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
Different albums of music next to each other show the contrasts in musical taste.
Junior Jillian Maddux is meditating to work on calming down and refocusing. This can help improve mental health by assisting with reducing stress.
Junior Devin Christensen walks to prepare for his cross country meet. Christensen exercises daily to ensure he lowers his risk of injury when running.
Junior Maisie Rix, spends her time on Instagram during the school day. Social media is definitely a distraction for students during the day.
Junior Wesley Voigt works on an assignment. He feels that his stress levels have grown due to his workload.
Four women gather around to cook before Easter. Women have generally been stereotyped to work in the kitchen and prepare the meals.

Ava Bentdahl, Graphics Editor-in-Chief

March 8, 2025

Sophomore Lily Berg, celebrates the release of her novel on Feb. 3. After years of hard work she can finally she her book in real life.
The graphic describes the pros and cons of AI in school. It highlights the problems that come with AI and how it might affect students' education describing why there needs to be more regulation.
Student Leadership Council helps inform decisions and seats made at the last meeting. Student leaders need to be aware of current events that impact students in the school.
Students use ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence apps to brainstorm and gather information on subjects. Students' using AI to cheat has grown in the two years since ChatGPT began.
Junior Luca Wieland stops at a local fast food chain to grab a quick meal after school. After a busy day at school, he unwinds by getting a taco.
Teenagers spend their money in different ways
Hazel McHugh, Layout Editor • November 29, 2024

Most high school students have some form of part time job, working around 10-15 hours per week ranging from $9-16 per hour. Considering many...

Junior Devin Christensen drinks a sparkling ice caffeine drink before school. These drinks have become popular since the school has started selling them in the cafeteria. Often, things like this become trends across students at the school and show how fast students are able to grow certain items.
Companies target teens with their products
Caleb Gustafson, Photography Editor • November 28, 2024
In recent years, companies have started shifting towards focusing on marketing and branding to teenagers. Most companies believe teenagers have the most expendable income. In addition, they believe teenagers are often trendsetters, which would result in more demand and revenue for a company’s product. Most importantly, companies brand and market toward teenagers because many teenagers...
Junior Jack Lamkin works at Cub Foods for his part time job. His job specifically is stocking items and goods to replenish products.
Teenagers reach an age of self development and independence
Cody Vang and Copy Editor • November 28, 2024

Teenagers are reaching a stage of development of gaining jobs, and become less dependent on certain sources such as their parents. Parents...

View All
Menu
Activate Search
Home
Focus