October 3, 2022 by Natalie Rock (’23) provided by Mrs. Gironda What does Mrs. Gironda teach? Algebra 2, AP calculus AB, and regular calculus Where did she attend college? Mrs. Gironda attended college at SUNY Binghamton for her undergrad and her masters. Her undergraduate major was mathematical sciences and her masters was in education. She […]
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October 3, 2022 by Emilia Hall (’26) and Savannah Winter (’26) The Saratoga Springs High School girls’ varsity cross-country team is well known across the country for winning numerous state and national competitions. This team is one of the most successful at SSHS, having been ranked the number one girl’s cross-country team in the nation
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September 19, 2022 by Natalie Rock Back-to-school season means senior lot season for students at Saratoga Springs High School. You would think that the name “senior lot” was self-explanatory, but I guess it wasn’t clear enough. Well, allow me to explain, it’s for seniors. Still, some juniors have been a little confused–eager to drive to
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September 19, 2022 by Ciara Meyer When Natalya Lakhtakia was a little girl, she spent most of her summers with her somewhat magical grandfather. She would sit in the garden and watch the hummingbirds bathe, relax in the cool shade under the lemon tree, and listen to the ocean breeze gently blow through the leaves.
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September 19, 2022 by Eliza Krackler For Tom King, it’s survival of the fittest. Life was always like that for him, and in his early days of prize-fighting, he wouldn’t have had it any other way. He used to live in a world of triumph and happiness. He always came home with a story to
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September 19, 2022 by Ciara Meyer I have officially spent 2167 days in the Saratoga Springs City School District. By the time I graduate it will be 2340 days. Unlike most students at Saratoga Springs High School, I had the opportunity to opt-out of this experience. My sister switched to private school during her 10th-grade
Opinion: SSHS Has an Outcome Gap Issue. It’s Time We Address It. Read More »
September 19, 2022 by Aditi Singh Do you want to get involved in school, build up your extracurriculars for college applications, or just have fun and relax with people with similar interests? If so, you should look into the numerous clubs offered at SSHS! Here are just a few: Class of 2023, 2024, 2025, and
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August 24, 2022 by Journalism & Media Communications Block 2 Students Acting Out Link Acting Out is a mini-documentary created by the 2021-2022 Block 2 Journalism and Media Communications class. With reports of increasing behavioral issues in schools around the country, Block 2 students explored incidents of students “acting out” within SSHS’ school walls.
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August 24, 2022 by Journalism & Media Communications Block 4 Students Overachievers Link Overachievers is a mini-documentary created by the 2021-2022 Block 4 Journalism and Media Communications class. Block 4 students profiled three SSHS students–Abby Bundy (’23), Huck Patton (’22), and Maria Sablich (’22)—to discover what being a high achiever means to them, and learn
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For the final post of the 2021-2022 school year, The Lightning Rod remembers Billy Wardell and Daniel Weiss. The following stories were submitted by Billy and Daniel’s classmates.
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