Senior Fredrika VonEssen knew from the time she was 12 years old that she wanted to study abroad.
She arrived in Minnesota on Aug. 21, her new home for the next 10 months.
“I wanted to go on a...
Kyle Alvarez, Advertising Editor
• October 24, 2014
Our society's economy is gradually becoming completely paperless. Society is moving primarily into an online transaction economy, bringing an end to the great era of paper money.
With online shopping...
Megan Aller, Visual Arts Managing Editor
• October 15, 2014
Many “bucket lists” are created, but only a few are completed. Mount Everest was one of Laurie Hansen’s goals. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world; approximately 4,000 people attempt...
The fact that soda has a lot of calories isn't really news to anyone, but the fact that the companies making those sodas are doing something about it is. In a recent announcement, three of the largest...
There is a club at Stillwater Area High School that is created to help out in the community and the school called Key Club. Key Club is a world renowned club that is run by students at the high school...
After the frightening thought of starting the 2014 school year without history teacher Mike Kaul, he is expected to make a full recovery after the long year of treatment that is ahead of him.
Last...
Graduating senior, Hannah Crawford is as busy as can be. She expresses her love for journalism through The Pony Express, acting as the Online Editor-in-Chief. When not working as a nanny and waitress,...
Peri is a junior at the high school who spends a lot of time either working or playing soccer. She is currently playing with soccer for the school, but plays the rest of the year for St. Croix. For her...
Sophomore Alexander Pavlicin is a percussionist and plays basketball and baseball. An active leader in his community, he has served on mission trips, is an Eagle Scout candidate, and attended National...
Sam Buckrey is a junior at Stillwater Area High School. He lives in Stillwater with his parents and brother. He enjoys music, especially rock, jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues. He plays the guitar, but...
Rachel Steil has been teaching Language Arts and advising the award-winning Pony Express newspaper at Stillwater Area High School for the past 16 years. Prior to teaching, Steil worked as an editor of...
Joe Price is a junior at SAHS. At school, he participates in Drama Club, Students for Social Justice, and of course, newspaper. He is also extremely active in the theater program at Stillwater, and has...
![Working among her fellow classmates, Fredrika enjoys her time in the U.S. away from Sweden. Having only been here seven weeks, she said, "The biggest difference is all the rules. The bathroom passes for example. [In Sweden] we can go to the bathroom whenever we want."](https://sahsponyexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Fredrika11-644x10242-e1422390371443.jpg)
