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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 Jocelyn McBride plays her violin in Concert Orchestra. She is a second violin and participates in this class everyday during fifth hour.

Jocelyn McBride excels as music student

Lavender Schleder, Social Media Editor November 28, 2022

Senior Jocelyn McBride is a fantastic music student, participating in both Concert Orchestra as a violinist and Concert Choir as a soprano one. She is involved in not only the standard choir and orchestra,...

Choir teacher Katelyn Larson adapts to her surroundings and teaches choir on Zoom.

Concert choir attends MMEA conference, take home awards

Jacob Carlson, Podcast Reporter March 17, 2021

The concert choir is a highly regarded choir in the nation, they have won multiple awards and have recently been nominated to the MMEA competition for their singing. The Minnesota Music Educators Association...

Sophomore Madelyn Puhrmann practices her violin at home. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all musicians are forced to stay home and practice alone, making coordination between the members of the entire music group difficult.

COVID-19 closures force music auditions online

Austin Fierro, Online Editor April 25, 2020

Following the stay at home order by Governor Tim Walz, all public schools were asked to close until May 4. This caused many school-sanctioned activities to be modified or canceled, including music auditions....

Senior Mya Lynse looks over a piece she has been working on. In her free time, Lynse works on new music that has not been created before.

Lysne expresses indescribable love for music

Emma Urban, Photographer February 15, 2019
Senior Mya Lysne practicing a piece for battle of the bands. In her free time, Lysne likes to create new music pieces she hasn't made before.
Alternative Copy Story by Emma Polucha

Ajak family sings for Jesus

Joshua Framke, Distribution Reporter January 19, 2018

Coming from the tribe Anuak in Ethiopia Africa, senior Bakange Ajak and her family use their voices to give thanks to God. Forming a choir that is based on traditional African singing, they sing the...

Ness redefines living with Cystic Fibrosis

Ness redefines living with Cystic Fibrosis

Mikayla Cousineau, Distribution Reporter November 1, 2017

Center stage in front of a large audience sounds like the place most people would find themselves in a nightmare. For junior Sabrina Ness, the stage is where her dreams have come true, and the spotlight...

The bell has rung, and Mrs. Mitchell begins taking the students through Warm-ups, to prepare everyone's voice for a rehearsals worth of singing. She has her own style of running the choir through warm-ups, usually including some variation of a scale or pattern to both prepare students' voices and their minds to learn. Her reason for warm-ups is not only to prepare, but "to make sure everyone knows what they are doing, whether it be singing in tune or following along."

New choir teacher Angela Mitchell hits high note

Jack DeGonda, Social Media Editor November 6, 2016

Last year, after 28 years of directing the Stillwater choir, Erik Christiansen retired. His absence raised the question of who will take his place? There's no doubt that thought had been given to this...

Mitchell fills big shoes with choir

Mitchell fills big shoes with choir

Kalley Lewis, Copy Editor October 3, 2016

Choir director Angela Mitchell is following in the footsteps of Erik "Doc" Christiansen in directing The Stillwater Choir. The Stillwater Choir is a large ensemble of high level singers that has been...

On Friday, the Belle Chanter visited the Glensheen Mansion. Fry said, "We were guided around the home and told stories of those who lived there, after the tours we were sent off on our own to explore."  Photo Courtesy Madison Fry

Belle Chanter shares their music with Duluth

Samantha Flipp, Director of Pony Express TV April 29, 2016

Performing is the most rewarding part of singing in a choir. It is important for choirs to share the music they have been working on with an audience, so that the audience can share in the emotions...

Annual winter concert brings chills, in a good way

Amelia Schneider, Copy Editor January 14, 2015

The winter concert on Dec. 21 and 22 was Stillwater Area High School’s annual concert of holiday music and entertainment. Six ensembles performed. Three of the six are prestigious “Concert” groups...

Local Angels Echo in Church Halls

Braden Classon, Social Media Reporter November 18, 2014

The Stillwater Area High School Choir has been working vigorously over the past few months towards their upcoming concert. This concert took place on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. at Saint Andrews Church in Mahtomedi....

Lambert sings despite respiratory difficulties

Lambert sings despite respiratory difficulties

Kelly Roehrig April 16, 2014

The gift of vocal chords strong enough to sing opera, where the performer has to take on a character while simultaneously singing some of the highest and lowest notes possible for the human vocal, combined...

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