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SSHS Holds This Year’s Schoolwide Poetry Out Loud Competition

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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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Wicked: Through the Eyes of an Artist

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December 16, 2024 by Alex Wersten (‘25) As an artist, I approached the 2024 movie adaptation of Wicked with a mixture of anticipation and excitement. The musical, first performed on Broadway in fall of 2003, starring Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda and Idina Menzel as Elphaba, has long been a masterpiece of storytelling, a symphony of

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Holiday Classics you Won’t Want to Miss Watching this December

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December 16, 2024 by Allison Richard (‘26) We are knee-deep in the holiday season and by now, most people are beginning to enjoy the tradition of watching classic holiday movies to get into the festive spirit. There are so many heartwarming and entertaining films to choose from, but I have a few personal favorites that

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Robert Smith and The Cure’s Songs for A Lost World

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November 25, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Robert Smith’s disintegrating world view, The Cure’s Songs for A Lost World and The Art of their Late Era Album  The Cure’s Songs for a Lost World may go down as possibly one of the most timely and relevant album titles of all time. In a time of

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SSHS’ Very Own Little Women: A Review on Saratoga’s Production  

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November 18, 2024 by Ava Tatum (‘25) Little Women is a timeless story and novel written by Louisa May Alcott and originally published in 1868, created into a movie in 1949 to be remade up until 2019, adapted into a play by Kate Hamill in 2018 and was wonderfully performed on the Lowenberg Auditorium stage

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Saratoga Springs High School’s Play: LITTLE WOMEN

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November 11, 2024 by Sarah Pipino (‘26) Little Women is a tale that has remained relevant ever since its first venture into the world as the famous novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, and continued in its many movies, including the 2019 film. Now, to continue its profound legacy, the Saratoga Springs High

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Boca Bistro: Restaurant Week Review

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November 11, 2024 by Elias Prodger (’26), Kazuki Borchardt (’26), and Max Greenblatt (‘26) Downtown Saratoga’s very own Boca Bistro was one of many restaurants that participated in the region’s annual Restaurant Week. Every year, many of Saratoga’s biggest restaurants produce a menu at a fixed price in order to generate more customers’ dining to

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Vive L’Humanité: White Bird Movie Review 

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November 11, 2024 by Olivia Clemmensen (‘26) Released on October 4th, 2024, the film White Bird touched the hearts of its viewers. Not particularly well known, the movie is based on the wonderful American Author, R.J. Palacio’s historical fiction graphic novel “White Bird”. The graphic novel was first published on September 3rd, 2019, a thrilling

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The Lightning Rod’s Thrilling Hallo-week Playlist

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October 28, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) It’s Halloween season! Of course with a holiday so focused on its vibes and unique energy, it’s only fitting that I create a playlist to fit the dark, spooky, and best parts of late October! And, let’s be real: making a Halloween Playlist is hard. But you’re in

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