November 7, 2013 by Eli Fisher Photos by TJ Marron and Adam Monroe After beating Saratoga Springs twice in the regular season, the Niskayuna girl’s varsity soccer team topped Saratoga 2-0 to win the Section II Class AA championship. This season marked the Saratoga team’s first sectional final appearance in over 20 years, under coach […]
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November 6, 2013 Photos by Eli Fisher The Saratoga Springs High School Drama Club’s Productions of Pygmalion runs this Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Loewenberg (main) Auditorium. Tickets are $3 for students and seniors and $6 for adults.
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October 23, 2013 by Eli Fisher “It is probably human nature to take your home town for granted and, if you are young and venturesome, or even old and venturesome, to be more interested in places where you are not than in the place where you are, but sometimes I think Saratoga Springs has more
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We will have a new advice column for students and teachers written by Lis Barreto and Danielle Morrone entitled Ask Lanie. To send a question, email asklanie@thelightningrod.net (if you prefer to stay anonymous, or don’t want to use email, use the form below) and include your pseudonym.
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October 21, 2013 by Martha Mastrianni Read the essay choices on the Common App website. Pick the one that makes the most sense for you. This will be different for everyone. MAKE AN OUTLINE! I cannot stress how important this is. Make sure every part of the question is on the outline. Write your first
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October 21, 2013 by Martha Mastrianni For the past three school years, Saratoga Springs High School has been offering Distance Learning classes in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. Distance Learning provides students with the opportunity to study a new language, even though there are no Chinese or Japanese teachers here at Saratoga Springs High School. Until
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