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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 Lexie Sherrick Abby Farmer said the instant she saw the posters around school for Battle of the Bands she was excited. “While I am not in a band, I am looking forward to seeing friends of mine who are,” said Farmer.

Auditions kick off the Battle of the Bands season

Ryan Burger December 10, 2013

As the battle of the bands approaches, there will be many hopefuls vying for a spot during auditions. Though senior Conor Murphy and the band Crimson Horizon hope to make it just as much as the others,...


The ReplayIt app lets students upload their pictures for use by the Yearbook. This makes the Yearbook that much more of an actual representation of what happened that year.

New app helps yearbook replay the year

Sabrina Storms December 9, 2013

Replaying memories has become much easier in the last decade with the advancing technology of smart phones. Now, schools are integrating these new technologies in every way possible. The ReplayIt app is...

Caitlin McDermott will be the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in this year’s performances of “The Nutcracker” produced by St. Croix Ballet.

St. Croix Ballet prepares for annual ‘Nutcracker’ performance

Maddy Boettner November 28, 2013

The lights dim and the crowd goes quiet, so quiet that the audience could hear a pin drop. The dancers hold their breaths, their hearts racing, until a bright light focuses in on them. They stare ahead...

Senior Nick Benish playing the cello in one the many music programs he is involved in. Benish said, “It’s hard to imagine what my life would be like without music.”

Benish thrives through music program

Kate Price November 27, 2013

Music is a large part of every teenagers life. For senior Nick Benish, it is on a whole different level. Benish started his music career at a young age and has been with it ever since. He is currently...


On Nov. 12, Concert Orchestra performed in the concert organization’s fall concert. Seniors Natalie Tri, Aidan Hybertson, junior Michaela Byland, and senior Jarden Allen play the violin. Featuring pieces included “Orpheus in the Underworld” by Offenbach and the final movement of “The New World Symphony” by Dvorak.

Community building within music programs

Ellie Anderson November 27, 2013

The music groups at Stillwater Area High School have created a close community. The different music groups are creating inseparable bonds with each other through different events that they do as an ensemble. The...


Featuring artists such as Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Ariana Grande, Flo Rida, Fall Out Boy, and others are performing at the Xcel Center on Dec. 10 for KDWB’s annual Jingle Ball.

Jingle Ball twerks into Twin Cities

Claire Ilkka November 25, 2013

The VMAs took place in Sept., but the music awards show’s most controversial performers- Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus, to be exact- will be in Minn., singing and most likely twerking their way across...

In The Fault in Our Stars the two protagonists use okay as their word, and the internet fans used the quote Okay? Okay. in a play on the novels cover shown above.

‘The Fault in Our Stars’ goes to the big screen

Cora Sutherland November 8, 2013

andIt has recently been announced that John Greene’s popular novel The Fault in Our Stars is being made into a movie.  The novel is relatable, interesting and emotional, and readers have high expectations...

Sammy Browns tutorial of How to Go to Confession

Sammy Brown’s tutorial of ‘How to Go to Confession’

Andrea Rustad November 6, 2013

“I knew as soon as I had written it that it’d be special to me forever,” said Stillwater Area High School alumni Sammy Brown of her new single, set to release Nov. 5, with proceeds benefiting the...

Many beasts from the original Harry Potter movies will be in the new films.

J.K Rowling agrees to direct new movies

Sydney Spreck November 3, 2013

The world of Harry Potter, which has fascinated readers and moviegoers alike for many years will soon be returning in a series of new films.  Famous authoress, J.K Rowling, will now be taking on the new...

Junior Jayna Davis perched upon  a well during rehearsals for the upcoming play.

Davis back on stage

Carson Kuball November 2, 2013

With a voice that radiates any room and a personality that brightens anyone's day, it’s no wonder she has played major roles in two school productions. Junior Jayna Davis, is a star in the making, and...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz comes to high school

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz comes to high school

Emily Lodahl November 1, 2013

One of the world’s most loved musical-fantasies, The Wizard of Oz, is coming to Stillwater Area High School. With influence from the books and movies, the play will differ slightly as there are new characters...

Various paintings are on display in a tent located at Art in the Park in Afton.

Art in the Park celebrates its 35 year

Natalie Gjermo October 23, 2013

Afton is usually a quiet town, with people driving in and out of it going to and from. On the weekend of Sept. 28 and 29 that all changes when Afton hosts their annual art fair. Tents and smells of the...

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