Author name: The Lightning Rod

Boca Bistro: Restaurant Week Review

November 11, 2024 by Elias Prodger (’26), Kazuki Borchardt (’26), and Max Greenblatt (‘26) Downtown Saratoga’s very own Boca Bistro was one of many restaurants that participated in the region’s annual Restaurant Week. Every year, many of Saratoga’s biggest restaurants produce a menu at a fixed price in order to generate more customers’ dining to […]

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2 Saratoga Varsity Tennis Players Advance to the NYS Championships

November 11, 2024 by Olivia Howe (‘26) Varsity tennis players Clare Dooley and Addison Jones progressed to the NYS Section 2 Championships this October, both securing plaques created by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). Both important singles players of SSHS’s Girls Varsity Tennis team, the girls have been working hard

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Hallway Highlights: A SSHS Student Fashion Report 

November 11, 2024 by Ava Tatum (‘25) Moving from Las Vegas to Saratoga hasn’t been easy, but meeting new people, teachers and balancing the workload isn’t too difficult for me, it’s the fashion I’m worried about. Vegas winters only require a light jacket here and there, maybe mittens if you’re getting fancy. But what are

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The Lightning Rod’s Thrilling Hallo-week Playlist

October 28, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) It’s Halloween season! Of course with a holiday so focused on its vibes and unique energy, it’s only fitting that I create a playlist to fit the dark, spooky, and best parts of late October! And, let’s be real: making a Halloween Playlist is hard. But you’re in

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Apocalypse of Absence: An Analysis of “You, Disappearing” 

October 28, 2024 by Ava Tatum (‘25) “You, Disappearing” by Alexandra Kleeman is a short story about a woman grappling with an apocalypse. This eerie and somber story discusses themes of mortality and the inevitability of death. Unlike the typical apocalypse you might see in “The Walking Dead” or “I Am Legend”, there is nothing

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…Ready For It? The Rumors About reputation (Taylor’s Version)

October 28, 2024 by Alex Wersten (‘25) When you hear the word “reputation”, what do you think of? Someone’s personality or nature? Someone’s essence? Someone’s past? Their legacy? This word can have many, many meanings. When I hear the word “reputation”, I think of snakes, emergence from isolation, being stabbed in the back not only

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Saratoga Springs Blue and White Homecoming Football Game Turns Black

October 28, 2024 by Olivia Clemmensen(‘26) On Friday Night, SSHS Homecoming game against Shaker High School was cut short about halfway through due to an alleged transformer failure on West Circular Street. First reported at 8:05 p.m., the power outage lasted around 40 minutes, leaving the entire game at a halting stop, with families shocked

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