Saturday, June 14, 2014 by Izabel Cavotta, Ryan Cherry, Caleb Cohen, and Casie Henderson This is the second of a series of podcasts entitled This Saratoga Life produced by freshmen students in Damian Ubriaco’s English 9 Honors class. The theme of this episode, hosted by Casie Henderson, is “From Middle School to High School”. Won’t […]
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Monday, June 9, 2014 by Dominic Cognetti, Dane Feldhaus, Molly Gagnon, and Mimi Liebers This is the first of a series of podcasts entitled This Saratoga Life produced by freshmen students in Damian Ubriaco’s English 9 Honors class. The theme of this episode, hosted by Dominic Cognetti, is “Accidents”. Won’t play? Download MP3
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Monday, June 2, 2014 by Amanda Cummings Yuki Cross has no memory of her past and someone doesn’t want her to remember. Soon her happy life will change and reveal the impossible. Yuki is an orphan, she was put in Kaien Cross’s care when she was very small. Kaien is a bit eccentric but means
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Friday, May 30, 2014 The photos below are from The Recorder yearbook’s spring insert. The inserts can be purchased for $5 starting Monday in room B112. Lifetouch
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 Photos and brief by Eli Fisher Saratoga Springs High School held a “Night of Inclusion” event Wednesday to showcase student work in all departments to the community. The event was held in the cafeteria from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. The event was organized by the Best Buddies Club and promoted by
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Saturday, May 3, 2014 by Amanda Cummings Kaia Steelflower is a thief, pickpocket, assassin, and a sellsword. She is well known yet keeps to the shadows. Kaia is of the G’mai race, but she refuses that title. She was thrown from her homeland and almost died from twinsickness. Kaia goes by many names in the
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 Story and photos by Will Murnan The annual dodgeball tournament returned Thursday as nine teams fought to become 2014 dodgeball champions. The rules were simple. Two teams of twelve would battle for five minutes. Whoever had the most players on the court at the end of regulation would move on in
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Friday, April 11, 2014 by Danielle Morrone On the first of April, comic hypnotist Michael Ray stood before an auditorium of students and staff of Saratoga Springs High School and hypnotized several novices. Primarily seniors chosen randomly in a raffle, a couple of were other pupils that fell under his influence from their seats in
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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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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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Saturday, March 29, 2014 by Amanda Cummings Ellen Schreiber is a well-known author and is the writer of my favorite series Vampire Kisses, but this is not a story about vampires. “Once in a Full Moon” follows Celeste Parker as she finds herself living the wives tale of Legends Run. Legends Run is the setting
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Sunday, March 23, 2014 by Amanda Cummings, Lis Barreto, and Skyler Stanford At S.S.H.S., students have to be in school for around seven hours. This does not include bus rides to and from school or after school activities. The only times a student can be outside during the school day is to walk briefly through
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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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Saturday, March 15, 2014 by Amanda CummingsYou know you’re in for it when you wake up six feet under with nothing but your cell phone. Jane has lived a normal life in every sense of the word but it’s her undead life she’s worried about. Recently Jane has made her way back home after running
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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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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 by Sammie Clemmey The city of Saratoga Springs, New York, has taken a hard hit economically this winter. Local boutique owner Emily Davis said, “Business for us has definitely been slower this winter. Even though we’re right on the main street not many people are willing to walk around in the
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