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SPORTSGRAPHIC: Spring Sports Previews

Editor’s note: A spread created by journalism students for class credit about the boys’ tennis team previously posted here included quotes which were marked as being from Coach Tim O’Brien. These quotes were fabricated. The Lightning Rod regrets publishing these quotes and both we and the reporters responsible apologize to Coach O’Brien and the team. […]

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REVIEW: Well-produced “Footloose” draws crowds, but lacks in message

Saturday, April 5, 2014 by Skyler Stanford   “The show went well, there were good dancers, and good singers, which was surprising because you wouldn’t think that the kids would be that good.” Most would agree with Christa Caimano that the S.S.H.S. Drama Club’s production of “Footloose” went beyond expectations. ​From the costumes, props, sets,

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PHOTOS & BRIEF: “Footloose” to open March 27 at SSHS

March 19, 2014 Photos and brief by Eli Fisher   The Saratoga Springs High School Drama Club’s spring musical production, “Footloose,” opens next weekend at the high school’s Loewenberg Auditorium. The play features Noah Casner ’15 in the lead role as Ren, plus over 60 other S.S.H.S. students. There will be three shows: Thursday, March

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THE GROUNDWIRE: Casino siting offers two bad options for Saratoga Springs (WITH MAP)

The Groundwire is The Lightning Rod’s editorial page. Monday, March 17, 2014 by The Editorial Board The casino debate in Saratoga Springs, as has been the subject of lengthy public comment periods at recent city council meetings, appears from the outside to now be between a group that is concerned about having a full casino

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Survey: 42% of SSHS students don’t like book selections for class

March 3, 2014 by Skyler Stanford Reading is required for students at Saratoga Springs High School. In a survey conducted with 100 ninth and tenth graders from Saratoga Springs High School more than 50% of the teens surveyed don’t like to read. Is it possible that the parents and teachers trying to establish a love

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Shen shuts out Saratoga 5-0 to take Section 2 title (WITH PHOTOS from final and semifinal)

February 27, 2014 Story and photos by Eli Fisher It should have been a close game. Just a few days before Tuesday’s Section 2 hockey final matchup between Saratoga and Shenendehowa at Union College, the teams were ranked #6 and #7, respectively, in the New York State Sportswriters Association statewide rankings. It was a game

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