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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
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Junior Kylie McDermott does yoga with her mindful literacy peers. Mindful literacy students have yoga days every Friday, which means that once a week they get to go to the wrestling gym for stretches and stress-relief.
Jill Rusignuolo creates a new mindful literacy class, exciting students
Elena Majeski, Layout Editor/Photographer
This image shows the start of the school day at 7:40 a.m. This will change next year to 8:30 a.m. due to the new thoughts on how much sleep is needed for teens.
High school changes to an 8:30 a.m. start time next fall
Shaeffer Watson, Business Editor
The 2024 yearbook, the Kabekonian, which won the Pictavo top 100 award. Seniors work collaboratively to get the yearbook put together and out to students before the year ends.
Kabekonian wins a top 100 award
Charlotte Hanson, Political Cartoonist
Features
Senior goalie Cal Conway stands in the net ready for a shot in hopes of a big win against Eden Prairie on Dec. 3. He has a perfect save percentage of 1.0%.
Varsity hockey welcomes new goalie Cal Conway
Elsie Welch, Photography Editor • January 15, 2025

The varsity boys hockey team acquired a new goalie for the 2024-2025 season. Senior Cal Conway transferred from Andover to Stillwater in Nov. 2024. Conway joins his new teammates in hopes of a strong season and a section title. Conway played varsity hockey for the Andover Huskies for two years before...

Sophomore Andrew Olsen looks towards the sidelines during a football game against Forest Lake on Sept. 27th. This shows Olsen playing football which is one of the two varsity sports he plays the other being wrestling.
Andrew Olsen shines at two varsity sports as sophomore
Mack Morrow, Photo Editor • November 29, 2024

The light haze of lights on a Friday night shines down, on the field sophomore D-lineman Andrew Olsen walks onto the field getting ready for another rough and physical drive on the defensive side of the ball. Not only does Olsen play varsity football, but he also has been wrestling on varsity at...

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Opinion
This is a photo of the Menendez brothers standing outside their beverly hills family home in 1989.
A explanation of the new Instagram restrictions and what they are.
The clock reads 8:40 a.m, the time of next year's new start time. At this time next year, the bell will have just rung and teacher's will be starting their classes.

George Nelson, Digital Graphics

November 26, 2024

Sports
As the Chevals head into their competition season, they welcome all new coaches and some new teammates as well. With new coaches, they hope to see improvement and place higher at their competitions.
The adapted soccer team played in the synthetic gym on Oct. 29, which was a very intensive game that tied 2-2 on senior night. This game headed the adapted soccer team to state.

Addy Howe, Business Editor

December 2, 2024

Swimmers start the final wave of girls 100 yard freestyle Nov. 2. Seven girls are in the pool at this time, and Stillwater takes the lead.
Arts
Junior Isaac Howard leads Concert orchestra rehearsal a week before the performance. He plans to conduct the second movement of Rutter's Suite for Strings for the concert.
Moon music album cover by Coldplay. The album was a great listen and hope to see it live.
New teacher comes in and teaches some new items for students to learn. while he was there Katelyn Sawatzke was able to get some great new teaching aspects.
Student Life
Head coach and social studies teacher Wayne Perkins speaks first at the debate tournament. This debate tournament was a memorial to a former Capitan Anne LaRayne Messelt who touched the lives of many current capitans and members of the debate team who saddily passed away in her sleep. After Perkins and all the capitans spoke, Anne's mother went up to the podium and made a heart touching speach.
Junior Tyler Schutz sweeps the floor at St. Croix Valley Recreation Center. He is having fun at work and is really enjoying his job in concessions.
Band teacher Joel Bryan conducts rehearsal for the Kaleidoscope concert.

Elsa Persson, Online Editor

October 15, 2024

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