Misc.

By: Julia Kelly Most people would not envision a blonde girl of 5’ 2” playing the drums for an indie-rock band; however, Emma Sutton has cultivated a passion for music at a young age. She designates her time to drumming for a local rock band. Ultimately embracing percussion as a lifelong art, Emma recognizes the […]

Article by: Skyler Stanford Survey by: Jill Schrader Meryl Streep’s comments on Donald Trump at the 2017 Golden Globes wasn’t the only newsworthy occurrence. As always, there was a large number of celebrities intending to steal the show with their red carpet looks. Some celebrities succeeded at this endeavor while other failed miserably. Here are

Skyler Stanford There’s only one word to accurately describe J. Cole’s album 4 Your Eyez Only: unforgettable. Due to the success in dollars and reviews of his last album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, this album when announced was met with overwhelming excitement from fans. This excitement was heightened when he released two catchy singles, “False

By: Skyler Stanford Like most people, I know Childish Gambino as a rapper so, when I played the first song, I was waiting for that classic hard-hitting beat that drums up your mood with suspense before he comes in a raps about girls, parties, and being famous. Needless to say, I was extremely surprised when,

By: Skyler Stanford It’s no secret that the Saratoga Springs High School (SSHS) Sports teams tend to be very competitive. “It can be quite rigorous for individuals to make it” said Mr. Sheehan, the Athletic director at the high school. He accredited this to the fact that SSHS competes in the suburban council which is

By: Gillian Schrader Senior class superlatives have had a positive impact at Saratoga Springs high school. The students and faculty explain their thoughts on these witty descriptions of the students of the Class of 2017. “I like them personally…some of my friends are meant for them” said Azrielle Villanueva, a student at Saratoga Springs High

By: Aidan Joly After two evenly matched teams went toe-to-toe for 80 minutes, nothing was solved. They needed 82. The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Shaker Blue Bison on Tuesday afternoon at Saratoga High School in the Section 2 boys soccer sectional quarterfinals by a score of 1-0 in overtime. In the closing minutes of

By: Aidan Joly A late game drive for Saratoga following a touchdown came up just short and clinched Ballston Spa a playoff berth. The Ballston Spa Scotties defeated the Saratoga Blue Streaks on Friday night at Ballston Spa High School in a defensive thriller by a score of 13-6. Getting the ball with 7:55 to

By: Aidan Joly A few inches could have saved the game for Saratoga, and one goal proved to be the difference. The CBA Brothers triumphed over the Saratoga Blue Streaks on Tuesday night at Saratoga Springs High School by a score of 1-0 in Saratoga’s 2016 Senior Night. The game was a defensive affair on

Sunday, February 8, 2015 by Aidan Joly Full video of the game / SSCSD via YouTube It was senior night at Saratoga Springs High School, and the Blue Streaks had a spark. The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans on senior night Friday night at SSHS behind a big first half on

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 The following video features SSHS students, staff, and others talking about what success means to them. It was produced by the Saratoga Springs High School Introduction to Journalism class taught by Jill Cowburn.

Saturday, June 14, 2014 by Izabel Cavotta, Ryan Cherry, Caleb Cohen, and Casie Henderson This is the second of a series of podcasts entitled This Saratoga Life produced by freshmen students in Damian Ubriaco’s English 9 Honors class. The theme of this episode, hosted by Casie Henderson, is “From Middle School to High School”. Won’t

Monday, June 9, 2014 by Dominic Cognetti, Dane Feldhaus, Molly Gagnon, and Mimi Liebers This is the first of a series of podcasts entitled This Saratoga Life produced by freshmen students in Damian Ubriaco’s English 9 Honors class. The theme of this episode, hosted by Dominic Cognetti, is “Accidents”. Won’t play? Download MP3

From the Editors We will be filming the Saratoga student section this Friday, December 20th at the home high school hockey game against Shaker (6:45 PM at Weibel Ice Rink) for a NYSPHSAA video contest. Email us at editor@thelightningrod.net or comment on this post if you would like to be part of the interview segment