘24)
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Holiday Movie/Survival Guide
January 18, 2024 by Mazie Neville (‘24) Miss the Holiday Season? We, at the Lightning Rod, do too. The holiday season, and day to day life at school, is a busy time for everyone, and it seems to be made busier by all the magical beings and ne’er-do-wells who appear every year. I don’t know
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Setting the Foundation of the Future: SSCSD’s Legacy Project
January 18, 2024 by Alex Wersten (‘25) Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of residents in the Saratoga Springs City School District voted to approve the Legacy Project, a $129.7 million capital project aimed to create major improvements and renovations in all eight school buildings and the transportation facility, with a result of 1,530 votes
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Pet(s) of the week OFFICER EDITION
January 18, 2024 by Cassie Child (‘24) Tex and Maggie Owner: The Rod’s Managing Editor, Darren Pasek! Age: Tex is 11, Maggie is 10 Fun facts: Tex doesn’t like the water, nor does he like being outside the house, but he does like to run around the backyard. Maggie likes to sing instead of bark!
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Olivia Tuck’s Shutter in Action at Riff for Rights
January 18, 2024 by Olivia Tuck (‘24) Pose, Focus, Click, Shutter, Check, Repeat. A rhythm in my head akin to those I heard from the stage, as the band infused Caffé Lena with smooth jazz and easy vibes as listeners ate a Hattie’s-catered dinner. I had the privilege of taking pictures of Riff for Rights
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Up In Smoke: The Vaping Epidemic’s Toll on Health and School Environment
January 18, 2024 by Sanaiya Noisette (‘26) A situation most students witness today is the destruction of our school’s bathrooms. They are transforming into a space for inappropriate behaviors, causing concern for students and teachers around the school. Vaping creates an unwanted toxic environment for students’ health and well-being. It becomes evident that beyond our
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Are Smart Cars Smart?
November 15, 2023 by Sahiba Jassal (‘24) Did you know that to be considered “averagely smart” you should have an IQ of around 100? Well, Sahiba has a quick one-question pop quiz for you: What IQ does a smart car have? If you said anything that implies a smart car would be in the “deficient
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Saratoga Sometimes: Attendance
November 15, 2023 by Bianca Babcock (‘24)
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Pets of SSHS: Luna Schmalz
November 15, 2023 by Cassie Child (‘24) Owner: The Rod’s very own Staff Writer, Francisca Schmalz Age: ?? Years (Luna would like to keep that to herself) Hobbies: Playing with her brother, Milo Pet Peeves: Too much rice and not enough chicken in her bowl at dinnertimeIf you would like your pet to be the
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Toga Sports: Season Conclusions
November 15, 2023 by Emilia Hall (‘26) November 15, 2023 by Savannah Winter (‘26) In this Fall Sports season, an impressive six Saratoga Teams competed in sectional finals, but only one team, boys cross country, ended up the champions. The other five teams, Girls Tennis, Field Hockey, Boys Soccer, Girls Volleyball, and girls cross country
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Review: Down the Nile
November 15, 2023 by Francisca Schmalz (‘24) Murder on the Nile, the play inspired by Agatha Christie’s iconic book, docked at Saratoga Springs High School last weekend. As mentioned, the play comes from Christie’s book Death on the Nile, published in the UK in 1937, and then in the US the following year. The book
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Now and Then: Fab Four or Fab Faux?
November 15, 2023 by Elias Prodger (‘26) The Beatles’ impact on music history cannot really be overstated. It can be argued that no other artists have had such a vast influence on popular music like those in the classic Liverpool based group composed of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Since the
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Seinfeld: Curb Your Enthusiasm
November 15, 2023 by Darren Pasek (‘25) “A show one turns to in hard times for comfort or simply for joy.” That is the definition of a comfort show. No matter what we are talking about—movies, shows, music, food, activities—everyone has something they go back to when all else fails. These things change throughout people’s
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Board of Education: Contracts and Complaints
November 15, 2023 by Eleanor McNamara (‘24) At the November 9th Board of Education meeting, fifty or so teachers in the Saratoga Springs Teachers Association (SSTA) assembled to protest the lack of a union contract. They began by marching along Broadway, eventually making their way to the meeting held at Caroline Street Elementary School. Teachers
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