Arts & Entertainment
Pre-Prom: What students think
May 12, 2016 by Stephanie Zacharias We have all of the important deets on what our students are thinking from the twerking and grinding to the after plans of the night. Peoples’ thoughts about the theme “Through The Decades” vary greatly from “moderately interesting” to “creative” to downright “that’s stupid af.” Many students are kind … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Drama Club presents “Bye Bye Birdie” March 17-20
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Music Review: Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 by Hunter Johns Over the past two or so weeks, I’ve been listening to Garden of Delete, the latest release by Daniel Lopatin under his Oneohtrix Point Never moniker. Garden of Delete follows 2013’s R Plus Seven, Lopatin’s debut on venerable British independent label Warp. Lopatin’s latest is alternately sparse and … Continue reading
Drama Club Spotlight: What a director does
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 by Ethan Campbell Each year, a dedicated group of Saratoga students works to perfect several different theatrical performances. “The Matchmaker” is the high school Drama Club‘s most recent work, debuting on Thursday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. through Friday and Saturday night, November 6 and 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the … Continue reading
Music Op-Ed: Vince Staples, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and White Hip-Hop Fans
September 30, 2015 by Hunter Johns The white guy who likes hip hop. It’s been a comedy bit since the 90s, and it continues to this day. There’s “white rap,” and there’s “black rap,” and the two are not necessarily enjoyed their stated audiences. Through reddit, Tumblr, and Twitter, fans of all color have unprecedented … Continue reading
Saratoga Springs High School hosts annual award ceremony and art show
May 28, 2015 by Danielle Morrone and Jessica Morrone On May 20, Saratoga Springs High School held its annual award ceremony, as well as a large display of art and music. The art show showcased works of Saratoga’s young artists, with pieces from the Painting, Ceramics, and Foundations in Art classes. These works lined the … Continue reading
Review: Passenger releases new album Whispers II
April 27, 2015 by Skyler Stanford For those of you who don’t know who Passenger is, by definition he’s the guy who wrote “Let Her Go” but he is far from a one-hit-wonder. Passenger (Michael Rosenberg) is an artist from Brighton, a sea-side town in the UK. His genre is folk, or music that tells … Continue reading
Classic fairy tale “Cinderella” brought to life by Saratoga Springs High School drama club
April 13, 2015 by The Students of Introduction to Journalism The Saratoga Springs High School Drama Club’s production of Cinderella ran from Thursday, March 26th, 2015 through Saturday, March 28, 2015. The fairy tale romance made its way to the Lowenberg Auditorium, backed by the very talented students of the Saratoga Springs High School Drama … Continue reading
Drama Club presents Cinderella Thursday to Saturday
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 by Eli Fisher The Saratoga Springs High School Drama Club will present Roger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 26-28, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school’s Loewenberg Auditorium. In addition to the evening showings, there will be a 2 p.m. showing on Saturday. The show’s music is … Continue reading
Music Op-Ed: A Roundabout Review of Dylan Gardner’s Adventures In Real Time
Monday, March 2, 2015 by Hunter Johns A wise AP music theory teacher recently related to me the thesis of Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell’s book on success. The gist of it went that no creative person ever makes anything truly masterful until they have put in about ten thousand hours of work. The theory, as told … Continue reading