Opinion

I Am Music: Analyzing Playboi Carti’s Highly Anticipated Album

March 17, 2025 by Elias Prodger (‘26) and Max Vogel (’26)  Well everybody, it’s finally here. After over four years of self-indulgent, frustrating teases of snippets on a dormant Instagram account along with a handful of new singles, influential and cult favorite rapper Playboi Carti has given us a new album. We can dive into […]

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Saratoga Drama Club’s Legally Blonde: A High-Energy, Heartfelt Story of Empowerment

March 17, 2025 by Isabella Barrett(‘26) In a world where pop culture often glamorizes beauty, wealth, and external perfection, “Legally Blonde” shines through that with an empowering message that defies these superficial expectations. Based on the 2001 film, this musical delivers a captivating blend of catchy songs, witty humor, and an inspiring story about self-discovery

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The Best Songs of January and February 2025 

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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Tate McRae and Her Newest Album: So Close To What

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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“Wait, so you Mean There’s No Model UN Society in this School?”

January 27, 2025 by Areeba Suleman (‘26) Upon my arrival in Saratoga, I remember exclaiming, “Surely, a school as large as this would boast a Model UN club!” But much to my dismay, it did not. I began asking around, searching for any sign of such an initiative, only to be met with blank stares

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Five Stars: Carrie Soto is Back, A Book Review

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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Wicked: Through the Eyes of an Artist

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

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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Boca Bistro: Restaurant Week Review

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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