LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE Volume 13 • Issue 46 • November 15 – November 21, 2019 • saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com
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by Lindsay Wilson Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Zander Hudak and Adam O’Connor spent a year on the Saratoga Springs High School Varsity Gymnastics team where they were able to be a part of a team that was dedicated to their passion. After trying out and making the team this season they were eager to begin another year of honing their skills and making new memories with their teammates. See Story pg. 37
Students Strike Hannaford’s 50th Store Opens in Ballston Spa for Climate Reform by Lindsay Wilson Saratoga TODAY
Left to Right: Superintendent Ken Slentz, Store Manager Wendy Watson and Community Relations Specialist Brian Fabre. See Story pg. 10
SARATOGA SPRINGS — With calls to take action to address climate change sweeping the globe, a group of students from Saratoga Springs decided to take part in the revolution themselves. After students reached out suggesting that their school organize a protest centered around sustainability and climate change, Lily Rosen, President of the Young Democrats club, jumped on board with the idea. On September 20, three days before the United
Nations Climate Summit, many students and adults across the nation took part in what was known as a Climate Strike. The strike was a call to action regarding the issue of climate change. Rosen said that The Saratoga Springs High School administration did not approve of organizing a protest, or striking during school hours, in an effort keep the school nonpartisan on the issue and to avoid disrupting the school day. Weeks later, the students devised another plan. See Story pg. 18
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