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
Senior Netta Hillegass checks her virtual stock portfolio in personal finance. She sees if the market made money at the start of class.
Junior Tyler Curnow starts his second throw at the True team state meet on May 16. He threw 53 feet 9 inches to finish 4th contributing to the team's decisive victory.
A group of teenage girls take prom photos at a golf course before attending the prom dance on May 17. They made bouquets, went out to dinner and did all prom traditions before participating in the dance.
This time period block shows the changes students can expect into their schedules. The change is driven to free up the time taken by science and prep times.
Kraus-Anderson workers complete demolition for the year. The company sets up their office in the E-wing courtyard to store protective equipment and blueprints.
The school is going through construction for expanding the front entryway. Expanding will help fit students and visitors in the front entryway as they get checked it. It will also help create space for more people to work in the office.
Sophomore Sarantos Charakas is doing his online work at the media center, where most students take online classes.
Senior Jaxon Bluesky and junior Ian Westmoreland prepare for their first robotics competition in January. They are working on testing different programs, like how the robot can move and how to get to its goals.
TRUST Club promotes awareness for Cerebral Palsy month on March 5. They have been promoting inclusion, acceptance and knowledge about all abilities for the past few years. They host information tables during lunch to provide information and awareness about people with different abilities.
In this illustration from one of the restricted books, two men can be seen kissing, one wearing a leather outfit near the seam of the pages. This is the main image caused concern and lead to restricting this book in schools. Various news outlets say the "bondage wear" is inappropriate for preschoolers.

Madi Ruchie, Layout Editor-in-Chief

April 17, 2025

One of Trump's actions is to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education to "improve education for all." People view this as a contradiction as Trump eliminating it does not convince many people.
Donald Trump attempts to eliminate U.S. Department of Education
Cody Vang, Copy Editor • January 26, 2025

Post-presidency election of 2024, president elected Donald Trump claims he will try to eliminate the Department of Education to improve education...

Math teacher Kathy Meyer uses Hapara to monitor her students activities. Hapara is most commonly used in math to prevent cheating on important tests.
Students do not support newly implemented cyber security tool
Matthew Larson, Copy Editor • January 25, 2025

Recently teachers have been able to monitor students' Chromebooks using an installable extension called Hapara. Teachers can view a student's...

This shows the different skills Home-Ec offers as a class. These skills benefits students as they start to grow up into young adults.
Home-Ec should become a class again
Keeley Baker-Richert, Layout Editor • January 25, 2025

Should Home-Ec be a class again is a question being asked as the idea of bringing Home-Ec classes back into schools. These classes are important...

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