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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

Media's influence on political views

Media’s influence on political views

Sam Begin, Print Editor and Chief November 17, 2015

We like to think of ourselves as perfectly rational creatures. When it comes to our political viewpoints, we like to think that we are choosing the best candidate based on his/her policies or credentials...

Young adults vote for the first time

Young adults vote for the first time

Kaitlin Bloom, Online Editor October 28, 2015

The 2016 presidential election is approaching fast, and for many students this will be the first election they are eligible to vote. While everyone seems excited and ready to talk about their opinions...

Thirteen is too old to trick-or-treat

Thirteen is too old to trick-or-treat

Andrew Weigel, Photographer October 26, 2015

Trick-or-treating is an age old Halloween tradition. Originating from the Celtic end-of-year holiday Samhain. Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the world on Oct. 31. Kids dress up and go around...

Survival guide to sophomore year

Survival guide to sophomore year

Megan McGuire, Online Editor-In-Chief October 23, 2015

Walking through busy halls buzzing with people, finding new classes, seeing and meeting new people each day. Getting new teachers, meeting new friends at a new school with a new atmosphere. The 2018...

Staff Editorial: open campus could create chaos

Staff Editorial: open campus could create chaos

Pony Express Staff October 23, 2015

With big changes coming to the high school in the next few years, many people have began talking about whether or not the campus should be open for lunch. If this were to happen, students would be...

Darby Whitehill is incredibly outspoken, and loves what he does, in this picture he is teaching his Algebra 3 class in the morning. "It's great to see how you can impact students," he explained.

Students stress about grades, not about learning

Brian Jaap, Layout Editor October 21, 2015

"There's definitely too much stress on grades in my opinion," junior Corri Gardner said. "Instead of learning to enhance lives, we're rushing to get everything done. On the other hand, knowledge can...

Standardized testing helps for college but does not measure knowledge

Standardized testing helps for college but does not measure knowledge

Tiana Meador, Photographer October 21, 2015

Standardized tests are something considered unnecessary for proficiency and success among many high school students because of how they are found to cause minimal, but in most cases zero, impact on final...

Senior Mary Norkol enters a male oriented bathroom in a Caribou Coffee. "I believe people should be able to do what they feel comfortable doing," Norkol said about the usage of gender neutral bathrooms.  Photo by Joe Rice

Gender neutral bathrooms, next step in transgender equality

Joe Rice, Print Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2015

Transgender equality has become a vocal debate in the recent months, and what seemed to be a far off issue is starting to creep closer to home. With former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner changing his name...

An excavator parked on a work site of future homes off of Manning Avenue. Edward Gorman owner of local restaurant Gormans in Lake Elmo explains how the citizens have become frustrated by saying, "Although you are only one voice, you have to get united. And I think that (The citizens) have riled up here recently."

Lake Elmo development causes controversy

Sarah McCarthy, Photographer October 13, 2015

Lake Elmo has been featured in the news more than once for their upcoming changes, along with the controversy surrounding these changes. Although it leaves outsiders confused as to what is really going...

Jenner receives positive feedback following controversial announcement

Mackenzie Bottolfson, Copy Editor May 14, 2015

Famous Olympian Bruce Jenner has bravely declared that he is transgender, and the public, for the most part, has been responding in an appropriate, encouraging manner.  As portrayed through the media,...

Infographic by Rhyan Biever

Parking fees will hinder the downtown experience

Holden Schafer, Copy Editor May 13, 2015

Downtown Stillwater has long been known as a heavily active part of town, in which the foot traffic becomes more intense on the weekends and in the summer. Urban areas that show these characteristics...

Staff Editorial: teachers should have a unified cell phone policy

Staff Editorial: teachers should have a unified cell phone policy

Pony Express Staff April 30, 2015

It is no surprise that technology is becoming more prevalent in people’s daily lives. The school encourages people to bring their own electronic devices from home, and most people have their cell...

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