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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

Senior Netta Hillegass checks her virtual stock portfolio in personal finance. She sees if the market made money at the start of class.

Marketing class wins big in virtual stock market game

Colby Henjum, Business Editor June 4, 2025

Marketing teacher Deborah Drommerhausen's marketing class is yet again playing the 'Allianz Life BestPrep Stock Market Game,' which students in a virtual stock market can invest with a starting budget...

Junior Tyler Curnow starts his second throw at the True team state meet on May 16. He threw 53 feet 9 inches to finish 4th contributing to the team's decisive victory.

Tyler Curnow sets school record and track team wins True Team State

George Nelson, Digital Graphics June 2, 2025

The throwing rings sit on the far end of the track where a talented group off throwers practice. An often overlooked and underappreciated event group has proved to be incredibly important to the track...

A group of teenage girls take prom photos at a golf course before attending the prom dance on May 17. They made bouquets, went out to dinner and did all prom traditions before participating in the dance.

Prom traditions outweigh the dance experience

Macy Bougie, Online Editor May 29, 2025

Every school holds a prom dance in the spring. Most students can agree that the prom traditions such as going to dinner, taking pictures, getting ready outweigh the prom dance itself. The dance can be...

This time period block shows the changes students can expect into their schedules. The change is driven to free up the time taken by science and prep times.

New elementary science specialists introduced to schools fall 2025

Matthew Larson, Copy Editor May 28, 2025

Next year, Stillwater elementary schools will introduce new science specialists in hopes of shortening the required time science takes for teachers to prepare for it. Many of these changes are due...

Kraus-Anderson workers complete demolition for the year. The company sets up their office in the E-wing courtyard to store protective equipment and blueprints.

Front office expansion builds temporary wall in the E-wing

Madi Ruchie, Layout Editor-in-Chief May 28, 2025

Over the past two years, the Stillwater district has collected enough for a $175 million bond. The bond approved the construction of two new elementary schools, the expansion of Oakland Middle School and...

The school is going through construction for expanding the front entryway. Expanding will help fit students and visitors in the front entryway as they get checked it. It will also help create space for more people to work in the office.

School construction will add new safety measures

Keeley Baker-Richert, Layout Editor May 28, 2025

Safety is important in schools and that is why the building is going through construction and adding safety measures. The construction is expanding the front entryway. It will have admin and security officers...

Sophomore Sarantos Charakas is doing his online work at the media center, where most students take online classes.

District will offer online classes fall 2026

Cody Vang, Copy Editor May 28, 2025

Many students are taking online courses, and the school district wants to offer more classes to meet the demands. Principal Robert Bach and staff are discussing how to execute this over the summer....

Senior Jaxon Bluesky and junior Ian Westmoreland prepare for their first robotics competition in January. They are working on testing different programs, like how the robot can move and how to get to its goals.

Robotics takes second at state tournament

Rylee Van Houten, Business Editor May 22, 2025

"We don't use kids to build robots- we use robots to build kids," Dean Kamen founder of FIRST robotics said. That spirit was on full display when ARMADA robotics competed in the North Star state competition...

TRUST Club promotes awareness for Cerebral Palsy month on March 5. They have been promoting inclusion, acceptance and knowledge about all abilities for the past few years. They host information tables during lunch to provide information and awareness about people with different abilities.

Students raise awareness, knowledge, acceptance and inclusion

Camryn Handberg and Cathleen Costello, Photography Editors April 18, 2025

In a diverse population promoting awareness, acceptance and knowledge is very important. TRUST Club is one of the clubs helping to ensure students of all abilities are included and respected as an important...

Minnesota Students speak out against HF29 education bill

Amelia Bruno, Business Editor April 18, 2025

High school students from Minnesota gathered at the state Capitol to protest a bill that was causing a lot of controversy on Feb 20. If passed, this bill could change how schools talk and offer Ethnic...

In this illustration from one of the restricted books, two men can be seen kissing, one wearing a leather outfit near the seam of the pages. This is the main image caused concern and lead to restricting this book in schools. Various news outlets say the "bondage wear" is inappropriate for preschoolers.

LGBTQ books restricted at elementary schools

Madi Ruchie, Layout Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2025

In early March, all Stillwater elementary schools received a book order containing 30 LGBTQ+ books which were removed from shelves before most of them were even unboxed. A staff member flagged images in...

The school is in progress of adding solar panels to the high school. The solar panels will help reduce the schools carbon footprint.

Solar panels added across district

Keeley Baker-Richert, Layout Editor April 17, 2025

To expand the use of solar energy, schools in the district have added solar panels to their buildings. Although the initial cost can be high, in the long run, it will save the school money. This is an...

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