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The cast of Kodachrome on stage with the set. The One Act was filmed so there was no live performances this year.

Theatre department wins second place in One Act sectionals

Briah Azure, Graphics Editor March 15, 2021

In December, the high school theatre department put on Kodachrome, a play by Adam Szymkowicz about a photographer named Suzanne, who takes the audience into the lives of people living in a small town called...

Photography Editor-in-Chief Mairin Torgerson's senior photo.

College students pay full-price for online experience

Mairin Torgerson, Photography Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2021

With millions of students across the globe becoming well-accustomed to attending school from the safety of their homes, it seems online school is the new normal. Though some schools have returned to in-person...

Teachers return to school weeks before students

Annika Citsay, Distribution Reporter March 13, 2021

Stillwater board members declared all grade level teachers will be back in the building starting Feb. 16. Elementary students started returning during February, and by March 8, all students will be back...

The Herbert sisters sit in their kitchen recording their newest episode. Hannah (left) has the script outline in front of her, and Paige (right) has the computer monitoring the audio and time they've been recording.

QuaranTeens podcast starts during COVID quarantine

Stella Bertsch March 12, 2021

Early in the pandemic, sitting around the dinner table with their family, freshman Paige Hebert and sophomore Hannah Hebert talk about the struggles of being in quarantine as a teen. They discussed things...

Senior Jack Wells played hockey during the 2019-2020 season. He has a lot of passion for the sport and looks forward to coming back after the recovery.

Jack Wells Bounces Back From Major Leg Injury

Grant Miller, Food Blog Reporter March 9, 2021

Anything can be dangerous. Junior Jack Wells realized this after breaking his leg playing a pickup game of football at Woodbury High School. Wells fractured his fibula, tibia, tore his PCL, tore his medial...

Senior Carson Arco snowboards on a box at Afton Alps Resort

Carson Arco pushes himself to get better in snowboarding

Jayden Leach, Playlist Reporter March 9, 2021

Senior Carson Arco has been practicing and working hard on his snowboard skills at Afton Alps during the winter season, and skateboarding in the summertime. Arco has learned many new tricks and has created...

Seniors Haley Eder-Zdechlik and Sophie Schuster at their prom in 2019.

Senior-only prom brings up mixed reactions

Kiera Rivers, Photography Editor March 8, 2021

A lot of anticipation surrounds a high school room: a rite of passage, the final dance of high school years and an overall good time. But for this year’s junior class, prom is simply a dream. Due to...

Students in Mrs. Harrisons P.E. class do fun activities with friends.

Unified PE offers an inclusive experience for all

Tucker Wyland, Podcast Reporter March 7, 2021

While the COVID-19 pandemic rages across the globe, people are finding new ways to bring back normalcy and adapt to the ever changing world. The Unified PE class, under the direction of Unified PE teacher...

Junior Jackson Duin shows off one of his favorite paintings titled "Light Up The Day." Duin recently curated an exhibition at Art Reach St. Croix, the youngest to do so at the gallery.

Edina junior Jackson Duin paints his way into Stillwater

Mairin Torgerson and Alex Steil February 22, 2021

For most toddlers, the first word is "mom," "dad," or something along those lines, but for Edina High School junior Jackson Duin, when he was three he pulled out his pacifier after seeing a painting on...

Teacher Mike Kaul is standing beside his former student Mallory McKay.

Mike Kaul tries to balance home life and online teaching

Harper Estenson, Podcast Reporter January 20, 2021

Well known, and well-liked around the high school is social studies teacher Michael Kaul. Kaul’s empathy for students has not only helped many students through their high school experience, but also...

Junior Paige Klemenhagen and her audition for the MN NATS competition.

Junior Paige Klemenhagen wins first place at MN NATS competition

Mackenzie Vang, Podcast Recorder January 19, 2021

Junior Paige Klemenhagen recently won first place at the MN NATS competition. The NATS stands for “National Association of Teachers of Singing”, one of the largest professional associations of teachers...

Gina Doe, the new Interim Principal at Brookview Elementary reads to the Pre-schoolers, as she gets to know the students.

Doe serves as Interim Principal at Brookview

Sophia Agnessi, Reporter January 18, 2021

In December of 2020, Gina Doe took the position of Interim Principal at Brookview elementary school. Brookview is one of Stillwater’s many elementary schools and is also the newest. In this time of Covid...

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