The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Andy Mannix speaking

Andy Mannix tells the other side to the George Floyd story

Ruby Suro, Layout Editor January 28, 2022

Click! Tear gas diffuses into the air. Bang! Rubber bullets whistle past Andy Mannix, as terrified screams of the protesters rang out. Although Mannix was a street's distance away from the...

Jon Bream shares stories on interviewing Prince, Taylor Swift and other musicians with third hour newspaper students.

Jon Bream, Star Tribune Rock Critic visits journalism classes

Lilly Sample, Online Editor-in-Chief January 20, 2019

“Ting. Ting. Ting.” Star Tribune Rock Critic Jon Bream sits in a San Francisco recording studio, separated from music legend Prince by only a pane of glass. Prince stares at him, steadily hitting a...

College In Schools program may be at risk

College In Schools program may be at risk

Noah Johnson, Distribution Reporter January 12, 2017

Students across Minnesota may not be able to get free credits for college anymore, since the College in School program throughout Minnesota has the possibility of shutting down. The College in Schools...

Photo by Ciana Fragnito My grandma was a frequent Macys shopper and bought all Christmas presents from Macys, junior Nicole Ingram says. Many other shoppers each have their own traditions that now are going to end as this historic building closes.

Downtown Minneapolis historic Macy’s closes

Ciana Fragnito, Social Media Reporter November 15, 2016

Minneapolis is known for shopping, restaurants and a life paced much faster than any other part of Minnesota. The large downtown Macy's, built in 1903, is recognized as not only a grand shopping store,...

Photo by Rachel Steil Rock Critic for the Star Tribune, Jon Bream speaks to Stillwater Area High School newspaper students about the music business.  In 1974, Bream began writing about music for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.  Since then, he has interviewed many musical artists including the King of Pop (Michael Jackson), the Queen of Soul (Aretha Franklin), Prince, Bob Dylan, U2, three Beatles, four Rolling Stones and all of Maroon 5. 
Bream has learned a lot about music over the past decade. He describes that music is basically one of the most powerful ways of expression. It is a universal language. People learn how to express themselves. Listeners understand themselves, and it makes them feel like someone else understands them, it is like sharing thoughts with community and we learn more about ourselves.

‘Star Tribune’ Rock Critic shares music knowledge with students

Megan Aller, Visual Arts Managing Editor February 26, 2015

The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in Minnesota for news, information and community events. It is read by 1.4 million adults every weekend. Jon Bream began writing about popular music for the Minneapolis...

Photo by Rachel Steil
In the last few years sports reporting has changed drastically.  Social media is the main cause of this change. 
“What social media has done to reporters has sped us up,” Michael Rand said. “It’s made me think how we cover things now and what access we have to resources nonstop. Sure, it’s a lot more action filled but it is a lot more exciting.”

Rand: role of sports reporting evolving image of athletes

Emily Lodahl, Layout Editor February 1, 2015

The sports reporting world has taken a curve ball the past couple years according to Star Tribune’s digital sports editor, Michael Rand. The rise of social media has impacted how sports and athletes...

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