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Youth Squared, a local youth volunteer group, organized a Community Care Pop-up Event to provide community members in need with transportation assistance to jobs, doctor appointments, and other arrangements. In partnership with the Saratoga County Mental Health and Youth Services team, the Franklin Community Center, Shelters of Saratoga, and the Life Works Community Action Program, Youth Squared will be collecting bus pass […]

By Eliza Krackeler   Youth2, a community service group in Saratoga Springs, hit a roadblock when it came to creating their 2021 volunteer workshop. Because of the pandemic, it was not safe to hold the meeting in person. But Youth2 board members came together in an effort to keep the tradition alive. Using Zoom, they

By Elle Wilcox   While the Presidential Election may have passed, views on the candidates, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, have not. Student voters around the halls of Saratoga Springs High School have given statements on their views on the 2020 election. Some support Biden, and some support Trump. Either way, many students at Saratoga

By: Julian Silva-Forbes   The Saratoga Springs high school library is adapting to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic through online book requests and virtual programming. Ms. Duchaussee and Ms. Nemeth, the school librarians, are leading these changes. “Right now, our focus is on getting books to kids who want them,” said Nemeth. High school

By: Anastasia Ivanova   Saratoga Springs High School is taking a ‘Green’ Initiative by working on building a compost greenhouse behind the building; a project that was started 2016. The project is managed by Mr. Haas and his Environmental Science class, with the help form the technology department. Compostable garbage is taken from the kitchen

By: Aya Awawdeh   Saratoga Springs High School student democrats, Mattew Taylor, Sara Zlontick and Chrissy Demarco, submitted a club proposal to the district’s Board of Education. If approved, the Young Democrats club will start meeting in January. “The mission statement of the club is to foster political participation while listening to various view points

By: Aidan Joly   There’s a new club at Saratoga Springs High School, and it’s one that’s getting people talking. The Saratoga Springs High School Teenage Republicans club, led by co-founder and president Meg Messitt and vice president Paul Sheehan have attracted several students so far to their meetings, have established the new club for

June 9, 2016 by Skyler Stanford The elections for the Class of 2017, the Student Council, and all of the winners for the other classes have been selected after the entire school chose from a variety of candidates based on their class. The 2017 senior class representatives have a big year ahead of them with

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 by Gillian Schrader Last Monday, presidential candidate Donald Trump brought his supporters together for a rally at the Times Union Center in Albany, including a few high school students. There were almost 20,000 people who filled the arena but not all were Trump supporters; Heather Fiacco, a junior who attends Saratoga

Monday, April 18, 2016 by Stephanie Zacharias For generations, the SAT has caused a good deal of stress for juniors and seniors in high school. However, some changes to the test this year have made it a little more manageable for many students. The SAT essay is now optional, and there is no “guessing penalty”