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The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

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

Layout Editor-in-Chief Stella McHugh's senior photo

New Voices legislation protects student journalists

Stella McHugh, Layout Editor-In-Chief April 17, 2024

In the 30 years since the landmark supreme court case Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir, student journalists have been stripped of a vital part of their First Amendment rights. Students' freedom of speech has been...

Senior Belle Lapos speaks at the state House of Representatives on March 13. She and senior Stella McHugh spoke about school publication rights in hopes of passing a new bill.

Students speak at state legislature

Ian Lunneborg, Video Editor April 15, 2024

The student body of a school can be a powerful force. If there are things that need to be changed then there is no one better to ask about such problems than the many people who live in the environment...

At sections in 2023 these individuals places first place through third. They were all able to advance to state in speech.

New coach takes over speech team

Anna Agnessi, Online Editor February 1, 2024

The speech team has a new temporary coach after previous coach Joseph Kalka moved to Moorhead. Kristan Van Houten is the new temporary coach. Her children, sophomore Rylee Van Houten and junior Brendyn...

A Celsius energy drink is being sold in a high school vending machine, which has twice the healthy limit of caffeine for teens. There is no warning label on it and the caffeine amount listed on it is tiny.

Caffeine unquestionalbly dangerous for teens and young adults

Gibson Strub, Layout Editor December 13, 2023

Recently in October, a collage student named Sarah Katz, who went to Penn State University, died after drinking a highly caffeinated energy drink. The drink was a charged lemonade from Panera Bread that...

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