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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

By Cory Spawn

Robotics team battles through season

Noah Linder, Podcast Editor April 26, 2016

The Armada robotics team is a First Robotics club that operates out of Stillwater. The robotics team has been around for less than a decade. In less than five years, Armada claimed the top spot in...

Third baseman Alex Ehde gets in position as she anticipates the ball coming to her during the game against Cretin-Derham Hall. “My hopes for the team this year is to have a good conference record and to hopefully make it to state! I think we are more committed this year. Every game and practice matters and I believe my teammates feel the same and work hard. As long as we play for each other and communicate we can go far,” says sophomore Alex Ehde.

Girls softball returns hoping to win state

Madison Crain, Layout editor April 26, 2016

Stillwater girls softball season just started and their goal for this season is to win conference champs then move onto the state tournament and win that as well. Girls softball season has begun...

Infographic by: Justin Hannasch

Fast food restaurants coming after youth

Justin Hannasch, Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2016

  Whether it's TV, radio, social media, even road signs along I-35, Americans now face the reality that this country is bought with advertisements. In a world where consumers have constant pressure...

Seniors Matthew Christian and Mackenzie (Kenzie) Nasby take a picture after each receiving a gold medal. Each participant is required to bring one other person to act as a model. However, Nasby will not be the model accompanying Christian to nationals. Christian says, “[Nasby] doesn’t want to anymore so a student from century will be my model.” Photo courtesy to Matthew Christian.

Matthew Christian brings home gold from state SkillsUSA competition

Brianna Halverson, Social Media Reporter April 25, 2016

In a classroom at district 916, senior Matthew Christian spent his free time after school bent over a textbook to prepare for an upcoming competition. Little did he know that in the upcoming nail care...

An expert in makeup and all it encompasses, Primoli says, "My fav lip color right now is Kat Von D everlasting liquid lipstick in the color Bow N Arrow."

Olivia Primoli pursues passion in cosmetics

James Thomson, Read and Watch Camera Editor April 24, 2016

Olivia Primoli is a senior who is taking steps to ensure a career in cosmetology. Primoli has a tremendous interest in makeup and cosmetics. She wants to become a makeup artist for professional...

Senior, Hannasch is currently Editor-in-Chief of The Pony Express."Justin is really passionate about more than just writing" said English teacher, Rachel Steil "he wants to understand the issues"

Justin Hannasch named among the top in state for journalism

Dante Hoyos, Distribution Reporter April 24, 2016

Stillwater senior and Editor-in-Chief of The Pony Express, Justin Hannasch has recently been recognized for his excellence in the field of high school journalism. After being nominated to compete in...

The troop has known for a while that they wanted to achieve the gold award together. They have been working towards it starting around fifth or sixth grade. “We did our bronze award and our silver award which are prerequisites that help us get our gold award so it was good that all our work over the last five, six years finally paid off,” senior Kayley Winkleman says.

Girl scouts earn gold award

Grace Donner, Photographer April 20, 2016

Seniors Rachel LeMire, Anna Craggs, Abby Prunty, Kayley Winkelman and Lauren Lindahl share a special bond achieved through gracious actions for others. These girls have been Girl Scouts together...

Dobson dangles opposing defender and throws him off guard. "If I were to give any advice it would be just to give it your all every practice, every lifting session, because it goes by fast,” says Dobson.

Dobson hits buzzer beater

Matt Johnson, Social Media Editor April 13, 2016

  Stillwater recently took Cretin-Derham Hall to not one, not two, not three, not four, but FIVE overtimes to come out on top. The victory was even sweeter because Stillwater was not only the...

Janel's blog Nellie Bellie features a variety of unique and aesthetically pleasing photos for her viewers to enjoy, however, there are other pictures featured to show off who Janel is; a down-to-earth, fun loving mom with a passion. While Janel does enjoy the popularity her posts can receive, some of her favorite creations are the less noted, "My favorite is the farmers market, cooking for real, no pressures. I love to make things with real food, I like to make cabbage pie or tomato cobbler or something with farmer’s market stuff that’s my favorite, and it’s not the most popular," says Janel.

Janel Hutton makes a career out of blogging

Mary Burchill, Fashion Blog Editor April 12, 2016

When people envision a job, it usually consists of getting dressed in work clothes, driving out to the office and sitting in a cubicle all day or having meetings. For a blogger like Janel Hutton,...

Diedrichs is a all-star athlete in many sports. Her last sport she will participate in is track and field. The track season is just around the corner and she is very excited. Track coach Paul Wieland says, "Kristen is the kind of athlete coaches dream of. She is coach able, she is motivated to succeed, she is in love with the sport."

Kristen Diedrichs wins AAA award

Lucas Braun, Social Media Reporter April 12, 2016

Senior Kristen Diedrichs received the AAA award for her excellence in arts, athletics, and academics. Her interest in many different fields  has allowed her to become involved in a lot of different...

Peterson’s journey for skiing has brought her far and not knowing how to ski at first, shows how much she has improved her skills. Her start for the love of skiing began with “many of my swim friends decided to start it and encouraged me to,” Peterson said.

Captain Greta Peterson leads swim team

Karisma Vang, Social Media Editor April 12, 2016

The humidity and the warmth of the room filled with a chlorine smell and the swimmers splashing their arms in a circular motion in the water, swimming back and forth doing numerous strokes of 100 yards....

This is before an important meet for the alpine ski team, Joe Weber explained struggles of the year, "It was getting to know the coaches, and for me it was not falling as much

Alpine Ski wins fifth consecutive title

Austin Dowdall, Distribution Reporter April 7, 2016

The Alpine ski team just won their 5th consecutive conference championship. This after they hired a new head coach, and having a successful year. This year, the team had to overcome some hardships,...

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