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The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

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...

The Ultimate Frisbee team practices throwing drills at one of their practices. Student athletes endure a lot of pressure as they juggle sports and academics.

Student athletes feel pressure to perform well

Tyson Blazer, Copy Editor April 17, 2024

It is not a suprise sports hold a significant place in student life. From the adrenaline in a game to bonds created between teammates, sports offer experiences that are priceless. But there is also a lot...

The A and B wings are the heart of the schools' arts programs. Schools need to promote these art classes more so students can learn and benefit from them.

Schools need to promote benefits of art classes more

Gabbi Chau, Political Cartoon Editor April 16, 2024

With schools in the metro area deliberating budget cuts, with the arts typically being the first to be cut, schools need to encourage students to take visual art classes and performance art classes to...

Students collaborate to come up with the main topics that were discussed in the first Voices of Change session. The conference was split up into three sessions; each session they could pick a different topic to talk about in a small group. During the last hour everyone came together to come up with the most prevalent issues to change.

Voices of Change Conference ignites new ideas

Pony Express Editors-in-Chief March 10, 2024

The Voices of Change Conference is a collaborative meeting and workshop-based conference that is led by Cornelius Rish and the Student Leadership Council (SLC) during BLAST week. It was held in the school...

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