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Debate team finished second in State at the Classic Minnesota Debate Tournament

Debate team finished second in State at the Classic Minnesota Debate Tournament

Press Release by Corey Quick December 5, 2016

The Stillwater Area High School Classic Debate team, coached by Laura Hammond and Corey Quick, competed in the state tournament Dec. 2-3, at South St. Paul High School.  Students, who came from fifteen...

School start times take toll on mental health

School start times take toll on mental health

Ashlyn Aarness, Photographer December 2, 2016

Early morning and late, homework-filled nights. This is the life of a typical high school student. More and more schools are switching over to a later start time to increase productivity. Thought Exchange...

Positive mornings make for brighter days

Positive mornings make for brighter days

Mariah Marsnik, Layout Editor November 16, 2016

  Without a thoughtful morning routine, getting to school by 7:40 a.m. can be a struggle for many students. Because teenagers naturally feel awake later at night, most don't fall asleep before...

Photo by Jack Lange. Junior and photographer Jack Lange enjoys photographing what he sees in his regular life. This photo, taken in July of 2015, is captioned on Lange’s Instagram account with “North Shore - featuring crabby forest ranger.”

Jack Lange’s photography progresses with age

Anna Koenning, Copy Editor November 15, 2016

Plenty of people consider photography to be a hobby, but not many possess a passion or dexterity quite like junior Jack Lange does. His Instagram account made specifically for photography, called jtnovo,...

Social studies teacher Nancy Bader earns the prestigious Partnership award. “It is recognition of my work, and then I get to designate a school that gets a thousand dollars from the partnership plan, so of course I designated Stillwater High School,” Bader says.

Bader retires from teaching

Lauren LeBourgeois, Copy Editor May 7, 2016

Retirement is a major turning point in one’s life. It symbolizes moving on to bigger and greater things and is a time for relaxation or for some, the opposite, such as traveling. For social studies...

The the club is run by four people who play dungeons and dragons together and they are teaching people how to play the game. I think they are pretty cool people who will be fun to go on adventures with. Zach Feinberg (11)

Dungeons and Dragons Club excludes technology

Alex Schwarz, Podcast Editor April 27, 2016

For most students the common form of entertainment lies in social media or some other form of using their phone. However, there is now a club which is based around a game that does not require internet...

 The occurrence of this years college fair is very helpful for many students especially juniors and sophomores. When students are given the tools to learn more about their future, its incredibly useful for students in the long run. Unfortunately some students were not given the chance to use this tool. Many current seniors never got a chance to experience the college fair. However, these same students have now become more determined to get underclassmen to go to the college fair, due to how beneficial they know the fair is.
  Senior Mary Norkol says, “I would have loved to have the opportunity to learn about local colleges and find out what I did and didnt want in a school.”

High turnout for Stillwater’s college fair

Sarah McCarthy, Photographer March 17, 2016

Stillwater Area High School hosted one of the largest college fairs in the Midwest in the gym. The fair featured over 110 different post secondary schools, and offered a range of opportunities for...

Students will have the opportunity to end their weeks in France with a couple days in Paris. Seeing the Eiffel Tower, visiting local sites, the shops and restaurants as well as see the beautiful museums in Paris. One of which will be The Louvre museum, which is the most visited museum in Paris. “We will get to climb to the top of the Eiffel tower, and get to see many gorgeous museums in Paris,” Parr says.

French students prepare to say au revior mid June

Mikayla Erf, Photographer February 24, 2016

  Nine plus hours of flying, 4,289 miles, and the trip of a lifetime. French students have the opportunity this summer of taking the once in a lifetime adventure of traveling through France. “France...

The Pony Market is run by two student groups. The special education department runs and attends the market while the student council oversees the market. We thought it was a great opportunity to partner with two groups in school, special education teacher Dusty Dennis says.

Student Council and Special Ed department team launch Pony Market

Dylan Cook, Visual Arts Media Editor February 10, 2016

    This year, student council and the special education department have teamed up to open a new school store called the Pony Market. The Pony Market, located in the main rotunda,...

Luckys adds Ritas Italian Ice to gas station

Lucky’s adds Rita’s Italian Ice to gas station

James Thomson, Camera Editor January 16, 2016

  A new delight has come to town, and it is Rita’s Italian Ice. Lucky’s gas station in Stillwater now has another business inside its building. Lucky’s and Rita's has been working on...

While some artists were wildly successful, others didnt sell as much as they had hoped. Despite the lack of sales, painter Angie Malin says, Its a good start but you have to build up your collectors. She, along with many others, successful and not as successful, plan to continue putting their works on display in hopes of finding fans.

Art shop pops up for holiday season

Sam Gater, Photogropher January 15, 2016

Blood, sweat and tears, that is what can be said is put into the quality of every aspect of art displayed this holiday season at the Stillwater Art Reach Pop-Up Shop. Big or small, all types of projects...

Snapchat rising above old-school text messaging

Tiana Meador, Online Editor December 24, 2015

As social media continues to pervade every element of day-to-day life, 'older' ways of communicating seem to lose popularity among the current generation. This allows for more exploration of newer...

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