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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

This fall the Key club participated in the Pumpkin Distribution event. They passed out pumpkins to members in the community. Emma Perpich, Cece Wallace, Izzy Caswell, Audrey Coleman, Kady Peltier and Breanna Tubs participated.

Key Club continues to Play “Key” role in community

Elly Flaherty, Business Editor November 9, 2020

Key Club is an international student-led community service club. Key Club offers new volunteer opportunities for students around our community. It was organized during the 2013-2014 school year, and since...

Music kid dealing with Covid

October 2, 2020

Musicians have had to practice a very different way since the beginning of COVID. Trying to stay within the governor’s restrictions but still focusing on making music and doing what they love in a hard...

The varsity football team during practice on the high school football field on September 25. The team is preparing for the exciting upcoming season.

At the beginning of fall sports athletes had to comply new covid policy

Zachary Bock, Cartoon Editor October 1, 2020

At the beginning of fall sports this year, athletes had to comply with a new policy regarding COVID-19. The policy is in place because of the pandemic and it is there to keep every student safe. Some parents...

How streaming services can become the next movie theatre

Sam Hart, Editor September 28, 2020

Ever since the introduction of "streaming", movie theatres have been in a struggle against them to keep themselves alive. Why pay $30 everytime you go to a theatre to watch one movie when you can pay $10-20...

concert choir at SAHS

Choir, wearing singing masks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. How do they work?

Elly Flaherty, business editor September 28, 2020

  This year, students are required to wear face masks in the choir room since they are in close proximity to each other for a long period of time. This causes disruption for the choir, but nothing...

21 may be the new 18

Olivia Bystrom, Field Reporter February 16, 2020

Turning 18 is a moment in life that many teenagers consider to be pivotal to their future. It is the beginning of adulthood, of new freedoms and possibilities and along with it, new responsibilities....

K-Pop club spends much of their time watching Korean Pop music videos to learn new dance routines. Currently they are working on a dance  performed in the spring.

A Little Slice of Korea no Longer so Little

Lucas Polucha, Video Editor December 14, 2019

Over the past year, K-Pop club has established an important local presence. In addition to providing fans of Korean pop music and a place to pursue their hobby, the club also offers a gateway into Korean...

Foreign Exchange students meet to discuss how things are going and what people are doing. One student gave a presentation about Germany this month.

Foreign Exchange Student Club smooths transition of coming to new country

Ava Hoelzel, Photographer December 7, 2019

“It [the Foreign Exchange Student Club] gives them [the foreign exchange students] time to step out of their classroom, and just be with each other,” school counselor Krista Koenen said.  The school...

The debate team works hard before their first match on Nov 9. The first match sets standards for the rest of their season as they try to find ways to stay in the top 10 percent of teams nationally.

Speech and debate team nationally recognized again

Morgan Hildreth, Camera Editor November 30, 2019

  The speech and debate team has been nationally recognized for the third time in four years. The first time the teams were recognized was back in 2015 and once again in 2018. The National...

President Trump speaks at a rally in April. Recent rallies in Minneapolis have caused controversy following the impeachment inquiry.

Impeachment inquiry against President Trump sparks national debate

Austin Fierro, Online Editor November 18, 2019

The system meant to keep the country together is ironically what divides it the most: politics. Following a phone call between President Trump and President Zelensky of Ukraine, which seemed to suggest...

Ana Weaver is running in the state tournament. After qualifying from the regional meet, she will head to Portland, Oregon to run in Nike Nationals on December 7.

Ana Weaver runs her way to success

Allison Benning, Podcast Reporter November 4, 2019

Hunger. Dehydration. Fatigue. Aching pain. Soaked running shoes. Through all this adversity, she wills herself to cross the finish line. It doesn't matter if it's a practice or a meet, she always pushes...

Sara Damon helps her AP human geography students on a class assignment. Her experiences from the Fulbright scholarship helps her students who are struggling to complete their work.

Sara Damon uses her skills from Fulbright to benefit students

Grace Sneden, Buisness Editor October 20, 2019

AP human geography and global studies teacher Sara Damon received the Fulbright scholarship last school year and spent January through June traveling to 11 different countries in Africa. Damon spent...

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