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Saratoga hockey trounces Guilderland/Mohonasen 19-2, prepares for home opener Friday

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December 4, 2013   Story and photos by Eli Fisher      Saratoga Springs High School’s state championship-defending hockey team dominated the under-manned Guilderland-Mohonasen-Scotia Storm on Tuesday evening at Union College’s Messa Rink. The score came to 19-2 by the end of the game, with the Storm making both of their goals during the first period of […]

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Flipped instruction promising for some SSHS teachers

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November 24, 2013 by Eli Fisher      For students in in Kurt Borchardt’s Digital Electronics classes, “the dog ate my homework” is no longer a common excuse. Instead, they’re left with “I left my notes at home.”      Borchardt is one of a handful of high school teachers across the nation, including Saratoga Springs, that have implemented

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PHOTOS: Girl’s Soccer: Niskayuna takes Class AA championship

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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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Distance Learning: the future of education?

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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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