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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The Grand National tour hosted by Kendrick Lamar and SZA begins its 39 show tour. It travels across 20 countries over the span of five months.

Grand National Tour sets off in Minnesota

Elsie Welch, Photography Editor June 5, 2025

The Grand National Tour, hosted by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, kicked off its first show in Minneapolis on April 19 and will conclude on August 9 in Stockholm, Sweden. The tour supports Kendrick Lamar's album...

Album cover for "Sincerely" was photographed by Elizaveta Porodina. Porodina also shoots for Vogue and several other magazine covers. The album "Sincerely" shows Kali uchis' amazing style very well.

Kali Uchis shows heavy emotions in “Sincerely,”

Andrew Linnell, Layout Editor June 4, 2025

Colombian American singer songwriter Kali Uchis released her new album "Sincerely," on May 9. The album is smooth and emotional, talking about life’s ups and downs and trying to find happiness even when...

The Concerto Concert program was promoted on several platforms, especially on Instagram. Several orchestra members have promoted the concert by posting the program on their Instagram stories. The program displays that the concert is on May 19 at 7 p.m.

Concert Orchestra performed their annual Concerto Concert May 19

Olive McLemore, Graphics Editor June 4, 2025

The Concerto Concert is an annual concert in the high school auditorium that only features the Concert Orchestra and part of the Wind Symphony. This year it was held on May 19. Concert Orchestra performs...

Members of the concert choir practice for their pops mass piece on May 16. They have selected "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen for their performance.

Choir performs Pops Concert on May 29

Shaeffer Watson and Aila Fisk, Business Editors June 4, 2025

This year's pops concert will take place on May 29 at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The concert is made up of large and small ensembles, including different solos and duets. The choir students selected well-known...

This album cover "I'm the Problem" was inspired by Wallen's legal troubles when he saw similar sketches in his lawyer's office. I really like how the album cover was influenced by a past experience and emphasizes what the album is about.

Morgan Wallen’s new album ‘I’m the Problem’ provides emotional depth

Brendon Rickheim, Business Editor June 3, 2025

Morgan Wallen's new album "I'm the Problem" digs deeper into his life and reveals a more introspective side to him. The album has a lot of new features, and it can be very relatable to a lot of people. This...

Logan Liveringhouse plays guitar and performs a song to start things off. NHS Coffeehouse has all sorts of performances like this one and brings in talent from all over the student body.

NHS Coffeehouse kicks off with quality performances

Rabira Soka, Business Editor June 3, 2025

Students packed the auditorium for an annual tradition that mixes music, nerves and creativity on May 16. NHS Coffeehouse, a student-led performance event, gave performers a chance to step out of their...

Unified Band members get recognized by the school board on May 20 for their commitment to inclusion. Performing a short rendition of "We Will Rock You" they got the board members clapping along.

Rock and Rollers in Unified Band recognized at school board meeting

Camryn Handberg Cathleen Costello, Photography Editors June 2, 2025

Seventeen musicians took the stage on May 13 opening the spring band concert. Banging out "We will rock you" by Queen, band director Dennis Lindsay got the audience involved as the musicians hit the ever...

Chappell Roan's new single "The Giver" released on March 13. Roan impresses her millions of fans with her new country-inspired song.

Chappell Roan’s new hit song ´The Giver’ wows fans

Hazel McHugh, Layout Editor April 25, 2025

Rising popstar Chappell Roan released her new pop-country song “The Giver” on March 13. Chappell Roan has made a space in pop culture through her fashion, inspiring personality and her music. Unlike...

Alumni Dakota Ostlie shows off 'A Minecraft movie' poster from Marcus Theater. Ostlie was laughing the whole time during the movie from all the funny jokes.

‘A Minecraft Movie’ fun viewing experience

Colby Henjum, Business Editor April 24, 2025

Warner Bros.' highly anticipated 'A Minecraft Movie' debuted in theaters worldwide on April 4. Directed by Jared Hess and starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Emma Myers, the movie combines the game's...

On every bulletin board has a poster promoting the upcoming musical Opening on April 11. It shows themes from the play including the symbol for the London underground.

Theatre set to perform ‘Alice by Heart’

George Nelson, Digital Graphics April 24, 2025

The spring musical is fast approaching with opening day on April 11. "Alice by Heart" is set in Great Britain during the London Blitz. Alice and her friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in the underground....

Actresses Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler consumed in the magic and dangers of fairness. Snow White came out on March 21 to theaters to share with new generations.

Disney hits low after live action ‘Snow White’ disappoints viewers

Nevaeh Kinney, Layout Editor April 24, 2025

Excitement rose when Disney fans discovered that a live-action adaptation of “Snow White” was released on March 21. However, the film disappointed viewers and left “Snow White” with the lowest...

Captain America: Brave New World recycles old Marvel movie ideas

Captain America: Brave New World recycles old Marvel movie ideas

Joy Bailey, Layout Editor March 12, 2025
The new Captain America film came out on Valentine's Day, marking itself as the 35th installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Brave New World is the first Captain America movie starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, aka Captain America. The original superhero was played by Chris Evans until 2019's Avengers: Endgame. The movie had a lot going for it, coming three years post-Falcon and the Winter Soldier, as well as finally tying up loose ends regarding the celestial island in The Eternals. The film introduced new characters, delivered one-liners doomed to be recycled in later films and a large red monster destroying the White House. Overall, it was a film that I have seen 34 times before. Marvel's attempts at reviving the MCU post its peak in the 2010s continues to remain futile, forced to repeat itself unless they find a way to add uniqueness to each of their releases.
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