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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

Students listen to music to zone out, zone in or boost mood. This will not be an option for students next school year.

Phone ban means no music during school day

Joy Bailey, Layout Editor October 22, 2025
Starting next school year, students will be required to not have their phones in school at all. This is in order to cut distractions and make learning easier. There are many reasons this phone ban is timely and important. None of these have not been exhausted. However, the phone ban also means that the earbuds in half of the students' ears will disappear, and so will the music coming from them.
Political gun violence affects society today

Political gun violence affects society today

Anna Rehkamp, Social Media Editor October 21, 2025

Gun violence has been on the rise in the United States throughout the 2020s, particularly in political gun violence. These specific acts of violence focus towards government leaders, with more and...

Players from both teams contesting for a ball put in the air from a corner kick. One of the ponies biggest strengths is winning battles for the ball and keeping possession no matter what.

Boys varsity soccer battles rival Woodbury

Katherine Heagren, Business Editor October 1, 2025

The boys varsity soccer team played one of the most anticipated matches of the season. The annual rivalry match against Woodbury kicked off on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. under the SAHS stadium lights. The matchup...

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...

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