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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

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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 Pony's 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...

Junior Sumer Harington

MSHSL implements new high school girls wrestling division

Maya Disher, Photography and Public Relations Editor January 20, 2022

Last spring, the MSHSL was introduced to the idea of creating a girls division for high school wrestling. To implement the girls division, they needed a two-thirds majority vote from their 48 member representative...

Jack Hoye races down the hill to finish out last season at Afton Alps.

Alpine ski season starts with eyes on State

Lauren Guinee, Business Editor and Copy Editor January 17, 2022

"Last year, we took second at state both guys and girls. So I think that's definitely a motivation because we came so close to winning it," Jack Hoye, senior team captain said. Alpine is entering this...

Seniors, Katie Sanderson, and Stella Cockson,  are band mentors in the "Band Buddies" program. They mentored elementary band students during the 2020-2021 school year, and hope to continue this year.

Band Program, implements “band buddies” mentoring program

Allie Schlagel, Layout Editor October 12, 2021

"... every relationship is kind of continuous," Band Director, Joel Bryan, explained. The "Band Buddies" program made its debut last spring during the pandemic and has impacted students' relationships...

Pathway Coordinator Bob Manning in the Pathways Office planning Game Day and the upcoming Manufacturing Day.

Pathway Coordinators create future planning day for upperclassmen

Evelyn Biederman, Photographer and Online Editor October 10, 2021

On Oct. 13 career pathways coordinators have set aside a day for juniors and seniors to plan their future. On this day physical campus tours of Minnesota and Wisconsin universities along with virtual tours...

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