Junior Cayleigh Benson looks down at her watch and sees that the clock reads 9:15 p.m. Sweat trickles down her forehead. The tension is high. Cayleigh is camping outside Kwik Trip waiting for her friend...
Mikai Tasch, Social Media Editor-in-Chief and Copy Editor
• May 3, 2022
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25/hour since July 24, 2009. For many citizens across the United States, this is not a livable wage. Although some believe that the federal minimum wage should stay...
Katie Kangas, Layout Editor-In-Chief
• April 26, 2022
Although cutting other countries off from U.S. trade of oil and gas sales and letting the U.S. make their own oil would be an effective strategy to become more self-sufficient as a country. The U.S. should...
For years, college athletes have vied for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which regulates student athletes in North America, to allow athletes to be paid for the use of their name,...
The "Don't Say Gay" bill introduced in Florida is working to restrict discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity within public schools. The bill has passed in the state's House and Senate, and...
So far this year, Stillwater Area High School has gone into two lockdowns occurring Dec. 14, 2021 and Feb. 22 in response to emergency events. During both lockdowns, the school has provided vague communication...
Bella Godfrey, Graphics Editor and Online Editor-In-Chief
• April 13, 2022
On March 3, the Minnesota senate held its first votes for the Parents Bill of Rights. The Parents Bill of Rights Act is a Republican-backed piece of legislation regarding parents' right to know what their...
The school bell calls as students settle into their desks. “Please prepare for the Pledge of Allegiance,” crackles across the loudspeaker.
Every Tuesday morning during first hour, students are...
Sara J. Norton, Photography Editor and Public Relations Editor
• February 24, 2022
"If you really want to do something, do it. It does not matter. Whoever says no, don't do it for them, do it for yourself," junior Travis Avery said as he prepares to perform in the school's talent show...
Nissa Wilcox, Layout Editor In Chief
• October 28, 2021
On election day Nov. 2, district taxpayers will be presented with two questions: an operational levy to continue funding for quality learning to district students and a technology levy to provide new technology...
The increase of environmental climate change is not an if anymore, it has been affecting everyone yesterday, today, tomorrow and across the globe to personal yards.
Climate change is a cause-and-effect...
After the 2020 presidential election, 17 Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed laws that further limited their constituents' ability to vote in upcoming elections. Republican supporters...
