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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

Music department delivers serenades for Valentines Day

Music department delivers serenades for Valentine’s Day

Ali Thul, Team Lead Editor February 12, 2015

Valentine's Day is a day to express love towards others. The orchestra board and other musically inclined students help their fellow students express that through serenading their loved ones. Each...

Black was once known as Muddsuckers, a coffee shop located in the south east Como neighborhood. It was owned by Brad Cimaglio, one of the creators of Black: Coffee and Waffle Bar. According to their website, In January of 2014 with the help of project manager Kelly Nelson and Rebecca Powers, they undertook a complete re-brand project into what is now Black Coffee and Waffle Bar.

Black Coffee and Waffle Bar explodes in popularity

Jordan Fulin, Team Lead February 12, 2015

  Black Coffee and Waffle Bar, the former Mudsuckers on 15th and Como Avenue near the U of M campus, has been re-branded, re-vamped, and now is reopened. The switch to Dogwood Coffee with all...

Quickfire Pizza hits the road

Quickfire Pizza hits the road

Kjell Sandstrom, Distribution Reporter February 1, 2015

Stepping into local downtown pizza shop Quickfire Pizza, the smell and warmth of fresh baking pizza is prominent from the wood stove. This whole wonderful experience is now available from your very...

Senior Colin Campbell recently released a new EP with his band Colin and the C-Notes—a band consisting of Campbell and his two brothers, Evan and Cameron. “The funny thing is that this band was made for me. I like bands and I didn’t have one at the time when I was offered a gig so I asked my three brothers and we made a band,” said Campbell.

Local band hits the C-Notes

Ahnika Kroll, Video Managing Editor February 1, 2015

Summer sun had little to do with the good mood that graced senior Colin Campbell on one particular weekend in early July. He and his brothers had finally made it, a long way from their home in Stillwater,...


Senior Ali Raddatz said, Coming from a poor high school student, this is a great change.  Their products might be a little cheaper, not to mention more accessible at Target.  Their stuff is really cute too, Im excited to see more of it.

Local products on Target shelves

Taylor Haberman, Social Media Reporter January 12, 2015

  In the last few months, more and more products from a small Stillwater company have been popping up on Target shelves around the country. On Main Street in downtown Stillwater sits a store...

 
Eve Thompson has been skating for 13 years. Its always been comforting and natural to me, she says.

Thompson, 13 years on ice

Katie Hutton, Visual Arts Managing Editor December 24, 2014

At 4:45 a.m., junior Eve Thompson rolls out of bed. The sky is dark and the air is cold, and Thompson is awake before her peers. While the streetlights are lit, Thompson has breakfast. The birds have...

Low gas gives people unleaded happiness

Low gas gives people unleaded happiness

Sabrina Storms, Video Editor December 23, 2014

Driving down Highway 5 through Lake Elmo and a sign reads, “$2.49” for unleaded gas. Since September, gas prices have been steadily declining and, overall, have dropped an astonishing 29 cents. In...

Trivia Crack latest teenage addiction

Trivia Crack latest teenage addiction

Samantha Flipp, Broadcast Field Reporter December 22, 2014

Ask someone that is using their phone in class what they are doing, and they will most likely say that they are playing a new game called Trivia Crack. This trivia game has become something like an addiction...

Minnesota hockey is wild about Trevor Eder-Zdechlik

Minnesota hockey is wild about Trevor Eder-Zdechlik

Justin Hannasch, Team Lead Editor December 21, 2014

The Minnesota Wild know a thing or two about winning, as they have made the playoffs two years in a row, and are on the hunt again for another chance to capture Lord's Stanley Cup. Not only are the...

Photo by Kaitlyn Doyle. Chipotle restaurants now offer sofritas, more commonly known as tofu. This is a new item on the Chipotle menu. “I got my burrito for free because my dad and I were the first to try tofu at the Stillwater Chipotle,” said junior Danielle Glewwe.

Chipotle goes vegan with new tofu option

Joey Costa, Advertising Editor December 10, 2014

When someone thinks of tofu, it has never been exactly an appetizing meal. But for some it is and according to peta.org, 2.5 percent of the United States is vegan and its still growing everyday. Chipolte's...

Ballerina, Ava Wichser, has been dancing for 13 years and dances annually in the Nutcracker. “She started ballet because of her love to perform. The first time she saw The Nutcracker, she was not in it, but she knew she wanted to be.”

Ava Wichser pirouettes through the Nutcracker ballet

Tessa Rosa, Fashion Blog Editor December 7, 2014

For Ava Wichser, (’16) life is tights and tutus. From the time she was three years old she has been in ballet. In the last 13 years, the passion for the thrill of dance has not faded. If anything, it...


New app Photomath simplifies math work. Some reviews are criticizing the app for stunting leaning growth. Mileena Gomez said, “I love this app, it really helps a lot when doing equations, but I feel like it lacks something… I feel rather insecure about the answers sometimes because the steps [given] don’t add up to how to do a problem.”

Revolutionary math app limited by glitches and technicalities

Jake Simick, Social Media Reporter December 2, 2014

Photomath is an innovative new app but one riddled with flaws. The makers claim glitches are being worked out, but many users have already given up. If the app were to work the way it was supposed to,...

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