The school community of Ballston Spa High School has the power and desire to make positive differences in the lives of our students.  Therefore, the mission of Ballston Spa High School is to provide a safe, nurturing, and rewarding environment where all students will be afforded the opportunity to enhance their knowledge, to develop self-esteem, and to cultivate respect for others by pursuing a diverse and relevant curriculum taught by competent and caring staff.  Consequently, Ballston Spa High School graduates should be responsible, thinking adults who accept learning as a lifelong process, who strive for excellence in all their endeavors, and who live productively in a changing global and technological society.