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The Pony Express

2018 alumnus Sintra Nichols strolls down the streets of Florence, Italy. In late February, Nichols was forced to return home to Minnesota due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alumni’s time in Italy cut short

Rosie Nichols, Layout Editor April 6, 2020

"It was like going up on a roller coaster and you're going up to the highest peak, you're so excited to see from the top and that fun experience of going down. Then with about 20% left the ride just stops...

Sintra Nichols a 2018 SAHS graduate who did an apprenticeship in Florianopolis, Brazil. Nichols worked at a preschool and help aid for the betterment of the school.

Students find independence taking gap year

Joseph Devins, Business Editor-in-Chief May 24, 2019

A few Stillwater students are taking a year break in between going to school. A gap year is used for students who want to serve as an intern or raise more money for college. Some students take a gap...

…Someone had lipstick on their teeth?

Linnea Phillips, Print Editor-in-Chief February 15, 2018

People would rather try to subtly and politely tell a person that they have something in or on their teeth than tell them outright. If someone were to point out something in a person's teeth they could...

Senior Sintra Nichols plans to take a gap year to travel to Brazil thanks to a scholarship program called Global Citizen.

Gap year in Brazil means more than traveling to Nichols

Mira Lanasa, Layout Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2018

During her junior year, senior Sintra Nichols felt she had lost purpose in her education. She wanted to get back on track, but found the only way to get back en route was to go off the trail entirely,...

Financial aid, flawed necessity

Financial aid, flawed necessity

Adam Humpal, Social Media Reporter December 5, 2016

Massive student debt, skyrocketing college tuition and a widening education achievement gap has fueled the discussion about federal financial aid for college. President Barack Obama has made student...

Photo by Jack Lange. Junior and photographer Jack Lange enjoys photographing what he sees in his regular life. This photo, taken in July of 2015, is captioned on Lange’s Instagram account with “North Shore - featuring crabby forest ranger.”

Jack Lange’s photography progresses with age

Anna Koenning, Copy Editor November 15, 2016

Plenty of people consider photography to be a hobby, but not many possess a passion or dexterity quite like junior Jack Lange does. His Instagram account made specifically for photography, called jtnovo,...

The Kiwanis Club is the adult version of Key Club. They partner up with the Builders Club to help guide them in the right path. “Yes, we partner with the builders club and I think it’s a great idea because we all work together,” sophomore Sintra Nichols says.

Builders Club improves community early on

Erin Lemanski, Photographer May 10, 2016

  Serving the world one community at a time, that is what the Builders club at Stillwater Junior High School stands for. Their goal is to improve the community with the help of the Kiwanis...

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