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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
Boutwells Landing senior living home is not enough for the town of Stillwater, as the city council passes a 60 million dollar project to build a new and improved senior living care facility. "If there is over-crowding and if people need a place to live with the necessary care they need, then I believe it is our cities job to provide that for them," senior and Liberty resident, Maria Vitale said.

Plan for senior living facility near Liberty passed

Kathleen Billingsley, Copy Editor • May 12, 2016

Stillwater continues to innovate as they pass the plan for a senior living facility to be built near the township of Liberty in Stillwater, MN. As the baby boomer generation continues to reside...

Students and teachers going on the trip to Guatemala and Belize have special made t-shirts to wear while exploring. "I think the t-shirts are a really cute and fun idea. I'm excited for all of us to show up to the airport together in them," senior Cela Peterson says.

Spanish students journey to Central America

Megan McGuire, Online Editor-in-Chief • May 11, 2016

A select group of Spanish students will say "adios" to Stillwater and travel to Guatemala and Belize this summer. From June 6 to June 16, 72 students will have the opportunity to explore Spanish...

Participants, like sophomore Flora Sherr-Nelson, worked to produce short plays under 15 minutes in length at the Festival. "The first thing that we needed to include was to mention the color black and/or red. Second we had to have two generations, like a parent and a child. Our last constraint was to include a famous quote about pride and make sure to credit the author." Sherr-Nelson said.

24 Hour Play Festival immerses students in theatre

Liv Krusinski, In-Studio Video Team Director • April 27, 2016

One way to get a taste of theatre is to audition for a show and take a few months and really get to know the way things work around there. This year, the theatre department decided to put a new twist into...

Gina Jostes recently won her third award at The Davinci Fest as an art grand champion. Max Ylitalo, center, was a semifinalist at a national Science Talent Search competition. Nate Farmer, end, another winner of the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair were all present at the event. "A few people made some speeches and the Da Vinci Fest winners were called up to be congratulated,” Jostes said

Partnership Party raises money to enhance District 834

Sam Hudachek, Video Team • April 6, 2016

The Partnership Plan is an education fund for Stillwater Area Public Schools. Their main goal is get the community to join in on their support for the education and well being of students. This year, the...

Seniors Rayvon Simmons and Jack Haubrich drill into the canoe together. The canoe is meant to teach multiple skills including teamwork. “You really have to help out the other people working with you,” said Senior Raquel Ruiz

Canoe building teaches ALC students new skills

Sam Begin, Print Editor-in-Chief • March 18, 2016

A canoe may be a mere sailing craft for most, but to the kids at the St. Croix Valley Area Learning Center, the humble craft represents much more. Through the spring, 12 ALC seniors will be constructing...

The Shire offered a blogging class hosted by Kim Roeschlein and her son Eli. Eight students attended this class and learned the ins and outs of blogging. "Stephani knew I had a blog and she suggested I teach this class," Roeschlein says.

The Shire Literary Center inspiring creativity

Megan McGuire, Editor-in-Chief • March 18, 2016

ArtReach St. Croix offers a new, valuable resource for students to connect with teachers, mentors, writers and each other at The Shire Literary Center. This is a great opportunity for students to participate...

The occurrence of this year's college fair is very helpful for many students especially juniors and sophomores. When students are given the tools to learn more about their future, it's 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 didn't 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...

One cool feature of the PEP grant is Stillwater will be getting a climbing wall installed over spring break in the synthetic gym. “The rock will help build strength, power and bring aerobic and anaerobic fitness to higher levels,” junior Kaylie Goltz says.

Climbing wall installed during spring break

Madison Crain, Layout Editor • March 16, 2016

As the Physical Education Program (PEP) grant comes to a close, the exciting opportunity of a brand new climbing wall has brought much excitement among the student body. The wall will present itself...

Information Graphic by Allie Langness

B.O.L.D. decision, next steps for community

Allie Langness, Online Editor-in-Chief • March 16, 2016

After a grueling process, the School Board voted on March 3, 2016 in favor of closing Marine, Withrow, and Oak Park Elementary schools. Previously, at the February 11, 2016 meeting, the board decided...

The cardio room is full of new equipment like ellipticals and treadmills. Money from the PEP grant has helped purchase these tools. “We have lots of new equipment: basketballs, birdies for badminton, tons of new cardio equipment. Most every piece of equipment in the cardio room is brand new,” says PE teacher Ryan Bartosiewski. The technology has improved PE classes and Stillwater is starting to be known for its program.

Final year of $3 million PEP grant

Shad Kraftson, Distribution Reporter • March 15, 2016

Stillwater was the only school in Minnesota and one of 60 in the country to get the Carol M. White Physical Education Program grant in 2013. They say the third time is a charm, but it was the fourth...

Max Ylitalo's recent science fair project recently won not only the Da Vinci Fest, but also the Science Talent Search. He was one of only four chosen from Minnesota. "I designed a new method for producing ethanol from waste paper that is more cost effective than using corn. The project is called 'Experimental Design Optimization of Surfactant Enhanced Waste Paper Hydrolysis" Ylitalo said.

SAHS students top finishers at regional science fair

Dante Hoyos, Distribution Reporter • March 15, 2016

Two Stillwater students managed to succeed in taking home first and second place at the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair. Junior, Nathan Farmer and senior, Max Ylitalo both are passionate about the...

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...

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