Review: Music Collective Spring Concert
Sofia Reynoso, Staff Writer
April 25, 2017
Filed under Arts, Performance Reviews, Showcase
A night of jazz music commenced when sharply-dressed musicians walked on stage, eagerly awaited by parents and other audience members. With the first note, the audience was already captivated and would be for the next hour and a half. The Music Collective held their spring concerts on April 6 and 7...
Student rappers find diverse ways to express themselves
Jason Altshuler, Arts Writing Editor
February 1, 2017
At the high school, many students make rap music as a creative outlet. However, these artists approach the art form in different ways.
Read more »Lounge shows celebrate SWS music and artistry
Zoe Videlefsky, Staff Writer
January 7, 2017
Filed under Arts
Fairy lights line the stage. There is a brimming aura of positivity and support. The room is full of people on couches and on the floor at the School Within a School Lounge Show. The SWS Lounge Show allows students to express their creative side in an accepting environment. Students say that the show...
Novice jazz band group develops musical skills
Sarah Hughes, Staff Writer
December 3, 2016
Filed under Arts
Instruments are taken out and tuned as students talk and shuffle on music stands as the band prepares to play an especially difficult piece. Upstairs, jazz band teacher Carolyn Castellano works on basics with a smaller group of quiet but enthralled musicians. These musicians are part of a feeder group f...
Music recording inspires future careers
Bertina Xue, Arts Layout Editor
May 27, 2016
Scrolling through SoundCloud and finding a song featuring the familiar voice of a student at the high school is a rare treasure. Many students at the high school write and record their own music, learning skills such as using a variety of equipment, music programs and song-writing. SoundCloud is the main mu...
Review: Orchestra Concert
Sascha Wolf-Sorokin, Staff Writer
March 27, 2016
Filed under Arts, Performance Reviews
The Robert Dubbs Auditorium stage was filled with performers dressed in all black. The students began playing their instruments: violins, violas, cellos and basses. The music had a fast tempo, but did not feel rushed. Suddenly, it came to a halt and the musicians drummed their feet against the flo...
AOM: Noah Sesling
Karina Lorenzo, Staff Writer
February 5, 2016
Filed under Artists Of The Month, Arts, Showcase
Sophomore Noah Sesling stood on stage in the junior version of the musical Into the Woods at his summer camp. While he may have first participated in the show because his friends were in it, Sesling’s passion for singing continued long after the curtain closed. After coming to the realization that sin...
Seven Songs: Playlist Preview
Cleo Falvey, Arts Writing Editor
February 2, 2016
Filed under Arts, Seven Songs
Want to contribute your own playlist of seven songs to the Sagamore? Fill out the Google Form in the article!
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Baking with Susanna: Honey Cake
Susanna Kemp, Co-Editor-in-Chief
It’s a Jewish tradition to dip apples in honey or eat honey cake on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, to represent the beginning of a sweet year. This week is not only the ...
September 18, 2017
Review: An Evening with Nik Walker
June 13, 2017
Baking with Susanna: trail mix cookies
June 10, 2017
June 3, 2017
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100 Years of JFK
The Headlines of the Kennedy Years
Leon Yang, Co-Editor-in-Chief
We went to the archives to find headlines from old issues of our newspaper to see what stories were written during John F. Kennedy’s presidency. A few notable st...
June 15, 2017
Remembering Kennedy: Residents’ Stories
June 15, 2017
Kennedy advocated for the appreciation of art
June 14, 2017
JFK Presidential Library preserves legacy
June 14, 2017
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