Brine’s Market and Deli celebrates 60th anniversary
Jameson Stahl, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 30, 2018
Brine’s Market and Deli recently celebrated their 60th year in business. Brine’s was originally opened in 1958 by Bud Brine in downtown Stillwater. It has been a staple of the St. Croix Valley ever since. Now, Brine’s is co-owned by siblings Polly Hoy, Matt Brine, and Mark Brine. Brine’s cele...
Grading policies must reflect growth and learning
Grace Roeske, Social Media Editor
November 21, 2018
The Stillwater Grade Reporting Policy is focused on reflecting student’s achievements and it explains what grading includes. It is also the link between teachers, parents/guardians and students when it comes to communicating academic progress. Although the policy covers many things like student standards,...
Roger Stippel retires after 34 years
Catherine Monty, Distribution Reporter
November 20, 2018
AP Government and Politics teacher Roger Stippel is finishing up his last semester of teaching. The 2018-2019 school year marks Stippel's 34th and last year of teaching. At the start of the second semester, the staff and students will miss a very adored member of the school's community. Before t...
School board gathers as new team forms
Chas Morgan, Layout Editor
November 20, 2018
The history of the school board has been a bumpy one and there has been conflict within the board and with families. "I think we've struggled the last three years since the decision to close schools, to work together as a board and move forward together. There's been some division and it seems lik...
Tessa Johansen visits father in Jerusalem
Lilly Sample, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2018
Looking out of a taxi window and to the Palestinian landscape, senior Tessa Johansen notices the growing Israeli settlements, their houses seemingly forming out of thin air. Israelis man posts throughout Jerusalem with machine guns pointed in Palestinian faces. Tessa is returning to Palestine to see her father, Tarek Abu Bassam Abu Sbe...
Committee reexamines grading practices and policies
Elise Truman, Online Editor
November 18, 2018
“Someone's intelligence or how hard they're working in a class shouldn’t be defined only in a series of numbers and letters,” sophomore Ellie Capra said. Education is imperative to the success of a society, but some students and teachers are not convinced the current testing approach is effecti...
Woman behind curtain of Cutaway Productions: Deb Drew
Ella Stratmann, Video Editor
November 13, 2018
Many people wonder what keeps teachers motivated to keep teaching throughout the years. "The students, I love my students. That is one of the reasons why I love teaching," Deb Drew stated. The passion that Drew contains for her students is heart-warming and very admirable, and her students are the ...
Teens increased caffeine consumption brings concern
Marie Lecuyer, Copy Editor
November 12, 2018
Young adults are experiencing health drawbacks of consuming caffeine daily starting at such a young age. This generation especially is turning to caffeine to resolve stress and exhaustion. Students are also using caffeine to improve their athletic performances. Adults are becoming increasingly concerned...
Malaina Fragnito trains as EMT
Soren Danelius, Layout Editor
November 6, 2018
Many students do not know what they are going to do in their future, but senior Malaina Fragnito does. Fragnito is participating in a 916 school class that provides her the opportunity to get her EMT certification in high school. The purpose of the EMT program is that it encourages students to get ...
Genesys Works, helps students prepare for career
Toby Weiss, Camera Editor
November 4, 2018
Genesys Works is a program that employs high school students and teaches them how to work an IT job in major corporations. Seniors can experience what it is like to have a $12.50 an hour, nine-to-five job in the IT world. According to seniors Donyea Davis and Chinmay Sahu, it is most definitely a re...
Agribusinesses contribute to local water pollution
Haley Nelson, Online Editor
November 3, 2018
Pollution from agribusinesses is responsible for most of the pollution in over 100,000 streams in the U.S. With an increase in the population, larger farms and agribusinesses need to produce more crops, turning to chemicals to help them. These chemicals get drained into water streams that are now unu...
Drommerhausen begins 45th year of teaching
Grace Silbernick, Layout Editor
November 2, 2018
“Students...they just want to learn something, they want someone to love them, they want to meet new friends,... they want to have someone that’s going to help them plan out where they want to go from here. They just want someone to know that they care about them, and I think that’s been forever since time,” M...