The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

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

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Skuzz band tells history

Delaney Johnson, Podcast and Distribution Reporter October 22, 2022

Skuzz is a local based band who joined together in their earlier years and experiment around with different sounds, not to mention having that chance to gain the friendship that makes them inseparable...

Picture of Pony Express staff discussing office hours.

Students agree office hours should be reinstated

Pony Express Staff October 21, 2022

The building administration made a decision to take office hours away for the beginning of the 2022 to 2023 school year. The staff made the incentive that if everyone follows the new tardy and attendance...

A student lets a peer into the parking lot exit line after school. Some students dont let anyone into the exit line while some let multiple people into the line.

Parking lot changes leads to less confusion

Belle Lapos, Layout Editor October 20, 2022
Walking out the main doors at 2:10 has drastically changed in the last year. Traffic is no longer backed up for quite as long, new drivers are feeling safer, and there is much more freedom when it comes to choosing where to park. These changes are in result of the new lot system that has taken place over the summer. Whether you are a staff member or student, there is no debate that the chaos of the parking lot last year caused many safety issues. Staff in the school have been working on this new system all summer but have things really changed for the better? 
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Students experience Game Day activities

Kyle Seebeck and Kennedy Williams October 11, 2022

The entirety of the school day on Oct. 12 is taken up by the second annual Game Day, an advantageous experience for all grade levels to come face to face with some options for after high school. Each grade...

group of students and two teachers around a table.

Peer Helpers start fresh with new advisors

Stella McHugh, Layout Editor October 9, 2022

The Peer Helpers program helps build connections and provide support, set in a healthy environment. This is what social studies teachers Abigail Yates and Samuel Grimes are trying to bring into the peer...

Teacher Ing-Mari Ryan brings students outside during her CIS Orientation to Education class.

Students enroll in new course called Orientation to Education

Alison Keeler, Layout Editor October 7, 2022

Orientation to Education is a new class that is partnered with Century College. The course was added to the school in the spring of last school year and it gives students an opportunity to learn about...

Students sitting in circle of desks

Student unions formed to promote equity

George Palm and Kayly Richert October 6, 2022

The high school is home to many student unions that are focused on creating a safe place for students and unity within the school. Student unions are created for very many different reasons, to meet...

Players line the middle of the field during the Ponys 2022 Homecoming game.

Football team works hard to prepare for homecoming

Cooper Howe and Aidan Primeau October 5, 2022

The football team took on White Bear Lake for the homecoming game on Sept. 30 They are trying to add another win to the team's 4-0 season, wanting to prove to fans that they have what it takes to go all...

Kiryu Aoyama in the hallway of the High School

New exchange students arrive at high school

Michael Fredericks and Annaliese North October 4, 2022

The shiny glass doors loomed in front of senior Valeria Rendon. She stepped into the red brick building she had waited to enter for years. She walked through the crowded hallway lined with bright red lockers....

2 guys playing soccer

Boys soccer team wins Suburban East Conference

Thomas Cass, Photography and Copy Editor October 4, 2022

Led by multiple Mr. Soccer candidates, the SEC champion boys soccer team takes a 14-1 overall record into section playoffs after going 8-1 against conference opponents. After losing to Mounds View in...

Seniors Eva Stafne and Jocelyn McBride qualify for the National Merit Scholarship.

Jocelyn McBride and Eva Stafne named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists

David Calderone, Photography and Online Editor October 1, 2022

After scoring in the top 1.5 percent of PSAT scores around the world, seniors Jocelyn McBride and Eva Stafne qualified for the National Merit Scholarship; a scholarship that only 16,000 people in the nation...

Newest science teacher Christopher Mentz is now at the high school. Mentz was a long time teacher at Stillwater middle school and has now made the switch.

Christopher Mentz comes to high school from Stillwater Middle School

Reece Bastyr, Social Media Editor October 1, 2022

"A number of years ago when I still had freshmen at the junior high, I had the opportunity to teach chemistry in this accelerated program. I found that I enjoyed the more complex science, and I enjoyed...

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