Skip to Main Content
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

Vogel looks over her lines within her practice binder. “I’m glad we’re doing Grease. I think the whole cast is having fun with it,” Vogel says. Students are smiling and their energy and excitement can be felt during practice. The show will be a lot of fun to watch.

Sophie Vogel stars in ‘Grease’

Mira LaNasa, Editor-in-Chief October 20, 2017

Senior Sophie Vogel’s day begins at 6:10 a.m., and ends later than 12 a.m. She wakes up, goes to school, orchestra, work, rehearsal and finally home to study and do homework. All of this work is...

Kroll makes a difference with prosthetic leg

Noah Schoolman, Copy Editor October 19, 2017

When Everett Kroll was first becoming interested in science, he never thought he would be able to make a difference in the world. Yet here he is, coming off of a trip to the ISEF International Science...

Maxwell from his service trip in Tanzania. "He helps people all the time," senior Daisy Stengl said. "I feel like all he wants to do in life, is just help a bunch of people."

English teacher Brandon Maxwell, makes a difference in Tanzania

Jack Seipel, Social Media Editor October 5, 2017

While only in his 30s, English and AVID teacher Brandon Maxwell has touched hundreds, even thousands of lives. At the start of his career in 2005, Maxwell spent three years teaching secondary English...

One of the most important pieces of advice Adam gave was, "Get to know your teachers, they are not out to get you. Even people who aren't advanced still don't know everything, even finding a group of people can help. Setting up a schedule to do the same amount of work and staying on task can also make a big difference,"  Adam says.

Advanced sophomores graduate early

Elana Ross, Photographer Editor May 16, 2017

Most young students experience four years of high school. From freshman to senior year growing socially, individually and intellectually. Sophomore twins, Adam and Marta Markowicz started their high...

Students receive highest Boy Scout ranking

Students receive highest Boy Scout ranking

Emmanuel Kamara, Distribution Reporter May 8, 2017

Senior Jackson and junior brother Tyler Dunleap earned themselves the highest rank in the Boy Scout program in the Boys Scouts of America known as the Eagle Scout. Earning an award like this does not come...

Seniors Charlie Skaret, Kai Knudson and Ben O’Malley performed at Winter Coffeehouse and invited former SAHS graduates Lars Stannard and Max Ylitalo up on stage to play the cowbell and tambourine. “Lars and Max play whatever we need them to. They can play anything from auxiliary percussion, drums, guitar, bass, keyboard, as well as vocals,” Charlie says.

Skaret helps Bundbugs become more successful

Mariah Marsnik, Copy Editor May 3, 2017

Bundbugs is the current name of the constantly evolving band whose origin is shrouded in secrecy. The band view themselves as the successor to The Beatles and senior Charlie Skaret is the lead singer. The...

Ing-Mari and Dennis Ryan share thoughts on current curriculum. “I still enjoy doing it [teaching]. If you’re going to leave teaching, you usually do it within the first five years,” Dennis expresses. “These last two years I’ve had really nice kids. I wish they’d work a little harder sometimes, but they’re nice kids.”

Ryans maintain a 21 year marriage at SJHS

Mira LaNasa, Layout Editor April 27, 2017

Dennis and Ing-Mari Ryan both teach English classes at Stillwater Junior High School. The two have been married for 21 years, and met through the school. "He started here the year we opened this...

Perseverance, driving force in overcoming total loss

Perseverance, driving force in overcoming total loss

Tiana Meador, Editor-In-Chief February 21, 2017

90s hip-hop blared in her sister’s room, parents outside, for Ella Dorner, the day was uneventful. Then large clunk, a bang. Coming down the stairs, all her older sister, Hannah Dorner, saw was her younger...

History behind local family restaurant, community favorite

History behind local family restaurant, community favorite

Mariah Marsnik, Copy Editor February 10, 2017

Cory Buettner is the owner of Leo's Grill & Malt shop, a restaurant downtown Stillwater on the corner of Main Street and Chestnut. His oldest son, Blue, a junior, has learned a lot from the way...

"Haley would do really well in the Youtube community. She definitely has the personality for it," said Gackstetter.

Rankin creates makeup tutorials for Instagram users

Katie Freichels, Photographer January 10, 2017

  Many people have different ways of coping with their insecurities and makeup is how junior Haley Rankin coped with hers. While she was in 7th and 8th grade, she suffered from really bad acne...

Buttons Kobilka has to choose from when choosing what her next outfit will look like. "My ideas either come from something I see that I'm trying to imitate or I'll sketch out some designs in my journal," Kobilka explains.

Kobilka sews own clothes from scratch

McKenzie Bohlig, Photographer January 8, 2017

  The average American teenager spends about $2050 a year on clothes or about $40 a week per individual teen. With the Mall of America, the Twin Cities, Woodbury and downtown Stillwater so...

Jeff Ranta reads the Pony Express paper while visiting SAHS. “I got so involved as a student, as a student board member and as a student director, and I saw how busy everybody was and they didn’t have time with their families. So I did a shift, went back to school about 23-24, and got my teaching certificate,” Ranta says.

Ranta stays involved with school after retirement

Mira LaNasa, Layout Editor January 6, 2017

Jeff Ranta taught a varying assortment of sciences, but retired abruptly last June after 36 years. Ranta was involved in the changes that will be completed at SAHS for the ninth grade transition and...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Focus