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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

Photo by Amelia Schneider  Concert features an eclectic jumble of music from the four different orchestra ensembles. Each group plays a variety of music, from Mendelssohn to Mozart to Rutter. Junior Jonathan Luk, Concert Orchestra member, practices after school to prepare for the concert. Sophomore Ava Coleman commented, “The pieces [Symphonic Orchestra plays] are kind of a mix of music. They seem fairly simple but have certain aspects to them that needed to be tweaked and mended.”

Relentless focus assures satisfying success

Calli Clay, Social Media Editor December 9, 2014

As the auditorium lights went down and the stage lights went up, the crowd silenced and the symphonic orchestra opened with Norman Leyden's Serenade for Strings: Prelude. On Nov. 20, Stillwater...

Local Angels Echo in Church Halls

Braden Classon, Social Media Reporter November 18, 2014

The Stillwater Area High School Choir has been working vigorously over the past few months towards their upcoming concert. This concert took place on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. at Saint Andrews Church in Mahtomedi....

Photo by Anna Craggs 
“We like kooky. We like to have fun and be kind of outside the box,” said Gallery 310.

Homegrown talent displayed at Stillwater’s Fine Arts Walk

Caitlin Rademacher, Photographer November 17, 2014

Stillwater is full of people with artistic talents. Seven local galleries, three of which are in downtown Stillwater, are sharing their work with the community in the Fine Arts Walk. The art in this walk...

Competition heats up for annual Showcase

Anna Craggs, Photographer November 17, 2014

Our high school is full of many talented performers. During this time of year, the school holds a show called the Showcase. This is a chance for all types of performers to stand out and show people how...

Senior Tristan Jensen explains his new movie, “The Unearthing.” The movie premiered in early Sept. and was a success in the film festival world.

Senior Jensen produces new movie ‘The Unearthing’

Cory Spawn, Broadcast Managing Editor October 13, 2014

Senior Tristan Jensen has finished his third and largest movie, which he premiered on Sept. 12-13. Jensen wrote the movie, "The Unearthing", which is a feature about a girl named Autumn who moves...

A new twist on a classic story, Midsummer Nights Dream

A new twist on a classic story, ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Kaitlyn Doyle, Photographer October 2, 2014

This is everything but your boring, typical Shakespearean play. Director Haeri Tollefson has applied a new twist to an old classic. The play is grounded in comedy, but has a unique spin that takes an epic...

The Great Bull Run runs into the Twin Cities

Cory Spawn May 20, 2014

Article written by: Corey Spawn Pamplona, Spain is not the only city with a running of the bulls anymore.  The Great Bull Run started coming to Minnesota last year and brings the fun and entertainment...

Junior high welcomes Belle and the Beast

Junior high welcomes Belle and the Beast

Rose Bruschu May 16, 2014

A cast of Stillwater Junior High students performed Beauty and the Beast on May 1-3. The traditional Disney story of the beautiful Belle and the arrogant Beast was portrayed exactly like the movie....

Courtesy of Hannah Quinn.
Belle Chanter traveled to Omaha, NE as their performance tour, and made stops along their journey to hear other choirs and show off their talent. One of their stops at Albert Lea High School was said to be especially interesting because of the people they met and became friends with for the short time they visited.

Belle Chanter takes on Omaha

Kate Price May 5, 2014

Omaha, NE is certainly not the most exciting place to be, but it gave the Belle Chanter girls choir a great chance to show off their voices. The large choir traveled by bus on a six hour drive to Omaha...

Senior Jake Federowski stands center stage as Evan Goldman from the hit Broadway musical 13. Federowski starred in the musical with Stillwater Junior High School when he was a ninth grader in Spring 2010. Much of the cast got together for a reunion performance of the song 13/Becoming a Man.

Community performs in Best of Broadway

Andrea Rustad April 19, 2014

You can’t stop the beat of the community theater’s spring variety show, performed on May 8-10. The theme was the Best of Broadway, meaning all the acts had to be songs from a Broadway production....

Create & Paint helps Stillwater get creative

Olivia Novotny April 4, 2014

  On Mar. 1, the paint-your-own pottery and canvas studio, located on Chestnut Street East, became available for scheduled events or walk-ins. The “no pressure” atmosphere encourages people...


The graffiti mural can be found near the art hallway next to the Pepsi vending machine. Created by JoJo at the Da Vinci Fest, the mural has been admired by many students.

Graffiti mural makes a statement

April 1, 2014

Scrawled under bridges, composed on bathroom walls and illustrated on idle train cars, graffiti is often regarded as nothing but teenage kids with a spray can. Recently however, graffiti has made its debut...

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