March 3, 2025 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Music in 2025 has gotten off to a hot start. From major hip hop and R&B releases from Mac Miller and The Weeknd, to a plethora of underground indie gems, here are the most compelling songs I’ve heard to start this year. Check out this list and other reccomendations […]
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March 3, 2025 by Alex Wersten (‘25) She did it again. “Miss possessive,” a.k.a. Tate McRae, released her highly anticipated, brand-new studio album So Close To What on February 21st, 2025, filled to the brim with new pop hits including “Sports car,” “It’s okay I’m ok,” and “2 hands,” alongside twelve other tracks. With collaborations
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March 3, 2025 by Daniela Fleming (‘26) Welcome (or welcome back!) to Five Stars, a series where I share my favorite, “five-star” books that I still think about to this day and wish I could read them for the first time again. It’s safe to say I have read a plethora of books, so to
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March 3, 2025 by Sarah Pipino (‘26) On March 6th, 7th, and 8th Saratoga Springs High School’s very own Drama Club is putting on their spring musical: Legally Blonde! This fiery show, featuring captivating musical numbers, dazzling choreography, and exciting characters, will entrance you from the first note to the final bow. Legally Blonde is
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March 3, 2025 by Violet Hoke (‘27) Caffè Lena is a historic folk music venue established in 1960, making it the oldest continuously operating venue of its kind in the US. It has hosted legends such as Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie. Below are some top picks for great shows in March! Our first pick
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February 10, 2025 by Daniela Fleming (‘26) Once again, welcome back to Five Stars, where I share my favorite “five-star” reads that stood out to me for their distinctive plot, ingenuity, entertainment value, or for some intangible wow-factor. I’ve read a good number of books, especially in the past 3 years, but only a select
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February 10, 2025 by Violet Hoke (‘27) PROMOTION: Caffè Lena is a historic folk music venue established in 1960, making it the oldest continuously operating venue of its kind in the US. It has hosted legends like Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie. Below are some top picks for great shows in February, coming from me,
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February 10, 2025 by Kazuki Borchardt (‘26) & Ava Tatum (‘25) Chowder Fest is an annual Saratoga tradition where chowder fans unite to test different chowder recipes from over 80 businesses downtown. Representing the Lightning Rod’s official chowder tasters are Kazuki Borchardt and Ava Tatum. Our writers’ choices of vendors were Rhea’s Seafood Corn Chowder
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January 27, 2025 by Sarah Pipino (‘26) Art is more than just the watercolor tree your teacher forced you to paint in fifth grade, and more than the paintings you see lining the walls of art museums on school-sanctioned field trips. Art is passion; art is love. Art is resilience and courage. Art is one
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January 27, 2025 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Nothing excites me in the music industry as much as when an artist does something unbelievably strange. There’s something so intrinsically special about an artist that finds the courage to subvert expectations and create something so left-field and experimental to a listener’s ear. 2025 has started with an
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January 27, 2025 by Daniela Fleming (‘26) Once again, welcome back to Five Stars, where I share my favorite, “5 star” reads that had me hooked from the first page to the last. These are the books that I still think of, even though it may have been years since reading them. Last year, I
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January 13, 2025 by Daniela Fleming (‘26) Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Welcome back to Five Stars, where I share my favorite, “5 star” books that left me shocked, reeling, and thinking about them for months. These books are special to me. There’s nothing better than the feeling of opening a book
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January 13, 2025 by Violet Hoke (‘27) Caffè Lena is a historic folk music venue established in 1960, making it the oldest continuously operating venue of its kind in the US. It has hosted legends like Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie. Below are some top picks for great shows in January! Get ready for a
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January 13, 2025 by Olivia Clemmensen (‘26) This past Thursday, Saratoga City Hall was filled with poetry performances from our very own Saratoga Springs High School (SSHS) students at the schoolwide Poetry Out Loud competition. With 23 students chosen and approved by SSHS English teachers, the audience was filled with enthusiastic support from parents, teachers,
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