February 21, 2014 by Amanda Cummings “The Goddess Test” by Aimée Carter is all about misconceptions. Kate’s whole life has been built on a lie to save someone else’s life. Everyone knows about it except Kate. Her mother has had a severe illness for years and this year will be her last unless Kate does […]
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February 16, 2014 by Danielle Morrone Every Monday from 2:45 to 3:10 p.m., a group of students and a teacher meet in room D205 to share with each other their love of music and videos in an open and supportive environment. This small but dedicated group call themselves the Toga Beat Lab. Toga Beat Lab
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February 15, 2014 Photos by TJ Marron and Adam Monroe The Saratoga junior varsity boys basketball team lost to Ballston Spa 46-45 on Tuesday (Feb. 11), preceding a 59-53 senior night win by the varsity team over the Scotties.
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February 10, 2014 by Eli Fisher Several members of the Saratoga varsity hockey team had belongings, including cash and one player’s phone, stolen from the locker room during a home game against rival Shenendehowa on Thursday night. The Saratoga Springs police are currently investigating the incident, according to police Lt. Robert Jillson. Matt Klingbeil ’14
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February 12, 2014 by Justin Penman and Eli Fisher In a penalty-filled game Thursday night, Saratoga took down Shen 5-1, with the teams receiving seven and five 90-second penalties, respectively. The game drew a huge crowd for Saratoga for the White Out Weibel rivalry matchup. After a shaky start to the season, Saratoga finally entered
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February 10, 2014 by Martha Mastrianni In 1841, Solomon Northup, a free black man living and working in Saratoga Springs, was tricked and captured by slave traders. He was sold into slavery in Louisiana, where he worked at various plantations. After twelve years and multiple attempts to escape, Northup finally got word to his family,
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February 8, 2014 Photos by TJ Marron and Adam Monroe The Saratoga varsity boys basketball team lost to Shenendehowa 63-31 on Tuesday (Feb. 4).
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February 6, 2014 by Christine Akiki Over the month of October, students in Mrs. Gordon’s statistics classes researched rare diseases and shared the information they found with each other. Many students knew or were related to someone who had the rare disease they had researched. One student researcher said her disease topic had a personal
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February 4, 2014 by Justin Penman and Eli Fisher As the Blue Streaks boys basketball team was across town beginning a game they would ultimately lose to Shaker, the hockey team was on their way to their second win in a row, against Queensbury by a 6-1 margin, on Friday night. The weekend before that,
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January 20, 2013 Story and photos by Eli Fisher The SSHS hockey team (7-4-3) traveled to Monsey, N.Y. over the weekend to participate in a tournament against Suffern (12-1-0) and Pelham (11-2-1), both of Section I. Both were losses for Saratoga, with scores of 4-0 and 6-3, respectively. The Blue Streaks were already ranked below
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is the first part of a series by Caleb Cohen on the Common Core State Standards. January 21, 2013 by Caleb Cohen The national standardization of our education system is an idea that has sparked much debate in recent years. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a nationwide program to
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UPDATE: Winners of Poetry Out Loud at the school level are Nora Donnellan ’17 and Liam McKenna ’16. January 16, 2013 Photos by Eli Fisher On Wednesday afternoon, the teaching auditorium was filled by a group of over 20 students reciting poems they had memorized to judges (a group of six teachers) and spectators for
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January 11, 2014 This video is an entry for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s 2013-14 Battle of the Fans contest, produced by Saratoga Springs High School’s online student-run newspaper, The Lightning Rod. The music is “Just Stay” from SSHS student band Blue Streak Blvd.
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January 10, 2014 by Amanda Cummings Have you ever thought your life was so obscenely normal that you`d do anything for some excitement? Well, this is the last thing Lizzie Brown wants. Her normal life all changed when her long lost biker grandmother came through her front door. Yes, that’s pretty normal compared the fact
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January 5, 2014 by Justin Penman and Eli Fisher Photos by Eli Fisher The announcer at Friday’s hockey game noted that the temperature outside would reach minus 20 F that night, while the temperature inside was “a balmy 25.” The atmosphere in the Glens Falls Recreation Center rink seemed warmer still, with a tense game
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December 28, 2013 Story and photos by Eli Fisher Saratoga’s varsity ice hockey team suffered a 3-0 loss to Pittsford on Friday, by a larger margin than last year’s state-champion team, who lost to Pittsford 5-4. However, they did better Saturday with a 3-2 win against Williamsville North. The Blue Streaks’ defense was hit-or-miss. While
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