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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

Junior high athletes necessary for success on high school teams

Junior high athletes necessary for success on high school teams

Anna Craggs, Photographer March 30, 2015

Athletes have always been important to the high school culture. High schools love to support football, and especially in Minnesota we love hockey along with swimming, volleyball, softball and so many...

Creatine leads to problems in athletes

Creatine leads to problems in athletes

Alexander Pavlicin, Advertising Editor February 25, 2015

Since athletes are always looking for an edge on the competition, it seems only logical that the easiest place to start is drugs. As performance-enhancing drugs are continually banned by organizations...

Minnesota State High School League accepts transgender athlete policy

Minnesota State High School League accepts transgender athlete policy

Stephanie Nielsen, Photographer February 16, 2015

After months of debate, the Minnesota State High School League made a decision that will change the lives of many transgender athletes. The decision to let transgender students join the sports team...

Staff Editorial: students need to take responsibility in cafeteria

Staff Editorial: students need to take responsibility in cafeteria

Pony Express Staff February 13, 2015

Culture can mean a lot to a specific group of people or tightly bound community. At Stillwater Area High School, it is no different. The atmosphere and culture surrounding the school is inviting, it...

District security reforms ensure student safety

District security reforms ensure student safety

Joe Rice, Team Lead January 17, 2015

Since the fall of 2014, schools in Stillwater have been improving the safety of both their staff and students. The high school is certainly no exception. Any student or visitor that arrives at the...

Infographic by Ahnika Kroll

Staff Editorial: no need to be skeptical about district changes

Pony Express Staff January 13, 2015

The long-range facilities planning committee proposed major changes to District 834’s current grade arrangement and distribution. Some community members are skeptical of the changes because technicalities...

Graphic by Megan Friederichs

Honoring 50th anniversary of Wilderness Act

Kayley Winkelman, Photography Editor December 27, 2014

The Wilderness Act was created in 1964 by the National Wilderness Preservation Society, granting protection to over 9.1 million acres of wilderness coast to coast immediately. This act has had a tremendously...

Graphic by Ryan Ekstrand

Police should use body cameras for safety and complaints

Cory Spawn, Broadcast Managing Editor December 27, 2014

After the Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown, police departments are looking into purchasing body cameras to capture video of what happens away from the dash cam in the car.  There is no reason other...

Battle of the sexes, an ongoing argument

Dan Gorman, Distribution Reporter December 26, 2014

Recently a new account called “The Meninist” made its way into the Twitter world by simply calling the account a meninist. The account has been stirring up students by tweeting and saying feminists...

Black Friday obstructs Thanksgiving

Black Friday obstructs Thanksgiving

Holden Schafer, Copy Editor December 11, 2014

The doors were lined with anxious crowds of cold hands pushing and shoving to get closer to the glass windows that held them back from all their materialistic desires. As the suspense grew stronger,...

Censorship and decency becoming old-fashioned values

Joe Rice, Team Lead Editor December 10, 2014

In recent years, more and more nudity, vulgarity and utter lack of refinement has surfaced in the public eye. With each passing day, another tasteless photo is posted online, a new swear word is allowed...

In response to the Ferguson ruling, racial tension increasing

Lexie Sherrick, Editor-in-Chief December 4, 2014

The streets in Ferguson were outraged with dissatisfaction after the court decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson for the murder of Michael Brown. The decision has larger meaning than the death of...

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