Climbing wall installed during spring break
Madison Crain, Layout Editor
March 16, 2016
Filed under Local News, News
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 after spring break, and will bring new opportunities and relationship skills to the physical educ...
B.O.L.D. decision, next steps for community
Allie Langness, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2016
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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 to delay the vote until March 3. In preparation for the March 3 meeting, the school board initiat...
Final year of $3 million PEP grant
Shad Kraftson, Distribution Reporter
March 15, 2016
Filed under Local News, News, Photo Slide Shows
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 time the district applied. The grant gives $2 million over the course of three years and this i...
SAHS students top finishers at regional science fair
Dante Hoyos, Distribution Reporter
March 15, 2016
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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 field of science. Ylitalo claimed first place and Farmer claimed second. Having both competed in the...
French students prepare to say au revior mid June
Mikayla Erf, Photographer
February 24, 2016
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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 is the most visited country in the world, having over 83 million visitors in 2012 alone...
Jessie Diggins continues to wow audiences with skiing successes
Kathleen Billingsley, Copy Editor
February 24, 2016
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The wind blowing in her hair as gusts of swirling snow pelt her face, Jessie Diggins crosses the finish line. Former SAHS nordic ski member, Jessie Diggins, won the World Championship and competed in the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Through hard work and perseverance, Diggins has accomplished what man...
‘Sticks in Stillwater’ hockey festival supports Herb Brooks Foundation
Hannah Anderson, Social Media Managing Editor
February 23, 2016
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During the weekend of Feb. 5-7, Stillwater hosted a mites hockey festival called "Sticks in Stillwater" for the first time ever, which helps support the Herb Brooks Foundation. It celebrated the life and legacy of Herb Brooks through the great game of hockey. The festival took place at the St. Croix...
School Board postpones BOLD vote
Megan McGuire, Online Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2016
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In an unexpected move, Stillwater School District Superintendent Denise Pontrelli asked the Stillwater school board on Feb. 11 to postpone its vote on the closing of three District 834 elementary schools until March 3. Voting on the decision to close Withrow, Marine and Oak Park Elementary was expect...
Pony Possibilities introduces freshman to high school options
Olivia Weirtz, Layout Editor
February 11, 2016
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The auditorium was packed with nervous junior high students and their parents, anxiously awaiting a road-map for the next step in their education. Important information about AP classes and scheduling flew at them, and high school experience immersion became completely unavoidable. The next chapter...
Student Council and Special Ed department team launch Pony Market
Dylan Cook, Visual Arts Media Editor
February 10, 2016
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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, is open on Wed. and Thurs. from 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is being run by both the student council and the spe...
Modern Roots takes new spin on body products
Sarah McCarthy, Photographer
February 9, 2016
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Modern Roots is a new bath and body shop that has recently been added on Main Street in downtown Stillwater. The store was recently named number one for up and coming stores in the area, and all the store's hype is worthwhile. The store is filled with body and beauty products that range any...
Public library partners with Head Start, Community Thread for book drive
Kai Knudson, Copy Editor
January 18, 2016
Filed under Local News, News
The holiday season is rich with charities designed around the spirit of giving, especially for children and teenagers. But giving gifts to strangers is difficult. You can never know if they will like it, and if they do you will never know if you're actions truly had any positive, lasting effect on their...