December 19, 2013 by Amanda Cummings High school girl Amy and her two friends Katie and Luisa are devoted to their favorite book series “Otherworld”. Amy secretly likes the brooding vampire hunter Alexander Banks while her friends opt for his cousin James. The only thing is they’re not real…or are they? Amy’s already crazy life […]
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From the Editors We will be filming the Saratoga student section this Friday, December 20th at the home high school hockey game against Shaker (6:45 PM at Weibel Ice Rink) for a NYSPHSAA video contest. Email us at editor@thelightningrod.net or comment on this post if you would like to be part of the interview segment
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December 12, 2013 by Justin Penman Photos by TJ Marron The Saratoga girls struggled throughout the last three quarters of Tuesday’s game against Shaker Bison as they were defeated 62-35. The girls had a hard time on the foul line and holding on to the ball through out the game. The new coach for the
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December 11, 2013 by Justin Penman The Saratoga boys’ basketball team is off to a 3-0 start. They’ve been great in transition, and have had really great chemistry. Don’t be fooled by the record, however, because they still have a lot to work on. They’re taking bad shots, they’re not playing strong enough defense, and
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December 11, 2013 by Connor Losey A simple five question quiz of Saratoga High School teachers shows that teachers might have to go back to school. Teachers, whose names will remain anonymous, were asked one question for each core subject and one current events question; answers to all questions are taught in the high school.
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January 1, 2013 by Eli Fisher Photos by Adam Monroe and Eli Fisher with additional staff reports Saratoga’s state-championship-defending ice hockey team played their first two home games of the season this weekend at the Don Kauth Memorial Tournament, losing the first on Friday to Mamaroneck by a 4-3 margin and winning Saturday’s game against
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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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December 4, 2013 by Eli Fisher Photos by TJ Marron and Adam Monroe The Saratoga Springs High School boys varsity basketball team overtook Queensbury 58-47 on Tuesday evening. Look for a full story here coming soon. Saratogian story
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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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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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