November 1, 2023 by Cassie Child (‘24) Owner: The Rod’s very own senior cartoonist, Bianca Babcock Age: 7 Years Hobbies: Biting, barking, and eating Pet Peeves: The vacuum If you would like your pet to be the pet of the week, send 3 pictures to cchild@sscsd.net with name, age, a short list of hobbies, and […]
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November 1, 2023 by Othmane Kerroum (‘25) In the aftermath of Hamas’ offensive on October 7, the world has appeared to exist within the State of Israel. With more than 1,400 people killed and roughly 200 with whereabouts unknown, this day can only be described as a tragic loss of life, marking the single deadliest
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November 1, 2023 by Liam D’Evelyn (‘25) The 2023 Head of the Fish Regatta took place this past weekend with 144 teams and nearly 2,000 boats competing. For those not familiar with rowing, here are the essentials. In a head race like Head of the Fish, each boat begins the race one at a time
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November 1, 2023 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Few artists in the past ten years have had the same cultural impact as Aubrey Graham, more familiarly known as Drake. Music based on an accessible fusion of hip hop and RnB has facilitated his meteoric rise to fame over the past decade. Albums like Scorpion and Nothing
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November 1, 2023 by Eliza Howenstein (‘24) This past Friday, 12-time grammy winner Taylor Swift released her 13th studio album. This album was her re-recorded version of her 2014 album, 1989. Swift began the journey to re-record her albums in 2021 after her masters were bought out from under her in 2019. Swift has been
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October 11, 2023 by Eleanor McNamara (‘24) Saratoga Spring’s Board of Education has had a successful start to the school year! The first meeting of the Board of Education occurred on September 14th at Dorothy Nolan Elementary School. The District Safety Committee presented a handful of ongoing initiatives in the school district and shared what
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October 11, 2023 by Darren Pasek (‘25) Last spring, Chat GPT took the country by storm as what felt like the greatest invention since the internet itself. That feeling may have been justified, although recently the hype surrounding the industry has died down. The use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems by internet users has not
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October 11, 2023 by Eliza Krackeler (‘24) What have you taught throughout your time at Saratoga? Latin 1 and 2 Accelerated, Latin 1, Latin 2, Latin 3, Latin 4, Latin 5, 8th grade French, French 1, and French 2. Where did you attend college? Magistra attended the University of Albany and graduated summa cum laude
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October 11, 2023 by Cassie Child (‘24) Owner: Sahiba Jassal Age: 9 Years Hobbies: eating, receiving butt scratches, and watching Netflix with her mom (Sahiba) Pet Peeves: Guests, Storm (her dog sister), and being held for too long If you would like your pet to be the pet of the week, send a picture to
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October 11, 2023 by Francisca Schmalz (‘24) The Writer’s Guild of America (WGA), which represents thousands of writers for television and movies, is officially allowed to pick up their pencils as of September 27th, 2023. The strike lasted for 148 days, making it the second longest labor stoppage that the WGA organized. This strike also
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October 11, 2023 by Sahiba Jassal (‘24) Hello Blue Streaks. I’m here to answer a frequently asked question I’ve heard muttered in our high school’s hallowed halls: “What is so wrong about Comic Sans?” Well, let’s start from the beginning, shall we? The infamous font, Comic Sans, was created by Microsoft Designer Vincent Connare in
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October 11, 2023 by Keegan Reinhart (‘25) Did you go to this year’s homecoming dance? Maybe it was the best night of your life, or maybe you left after 20 minutes, but what did the student body think as a whole? On the Thursday before the homecoming football game, Student Council closed their ticket sales
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October 4, 2023 by Eliza Krackeler (‘24) ACROSS 1 Appliance used on hot days 4 Casting call goal 5 In which edition this puzzle can be found, with the 6 Prefix meaning eight 7 ___whiz! DOWN 1 The opposite of piano, in music 2 As well, as well 3 Fishing ___ 4 Dish that may
June 12, 2023 by The Lightning Rod The Lightning Rod is proud to present our end-of-year magazine, “2023: A Year In Review.” Print copies will be passed out in the hallways and available in English classrooms on June 12th, 2023. To view a digital copy of the print edition, swipe through the gallery below. A
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June 12, 2023 by Eliza Krackeler (‘24) ACROSS 1 Celebrity 6 Time period 7 En garde, prêt, __ 9 A dog’s first trick 10 And others: Lat. DOWN 2 The fingers of the Nile 3 Gold, iron, diamond 4 Sleep 5 What Sherlock is on, with the 8 Excellent, in slang
June 12, 2023 by Ciara Meyer (‘23) While one Saratoga Springs High School (SSHS) student described their 2022-2023 school year as “togatastic,” the most frequent answer to the question “what one word would you use to describe this year,” was a lot less exciting. Out of 193 responses, 19 students simply called their year “stressful.”
Data: How SSHS Students Really Feel About 2023. Read More »
