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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

Lee Valsvik, Class of 1978, spoke at the Girl Power Event Feb. 5. She spoke about her career as a radio show host and her experiences on various morning news programs.

Stillwater alumni deliver success stories at Girl Power Event

Ben Jacobs, Podcast Reporter February 12, 2019

The Girl Power Event, which recently held its fourth annual event Feb. 5, works to show young women that their careers may not always follow the same path. It also shows that they can still find great...

A wood-fire oven is used at Manger for a unique way of preparing their dishes. Owner Mike Willenbring is seen here cooking a cut of beef tenderloin on a skillet in the wood-fire oven.

Alumni, new Manger owners bring new flavor to Bayport

Toby Weiss, Camera Editor January 20, 2019

Two Stillwater alumni Mike and Nicole Willenbring have taken on the challenge of opening a restaurant. Manger will take over the space of the previous L'Etoile Du Nord, located in Bayport, mid-January....

Photo by Nick Fredrick Photography 
Nick Fredrick is a Stillwater graduate who aims to have his own photography business. He wants to photograph seniors and families, but is interested in magazine photography. Nick’s cousin, Megan Ellison says, “In five years, I can see Nick having his own studio and taking professional 
shots for families, seniors, and events. I can imagine him at the same time having a career at a magazine company! He would be amazing as a fashion photographer.”

Alum Fredrick strives for success with photography

Kleio Vrohidis, Online Editor November 6, 2016

  'Click, click' he smiles after looking at the camera and realizing he captured the perfect shot. Nothing feels better than finally receiving the exact shot he had imagined in his head. Alumni...

Chris Shaffer tells of his 5 P's to success: Plan, passion, perseverance, personal pride, the opportunity to preach. “I've had a passion for weather ever since I was a kid. It just kept calling,” Chris Shaffer says.

Chris Shaffer’s journey from Stillwater to WCCO

Annie Seiler, Online Editor February 25, 2016

From waking up with his daughters to make them breakfast, to immediately having to drive to WCCO to make maps, forecast, and be aired on live TV, Chief Meterologist Chris Shaffer continues to experience...

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