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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

This is a photo of the Menendez brothers standing outside their beverly hills family home in 1989.

Menendez brothers case evokes strong public opinions

Mila Nielsen, Online Editor November 26, 2024

The Menendez brothers have been in prison for 28 years due to the murder of their parents. There has been a recent media outbreak of attention on them due to the new Ryan Murphy show “Monsters”...

A explanation of the new Instagram restrictions and what they are.

Instagram makes new restrictions to help teens safety online

Hanna Wiese, Graphics Editor November 26, 2024

As social media continues to expand and grow into our everyday lives and society, the worry of teen safety grows as well. Instagram has made some new changes to their platform on teen accounts. The...

The clock reads 8:40 a.m, the time of next year's new start time. At this time next year, the bell will have just rung and teacher's will be starting their classes.

Petition opposes new start times

George Nelson, Digital Graphics November 26, 2024

Some big changes are being made to next year's schedule. The school year will start on Aug. 18, 2025 and will start an hour later at 8:40 a.m. The new start times are facing a lot of opposition from parents....

A student fills out a FAFSA application to see if applicable for student aid. Biden proposes student aid plan, which would lead to FAFSA being unnecessary.

Biden proposes U.S. forgiveness of student loans

Cacelia Lee, Business Editor November 25, 2024

As students start applying for colleges and college tuition starts to increase, the thought of student debt is dreadful. Besides the experience, college gives valuable life-impacting education, everybody...

Science teacher Staci Brown offers office hours for test corrections.

New Office hours began on the morning of Oct 2.

Administration changed office hours time to morning

Colby Henjum, Business Editor October 3, 2024

Office hours   are a chunk of time that students typically get on Wednesdays for about one class period long (52 minutes) to do class work. There will be a change this year, and the school is moving office...

Student's flood out the schools doors at 2:10 p.m. While many feel safe at school, some students are worried for their safety. This is because of the rise in school shootings across the country.

Parents should be charged if their child commits school shooting

Caleb Gustafson, Photography Editor September 20, 2024

Back in 2021, the parents of Ethan Crumbely were charged for their child’s actions in the Oxford school shooting. This made it the first time parents have been charged for their child’s school shootings....

Student on various social media platforms on their devices. Teenagers typically spend about five hours on social media, more than double the recommended use.

Teenagers must limit social media use

Paige Van Duyne, Broadcast Editor May 22, 2024

Teenagers must understand the influence social media consumption has on their daily lives and how to use it in moderation. Their heavy reliance on social media impacts their offline lives from communication...

Students Ava, Alyson and Margaret are on their phones in class during free time. In the last 5 years, a massive increase in phone usage has been seen in teenagers in today's society.

New Phone Policy passed by House for schools to have no phones in class

Makayla Shugg, Copy Editor May 21, 2024

Cellphones in school was not a problem until it did become one, and now administration is trying to enforce phone policies in schools so students have fewer distractions. This phone policy ensures students...

Students use technology and the internet as a much larger part of their learning in recent years. Under KOSA regulations, the content of the internet would be limited to minors, potentially censoring educational information.

KOSA regulations threaten privacy and promote online censorship

Fen Parham, Layout Editor-in-Chief May 21, 2024

Imagine a world where an ID is needed to access the internet. KOSA, or the Kids Online Safety Act, was first introduced as a bipartisan bill to the United States Senate in Febuary 2022 to protect minors...

Jimmy (Mr. Beast) Donaldson prepares for a video where he gives $50,000 worth of food to food shelters. He makes content on YouTube of him giving away money or objects to people for ad revenue. His audience is kids and teens and has over 250 million subscribers on YouTube.

Public giveaways by social media influencers are not harmful

Gibson Strub, Layout Editor May 21, 2024

Many social media influencers over the past decade started giving money to strangers and organizations for content on YouTube, Instagram, and real-time streaming services like Twitch and Kick. Recently...

An athlete swimming at a swim competition.

Transgender women should not be allowed to compete in the womens division

Ava Biederman, Photography Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2024

Lia Thomas is a transgender woman that competed in the men's division during the 2019-2020 season while she went through hormone therapy. She then started competing in the women's division at University...

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