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Students on computers in the library.

Students should choose PSEO over AP courses

Peter Banister, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief January 26, 2024

Students should opt for PSEO over AP to obtain college credits.  Many students already take advantage of this opportunity with their choice of PSEO enrollment or Advanced Placement classes (AP) provided...

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High school offers dual enrollment opportunities

Nissa Wilcox, Layout Editor-In-Chief May 27, 2022

Stillwater Area High School offers a variety of dual enrollment opportunities for students to earn college-level credits while still in high school. Among the seven offered credit options, Post-Secondary...

AP Computer Science teacher Nicholas Springer teaches his class how to code a weed wacker. Springer enjoys teaching his students that they can code anything they can imagine.

AP Computer Science denied math credit

Gavan Townsend, Camera Editor March 5, 2019

AP Computer Science is a class that designs, implements and analyzes solutions to problems that are introduced to students. This is achieved by creating algorithms, methods and other pieces of code to...

Stippel awarded Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the year

Stippel awarded Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the year

Kaitlyn Kirby, Business Editor February 20, 2018

Lori Stippel began teaching at Stillwater in 1997 and since then has changed the lives of many students. She won the Educator of the Year award by the Chamber of Commerce and was well deserving.  Stippel...

Politics is a huge extracurricular piece to senior Sydney O’Neal’s academic agenda. Participating on mock trial and the Young Republicans, O’Neal argues a point on the repeal of Obama Care. Motivated about her future academic standing, O’Neal says, “There will be I think scholarship money if I get in, if I dont get in Ill still go to the U and go to med school.”

O’Neal strives for future dermatology career

Tiana Meador, Editor-In-Chief March 30, 2017

  As college commitment comes to a close, the University of Minnesota medical school is assessing 10 incoming freshmen who are going to be selected to participate in an accelerated seven-year...

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School resources contribute to college prep

Tiana Meador, Photographer October 5, 2015

College is a growing source of anxiety among many high school students of the millennial generation. Whether it is the growing pressure to be successful, or simply doubt, many teens are unaware of the...

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As the years go on, Advanced Placement (AP) students have gone from an elite selection of the schools top students to incredibly common. And while these classes do a great job of preparing students for college, they are not right for everyone and can cause immense stress.

AP classes are becoming standard for students

Jasmine Hearne May 21, 2014

Spines bent under the weight of a dozen textbooks, splitting the seams of their backpack, balancing two extra color coded notebooks in one hand, while frantically trying to flip through notecards in the...

Liverpool scientists create next-generation computer virus

Liverpool scientists create next-generation computer virus

Sabrina Storms April 18, 2014

The world has changed and these days, teens are on the Internet constantly. Parents always warned their kids that the Internet could be dangerous, but scientists in Liverpool have brought a whole new meaning...

 Science teacher Andrew Weaver started teaching AP Environmental Science, new this year.

APES revolutionizes science classes

November 1, 2013

This year, Stillwater Area High School has started offering AP Environmental science to students. APES offers new opportunities for students who not existed before with the current science and AP classes...

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