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The Pony Express

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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Juniors Rosie Kubiak and Bella Ringold sell raffle tickets at lunch on Feb.14.  The proceeds go to  Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Girls of Active leadership club helps the community

Hazel McHugh, Layout Editor March 15, 2025

The Girls of Active Leadership club, commonly known as GOAL, was founded by juniors Rosemary Kubiak and Sophia Metcalf in November 2024. GOAL aims to empower young women in the community by developing...

Seniors Matthew Eviston and Julianne Kurth distribute goody bags to Wellness Day participants. Everyone will receive fidgets, T-shirts, stickers and more.

First ever Wellness Day succeeds spectacularly

Elena Majeski, Layout Editor/Photographer February 28, 2025

Wellness Day, a concept created by the student mental health coalition, was an idea proposed several years ago. What if students got a day off to focus on their emotional learning rather than academics?...

First round's winners, junior Maxwell Biggar and sophomore Kinlee Kropp pulled off an extremely difficult, but very impressive, dance move. The crowd went wild with support after seeing this on Feb. 12

Student council hosts student vs. teacher lip-sync battle

Mila Nielsen, Online Editor February 28, 2025

The first-ever teacher vs. student lip-sync battle took place on Feb. 12, during sixth period. Duos of students faced off against duos of teachers, for the ultimate prize of bragging rights. This was an...

Lila Parcheta and Amelia Brody created the new club Flowers for Families. They arrange flower bouquets for babies in the NICU.

New Flowers For Families club starts this winter

Amelia Bruno, Business Editor January 31, 2025

The Flowers for Families club is heartwarming for students looking to volunteer their time. The club meets on the first Monday of every month. The flower bouquets that are made go to the Lakeview Hospital...

Student Council Advisor Dusty Dennis oversees the coordination of the color run. The Color Run is rescheduled for next spring.

Color run event cancelled, rescheduled to spring 2025

Rabira Soka, Business Editor December 3, 2024

The color run was a fun, anticipated new school event in October. Unfortunately, the event was cancelled due to low participation. This event was organized by adviser Dusty Dennis and Student Council....

The new NHS sponsored bingo event taking place in the cafeteria during lunch. Members are in charge of the game and are testing the event out.

NHS members experience large surplus

Jack Howell, Online Editor December 3, 2024

Starting this school year, the National Honor Society (NHS) is taking on 200+ members in the community, which is said to result in bigger and better food drives, blood drives and other community events....

Head coach and social studies teacher Wayne Perkins speaks first at the debate tournament. This debate tournament was a memorial to a former Capitan Anne LaRayne Messelt who touched the lives of many current capitans and members of the debate team who saddily passed away in her sleep. After Perkins and all the capitans spoke, Anne's mother went up to the podium and made a heart touching speach.

Debate team has an amazing winning season

Andrew Linnell, Layout Editor December 3, 2024

Debate is having an amazing season on this 2024 season. Multiple members have been 4-0, meaning that they have a winning streak in topics while competing this season dominating over 20 to 30 different...

Junior Tyler Schutz sweeps the floor at St. Croix Valley Recreation Center. He is having fun at work and is really enjoying his job in concessions.

Teens find ways to persevere with work, school

Brendon Rickheim, Business Editor November 29, 2024

Many teens are currently juggling work and school on a daily basis. Many of them find it hard to keep up with their grades and schoolwork, while still playing sports and maintaining a social life....

Band teacher Joel Bryan conducts rehearsal for the Kaleidoscope concert.

Kaleidoscope concert finds new lens

Elsa Persson, Online Editor October 15, 2024

A classic band tradition comes back to the stage this year, bringing even more challenges to the students performing than past years. Though they pour in their hardest work, they strive to uphold a lighthearted...

History teacher Jason Caballero is the supervisor of the Play for Green Club. Caballero helps senior Matthew Evinston and senior Claire Rolf with the meetings and supports them with their ideas.

Play for Green Club creates a friendly, playful environment to promote cleanliness in our community

Keeley Baker-Richert, Layout Editor October 15, 2024

Last spring, senior Matthew Evinston and senior Claire Rolf decided they wanted to help the community be cleaner and have fun while doing it. With this idea, they created the Play for Green Club. Around...

Pathways Coordinator and teacher Rachel Steil helps junior Mack Morrow get enrolled in SchooLinks and Direct Admissions. Steil has shaped the college admissions process at Stillwater Area High School and will continue to help students become aware of these amazing programs.

Pathways and counseling offer Direct Admissions, Schoolinks to further student’s success

Rosie Druffner, Business Editor October 9, 2024

Direct Admissions and SchooLinks are here to help students reach their future goals and gain confidence when applying for colleges.  Direct admissions and SchooLinks will not only benefit students when...

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