Tuesday, September 30, 2014 by Hunter Johns In my station of life, I’m hardly ever truly scared of anything. Maybe a loud noise at night brings back a childhood fear of the dark, or, god forbid, I can’t find my phone; for the most part, I lead a blessedly safe life. alt-J, however, scares the […]
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Sunday, September 28, 2014 by Aidan Joly Photos by Eli Fisher Despite a second half comeback attempt, the Saratoga Blue Streaks Junior Varsity football team were unable to get past Shenendehowa. The Shenendehowa Plainsmen beat the Blue Streaks Saturday morning at the East Side Recreation Field by a score of 34-15 in a big rivalry
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 by Hunter Johns When I saw Jeff Tweedy play at the Newport Folk Festival this past summer, something seemed markedly different about his appearance. He still has the face of someone who has seen too much, he’s still overweight, and certainly still sarcastic. But the Jeff Tweedy of 2014 wore something
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014 by Aidan Joly Photos by Eli Fisher Guilderland’s hard-charging defense was no match for Streaks quarterback Brian Williams’ pinpoint accuracy. The Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks beat the Guilderland Dutchmen by a score of 34-14 at Saratoga Springs High School on a cold Friday night, where the temperature got as low as
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014 by Hunter Johns It’s not often that I can describe a record perfectly by how far off the ground it feels. And yet Brooklyn-based artist Lia Ices’ latest effort, the almost-eponymous “Ices”, certainly can. “Ices” is miles high, somewhere between Brooklyn and Mars, and seems to survive, even thrive, in the
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 The following video features SSHS students, staff, and others talking about what success means to them. It was produced by the Saratoga Springs High School Introduction to Journalism class taught by Jill Cowburn.
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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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