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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

Band RNS plays I "I want you back" by the Jackson 5 at Coffee House. Seniors Kiran Kumaran, Joseph Casell, Caleb Cabede, Julian Schwendemen, Michael May and sophpomore Owen Cosgrove are pictured from right to left plaing the saxophone, electric guitar, trumpet, trombone, drum set and pianos respectively. The band plays on stage under a sign that reads coffeehouse .

NHS Coffee House, performance with a purpose

Katie Kangas, Layout Editor-In-Chief May 29, 2022

Each spring, the National Honor Society (NHS) hosts a Coffee House event to bring the community together and raise funds for a relevant charity, natural disaster or crisis. The event includes acts with...

Juniors Tashiana McGhee and Ava Roots sit in the main forum room and discuss their previous meeting.

Tashiana McGhee nominated for BSU president

Tyler Quade, Business and Online Editor April 27, 2022

  On March 28, an election was held in order to democratically nominate the future Black Student Union president. Alongside her running-mates, juniors Aliyah Adedayo and Suleiman Abdagarado,...

Carter Magistad playing during practice in their first week of season on March 30. The team practices after school on weekdays.

Boys tennis team returns with strong players

Keira Jelinek, Social Media Editor April 26, 2022

The boys tennis team starts their spring season with strong returning players. The coaching staff includes David Kahl, Bryce Ellefson and Jay Knutson. Their official season begins on March 28. Practices...

Members of the girls track and field team are ready for the upcoming race. The girls are wearing pony gear to show off their pride for their school.

Track and field starts off with a bang

Ava Stein, Graphics Editor and Online Editor April 25, 2022

Bang! A shot fired into the air and track members zoomed down the field. Junior Kyle Och's feet pounded on the ground as he had his eyes on the finish line. Och inched his way to the front of the group,...

A colorful oil painting by Macena Barton of plants and animals making a mountain of living things looking towards extraterrestrial events.

MIA supernatural exhibit designs an eerie art experience

Ruby Suro, Layout Editor April 22, 2022

  Ghosts, ghouls, gods and everything in between haunted the mysterious pieces in the supernatural exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Artists shared their take on the haunted...

Stillwater Wind Symphony members are getting ready for their tour to New Orleans. They have played through some possible repertoire.

Music groups back on tour this spring

Isabelle Knighton, Layout Editor April 19, 2022

The rocking bus lulled the rowdy music student as they head to their numerous destinations. All music groups are heading on their own selective tours.  They will all be traveling at different times...

Girls varsity scoring runs in a big game against the Tartan Titans with a final score of 16-0.

Girls varsity softball season starts

Riley Carlson, Online and Business Editor April 17, 2022

The girls varsity softball team is just starting out their season. They are preparing for the season by doing a lot of practices and working out before school starts on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They are...

Brookview Elementary Principal, Chris Rogers, plunges in a shark costume to celebrate his fifth grade students read a thon goals.

TRUST club plans polar plunge, raises money for Special Olympics

Lauren Guinee, Business Editor and Copy Editor April 14, 2022

The TRUST club hosted the Polar Plunge at the high school on March 28. The event came via a portable water tank for volunteers to plunge into. Stillwater students and community members were invited...

Junior Max Shikenjanski drives in for an easy lay-up. Shikenjanski recently broke the all-time high school career scoring record.

Shikenjanski joins the 1,000 point club

Hunter Reardon, Social Media Editor March 6, 2022

Junior captain Max Shikenjanski is eighth in Pony history to reach the 1,000 point mark. Beyond that, he has broken numerous high school records including the all-time career scoring record in basketball.  On...

On Jan. 25, varsity skaters finished out their final performance for the 2021-2022 season at the boys hockey game against East Ridge. The team had their first group of seniors graduating since 2020.

Varsity figure skating team closes out successful season

Chelsea Stahl, Social Media Editor March 3, 2022

For most high schoolers, a Saturday morning is spent sleeping in late. This is not the case for the Stillwater varsity figure skating team. Every Saturday morning before the hour of  6 a.m. a group of...

Senior Lizzie Holder leads basketball team

Girls basketball team leads conference

Nissa Wilcox, Layout Editor-In-Chief February 28, 2022

The girls varsity basketball thrives in the new season, led by new head coach Tim Peper, the team currently holds a record of 19-3 as of Feb. 14. All grades are represented on the team this year, however,...

Junior Sara Norton, freshman Jada Diana and freshman Ruth Olson create Valentines during French Club on Feb.10.

French club thrives under ambitious leaders

Bella Godfrey, Graphics Editor and Online Editor-In-Cheif February 27, 2022

French club, a student-led organization, has recently blown up becoming one of the most popular after school spots every other Thursday. Senior leaders Logan Onken and Avery Hoge have a strong passion...

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