The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

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

A community member studies a card she received in the mail asking for her opinion on a new valley center

Input needed to shape new Valley Community Center

Gigi Zawislak, Broadcast Editor June 1, 2023

The lifeguard blows his whistle at the children who splash in the cool pool. Mom is having a cup of coffee in the room next door giggling with her book club over a chapter they had just read. Not too far...

Girl and Boy posing with thumbs up next to each other.

Jenna Phelps, Sam Young voted Student Council presidents

Alex Reedy, Thomas Cass, Podcast Reporter, Online Editor May 25, 2023

Newly elected student council presidents, juniors Jenna Phelps and Sam Young, hope to affect positive change within the school community next year. School events are a large part of the school community...

People sitting around a table filming a podcast.

Pony Voices Podcast tells stories of the district

Peter Banister, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2023

The Pony Voices Podcast is a new initiative started by the school district to deliver informative news and local stories to members of the district and community.  Its goal is to deliver the answers to...

A graph of the 2023 Stillwater Area School District Study.  A graph that shows sources feedback on important material.

District considers bond referendum

Cooper Howe and Donovan Rosckes April 20, 2023

The school district is expecting more than 1,000 new students to enroll in the next 10 years due to an increased birth rate and new housing developments popping up in the area. New students would cause...

On March 31, there was a Muslim student panel held in the Main forum. Other classes along with the ECS class watched and participated.

Ethnic and Cultural Studies holds student led panels about different ethnic groups

Sadie Bettendorf, Online Editor April 19, 2023

Ethnic and Cultural studies, otherwise known as ECS, is an elective social science. The class takes another approach to understand the ethnic groups of our history than the normal social studies class....

The softball and baseball teams are excited about their new fields. They have rendered a photo of what they hope the fields look like.

Baseball and softball team release plans to create new fields

Oren Hamilton, Social Media Editor April 19, 2023

Softball and baseball teams announced plans for their new campaign 'Better Together,' to create new fields opening in April 2025. The new fields will help bring the community together. With the new fields...

Stillwater School District Board Members in a meeting

Chris Lauer fills seat for school board

Angela Taylor and Aydin Brennan April 18, 2023

Chris Lauer, a member of the Partnership Plan board, has been selected to fill the open school board seat in place of his predecessor, Eva Lee. Lauer was on the Stillwater Planning Commission, a volunteer...

Trans history

Governor Tim Walz signs trans-refugee state bill

Stella McHugh, Layout Editor March 28, 2023

Governor Tim Walz signed bill HF-146  on March 24. This bill will solidify Minnesota as a trans-refugee state and was passed by 68 - 64 votes in the Minnesota House of Representatives and has moved...

ALC painting by the ALC hall, made by Josey L, photo taken by Daniel Ortiz. The wall shows the creativity of the students involved in the ALC, this time, shown artistically

ALC to move to Oak Park building

Daniel Ortiz, Podcast Reporter February 25, 2023

The Alternative Learning Center has a space near the language hallway. The place they use has its pros and cons, but recently they got the approval to move to a place where there are only pros; the ALC...

Students create posters to promote the Voices of Change virtual conference. These posters were put around the school to encourage students to attend.

Voices of Change Conference allows students to be heard

Esmeralda Palma-Andrade and Gigi Zawislak February 22, 2023

"Following George Floyd's murder, Stillwater Schools district administration, and staff received an Open Letter from a group of Black Alumni," Office of Achievement and Integration Coordinator, Eric Anderson...

This is College and Career Center Coordinator Alison Schroeder’s first year working in the College and Career Center. She helps seniors apply to colleges and helps them apply for scholarships.

Seniors apply for community scholarships

Kallie Fahs, Podcast Reporter February 21, 2023

Scholarships are open to seniors and money is given by people in the community. Every year there is $500,000 given in scholarships. Oftentimes people donate money for a personal reason. For example, if...

Mr. Maxwell on the teachers team is getting ready to take the shot from the three-point-line. One of the students is defending him from going to the hoop for the layup.

Students bring diversity, inclusion through BLAST

Grace Schwoch and Kennedy Williams February 20, 2023

  “It creates a better community within the student body and that is really important for not only friendships but building trust within your peers and administration,” Iliana Balok, senior...

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