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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

Senior Katie Kangas poses for her senior photo. It is a portrait of her from the shoulders up.

Social media fuels uncivil discourse

Katie Kangas, Layout Editor-In-Chief February 27, 2022

While certain aspects of discourse have stayed the same over time, during the last few years, the way people talk to each other has become more hostile because of the use of social media, the polarization...

Array of disorders do not usually require conventional drugs

Array of disorders do not usually require conventional drugs

Tiana Meador, Online Editor-In-Chief November 29, 2016

"Natural, 100 percent organic, non-GMO, vegan, gluten free, pesticide free," these are the words that spray across every major food market, giving consumers the reassurance that they are eating...

Sommermeyer post soccer game win bringing in the ladies left and right. Sommermeyer says,  “In Germany we don't have school sports. Every sport is in a club. School is very boring compared to America because it's really only studying and no sports or clubs. I think that's one of the biggest differences.”

German exchange student reflects on past year

Matt Johnson, Social Media Editor May 9, 2016

  By the time most students are in their fourth year of high school, they aren’t finding much new in their experience, unless it is their first year in America.  For senior Can Sommermeyer...

Flying across a challenging sea

Flying across a challenging sea

Brianna Halverson, Social Media Reporter September 25, 2015

"It seems like it'd take a lot of bravery," said junior Aine King. More bravery than most teenagers have at their disposal. There are four foreign exchange students this year, eager to learn about,...

Graphic by Emily Lodahl

Senate wrongly cuts the pay for veterans

Cora Sutherland February 28, 2014

About two months ago, a Senate budget proposal included a cut to retirement compensation for veterans. A news conference was held in the Senate on Dec. 17 to give legislators an opportunity to persuade...

Obama attempts to control global coal-burning plants

Alex Pierson November 27, 2013

President Obama is at it once again,  he is trying to control the coal-burning plants globally.  His goal is to reduce carbon emissions from these factories. It is a bad idea for Obama and the Environmental...

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