February 14, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Oh, Grammys season. The Grammys seem to mean everything, yet simultaneously nothing at all to the average music fan. No matter who the Grammys decide to nominate, it seems like every decision made is a misstep, every action plagued by controversy and scandal. But does it all even […]
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February 14, 2024 by Sahiba Jassal (‘24) I’m sure many of us know about, and even relate to, the toxic and confusing modern relationship culture. Talking stages, casual dating, the dreaded situationships- how do we navigate this? What does it mean if they left me on “delivered” for 2 days? Are they playing hard to
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January 18, 2024 by Sanaiya Noisette (‘26) A situation most students witness today is the destruction of our school’s bathrooms. They are transforming into a space for inappropriate behaviors, causing concern for students and teachers around the school. Vaping creates an unwanted toxic environment for students’ health and well-being. It becomes evident that beyond our
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January 18, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) 2023 was a weird year of music. It acted as some sort of a transition year. 2022 felt like the most solid and consistently well-done year we have seen in music all decade. But as we moved into 2024, mainstream music seemed to be confused. No rap albums
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November 15, 2023 by Elias Prodger (‘26) The Beatles’ impact on music history cannot really be overstated. It can be argued that no other artists have had such a vast influence on popular music like those in the classic Liverpool based group composed of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Since the
Now and Then: Fab Four or Fab Faux? Read More »
November 15, 2023 by Darren Pasek (‘25) “A show one turns to in hard times for comfort or simply for joy.” That is the definition of a comfort show. No matter what we are talking about—movies, shows, music, food, activities—everyone has something they go back to when all else fails. These things change throughout people’s
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November 15, 2023 by Francisca Schmalz (‘24) Murder on the Nile, the play inspired by Agatha Christie’s iconic book, docked at Saratoga Springs High School last weekend. As mentioned, the play comes from Christie’s book Death on the Nile, published in the UK in 1937, and then in the US the following year. The book
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November 1, 2023 by Eliza Howenstein (‘24) This past Friday, 12-time grammy winner Taylor Swift released her 13th studio album. This album was her re-recorded version of her 2014 album, 1989. Swift began the journey to re-record her albums in 2021 after her masters were bought out from under her in 2019. Swift has been
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November 1, 2023 by Othmane Kerroum (‘25) In the aftermath of Hamas’ offensive on October 7, the world has appeared to exist within the State of Israel. With more than 1,400 people killed and roughly 200 with whereabouts unknown, this day can only be described as a tragic loss of life, marking the single deadliest
Israel’s Reaction to Hamas attack: Justified or Genocide? Read More »
November 1, 2023 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Few artists in the past ten years have had the same cultural impact as Aubrey Graham, more familiarly known as Drake. Music based on an accessible fusion of hip hop and RnB has facilitated his meteoric rise to fame over the past decade. Albums like Scorpion and Nothing
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October 11, 2023 by Sahiba Jassal (‘24) Hello Blue Streaks. I’m here to answer a frequently asked question I’ve heard muttered in our high school’s hallowed halls: “What is so wrong about Comic Sans?” Well, let’s start from the beginning, shall we? The infamous font, Comic Sans, was created by Microsoft Designer Vincent Connare in
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October 11, 2023 by Darren Pasek (‘25) Last spring, Chat GPT took the country by storm as what felt like the greatest invention since the internet itself. That feeling may have been justified, although recently the hype surrounding the industry has died down. The use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems by internet users has not
Artificial Intelligence: Is It Really All That Bad? Read More »
June 12, 2023 by Sahiba Jassal (‘24) My fellow students of Saratoga High (SSHS), I’d like you to imagine a scenario: you’re walking to your second block band class at 9 in the morning. All of the sudden, you hear a faint sound–a squelching of sorts. As you approach the end of the G-wing hallway,
Opinion: PDA? More Like PD-Nay! Read More »
June 12, 2023 by Maggie Trautner (‘25) The end of the school year brings about many graduations, the one of most prevalence being that of Saratoga Springs High School (SSHS) seniors. But middle school graduation affects high schoolers as well, with the addition of the class of 2027 into the high school student body. This
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May 24, 2023 by Francisca Schmalz (‘24) The union representing thousands of writers for television and movies, known as the Writers Guild of America West (WGA), has gone on strike for the first time since 2007. The writers of Hollywood have officially put their pencils down as of May 2, 2023. In the sixteen years
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May 24, 2023 by AJ Martin (‘24) I am currently recovering from a common cold that has effectively lasted five months. Such a thing hardly seems common now that we have learned that washing our hands is a promising idea. Until recently, common colds were over in about a week, with the worst of it
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