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The incredibly interesting Historic Courthouse in downtown Stillwater was chosen for the venue for the Con Amici orchestra concert.  Last year, Con Amici played at the courthouse as well.  This building was made in 1870, but still hosts many events to this day.  “I played at the courthouse last year for Con Amici as well,” junior Matt Dietrich says.

Seniors say goodbye to Con Amici

Jonathan Rustad, Copy Editor May 9, 2016

On May 2, music echoed throughout the historic auditorium of the Washington County Courthouse.  The melodies were performed by the Con Amici Orchestra.  After preparing for months, their final concert...

Noah Cates #11, Jackson Cates #12 and Andrew Hoy #19 minutes before Noah's game winning goal against Hill-Murray Pioneers. "I was excited for everything that was going to come from this," Noah says.

Noah Cates: scoring his way to the top

Taylor Johnston, Social Media Reporter May 7, 2016

Holland passes the puck to Cates. Cates’ skates graze across the ice as he spins around Hill-Murray's defense man.  The buzzer goes off sounding through out the arena. Junior Noah Cates made the...

Social studies teacher Nancy Bader earns the prestigious Partnership award. “It is recognition of my work, and then I get to designate a school that gets a thousand dollars from the partnership plan, so of course I designated Stillwater High School,” Bader says.

Bader retires from teaching

Lauren LeBourgeois, Copy Editor May 7, 2016

Retirement is a major turning point in one’s life. It symbolizes moving on to bigger and greater things and is a time for relaxation or for some, the opposite, such as traveling. For social studies...

Stillwater was also being affected by the drought in the 1930s. Matthew Kiedrowski says, “It probably impacted sill water more so from that context of disputing the trade that would go up and down the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers.”

From a cloud of dust to an art gallery

Joslyn Reiche, Fashion Blog Editor May 5, 2016

At Stillwater’s Art Reach, there was an art show, March 31-May 14, consisting of pictures taken during the dust bowl and paintings from local artists.. Many of the artists used The Grapes of Wrath as...

A view from the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. Mas Rigo has become very close with his host family over the last few months and he feels like they are a second family to him. As time has gone on, he has gotten much more comfortable being here in America and being with the American people. When asked how it was when he first arrives he answered, “It was pretty awkward, it was like super hard to understand everything.”

Spanish exchange student leaving Stillwater

Lucas Braun, Social Media Reporter May 5, 2016

Carlos Mas Rigo is a foreign exchange student from Spain. He has been in Minnesota since August and goes back to Spain in June. He came here to learn more about the English language and the American...

On Friday, the Belle Chanter visited the Glensheen Mansion. Fry said, "We were guided around the home and told stories of those who lived there, after the tours we were sent off on our own to explore."  Photo Courtesy Madison Fry

Belle Chanter shares their music with Duluth

Samantha Flipp, Director of Pony Express TV April 29, 2016

Performing is the most rewarding part of singing in a choir. It is important for choirs to share the music they have been working on with an audience, so that the audience can share in the emotions...

Athletes sign to pursue athletic career

Olivia Weirtz, Print Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2016

Much of the 2016 graduating class has already competed in their last game, match or meet. The sport that they fell in love with as a child and obsessed over every year since will soon be a part of their...

Many of the poems presented on April 9, presented the common theme of struggling to truly be happy with themselves our doubting oneself.  “There is definitely a connection between emotion and life experience to poetry,” Eleanor Sand says

Poetry slams emotions on the crowd

Chris Gilleo, Photographer April 28, 2016

People of all ages were invited to Stillwater Junior High School to present their writings to an audience of poetry lovers on April 9.  The event was small enough to be held in the library, yet it...

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