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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

Newest science teacher Christopher Mentz is now at the high school. Mentz was a long time teacher at Stillwater middle school and has now made the switch.

Christopher Mentz comes to high school from Stillwater Middle School

Reece Bastyr, Social Media Editor October 1, 2022

"A number of years ago when I still had freshmen at the junior high, I had the opportunity to teach chemistry in this accelerated program. I found that I enjoyed the more complex science, and I enjoyed...

NASA seniors are lined up holding their eagle feathers.

NASA hosts their own graduation

Isabelle Knighton, Layout Editor June 6, 2022

Graduation for everyone is a time to celebrate all one's life accomplishments so far. It closes one chapter in someone's life in order to open another. Native American Student Association is doing things...

Juniors Ayuna Lamb-Hickson and Olivia Lind view the diversity poster for BLAST week. The BLAST week presentations are featured during the Black History Month presentation.

Kaul’s influence spread through Black History Month

Elaina Mankowski, Layout Editor February 19, 2020

As a self proclaimed redneck kid growing up in South Dakota, Michael Kaul, U.S. history and psychology teacher, was always touched by Dr. Martin Luther King’s words. After ending up teaching in a school...

Every week Rebecca bring in a new batch of fresh, homeade cinnamon rolls for her classmates to buy. Rebecca makes, on average, 24 cinnamon rolls a week.

Marquez serves others around the world

Haley Nelson, Online Editor-in-Chief May 28, 2019

"The trip of a life time", is just one phrase describing the trip that junior Rebecca Marquez is going to take this summer. June 26 to July 13, Rebecca will travel with a group of about 20 other kids...

"Pony Wicks and Balls" is a company created and run by senior Jerod Ormand-Miller. The business was created in September 2018 as a theatre fundraiser. He manages his time well, bouncing between school, theatre, and the business while maintaining the work for all activities.

High school entrepreneurs learn values of business

Emma Kostroski-Polucha, Print Editor-in-Chief May 16, 2019

Owning a business is never easy, between the customers and business partners, it can be hard to keep everything in check. Many business owners struggle through the beginning of their ownership. All...

Senior Morgan Grim is exited by receiving a $10,000 art scholarship from Bergen Scholarship, for her photography skills.

Morgan Grim wins $10,000 art scholarship

Ashlynn O'Connor, Social Media Editor May 9, 2019

Well-rounded senior Morgan Grim grew up with a love of art. Just about a month ago, Grim was surprised with a $10,000 art scholarship from Berggren Scholarships. With the scholarship she will attend the...

Senior Abby Banks stands next to newspaper teacher and advisor Rachel Steil after receiving award for second place in the JEM Minnesota journalist of the year contest.  Both are excited for such a great accomplishment for a Pony Express Editor-in-Cheif.

Banks takes second in the Minnesota Journalist of the Year

Rosie Nichols, Print Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2019

After three years venturing into the world of journalism and a lifetime of perseverance, senior Abby Banks takes second in the Minnesota Journalist of the Year contest sponsored by Journalism Education...

Jon Bream shares stories on interviewing Prince, Taylor Swift and other musicians with third hour newspaper students.

Jon Bream, Star Tribune Rock Critic visits journalism classes

Lilly Sample, Online Editor-in-Chief January 20, 2019

“Ting. Ting. Ting.” Star Tribune Rock Critic Jon Bream sits in a San Francisco recording studio, separated from music legend Prince by only a pane of glass. Prince stares at him, steadily hitting a...

Chelsey Falzone shares how she achieved her dream job with second hour newspaper students.

Passion and integrity responsible for Falzone’s dream job

Abby Banks, Print Editor-in-Chief January 19, 2019

Chelsey Falzone can't remember when she began to love baseball. All she knows is that she was the girl who would go home after school to study stats and watch old baseball documentaries. "I think baseball...

The household of the Breien family burning to the ground at around 5:00 a.m. on Nov. 24 2017. The fire was in a Lake Elmo neighborhood called Discover Crossing, and was started by an outdoor grill that had been left on.

Breien share fight through house fire

Sierra Hippel, Distribution Reporter January 3, 2019

"I was Black Friday shopping and when I got back it was 3:30 a.m. I got out of the car, it smelt like bonfire, and then I went inside, not thinking much of it because it was Thanksgiving. So I went...

Ayuna Lamb-Hickson is pictured above with two friends from her dance school who are also her competitors in their age level, Roisin (center) and Maddy (right). Not many people know that Lamb-Hickson Irish dances but she's okay with that. "It brings us all closer, the dancers. It's like this thing that we love and we train so hard for. It makes me feel like I have this special thing," Lamb-Hickson said.

Taking over the world, one dance at a time

Hannah Sween, Print Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2018

A little girl, about the age of nine, is silhouetted by the sun setting behind the mountains of Wyoming awash with the fading goldenrods and deepening shades of rose. She hops about on a large, flat, centuries...

Alexander Pavlicin saves the world one piece of Styrofoam at a time

Alexander Pavlicin saves the world one piece of Styrofoam at a time

Anna Koenning, Copy Editor April 27, 2017

It happens everywhere, oftentimes without a second glance. A Styrofoam cup of coffee in the morning, an extra-long shower on a cold day. Most people don't realize that little by little, their actions...

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