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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

Photo by Lars StannardSam Balfanz has been a boy scout since he was young, but he was recently granted with his biggest achievement in the scouts yet: an Eagle Scout Award.  The award is something that takes copious amounts of time and effort working with the community in order to be earned. 
"It represents leadership abilities and commitment to the community," said Balfanz.

Sam Balfanz receives Eagle Scout Award

Joe Rice, Layout Editor April 10, 2015

Sam Balfanz has been a boy scout since he was quite young, but he was recently granted with his biggest achievement in the scouts yet: an Eagle Scout Award. Balfanz has dedicated a lot of time and effort...

Alaina Friedrich, Sophia Portelli, and Activities Director Ricky Michael spend time doing volunteer work with other NHS members. NHS works hard doing service projects that benefits the school and the community. "Our biggest projects around the school we do each year are the blood drive (hosted by the Red Cross), the coffee house concerts and the food drives," said NHS President Sophia Portelli.

NHS prepares to launch spring community events

Joel Lange, Social Media Reporter February 24, 2015

NHS is a student leadership organization that plans donation and charity events around the school and the surrounding community. Between all the events they put on over the past few months, NHS has been...

Key Club members stay after a home football game to clean the bleachers to raise money for the club

Key Club growing to make an impact

Alan Hehr, Team Lead Editor October 13, 2014

There is a club at Stillwater Area High School that is created to help out in the community and the school called Key Club. Key Club is a world renowned club that is run by students at the high school...

Community rallies to revive Lake Elmo library

Community rallies to revive Lake Elmo library

Sam Japuciak November 26, 2013

The centerpiece of typical small town America is a sense of community built around local businesses and community events. A big aspect of this is the local library. Not many cities fit this description...

The Stillwater Choir department sang in their annual Fall Choral Festival at St. Andrews Lutheran Church on Sept. 29. The Festival was concluded with a mass choral performance of Trres Cantos Nativos with all the choirs singing together as one.

Levy promises bright future for district

Olivia Braun November 25, 2013

To the delight of many, the school district pulled off a “yes” from voters for the levy on Nov. 5. 63 percent of voters benefitted the students, teachers and families of the district by choosing to...

The recent blood drive hosted by the National Honor society was a big success.

National Honor Society continues to provide community leadership

September 22, 2013

The blood drive took place Sept. 20 and Coffeehouse, a popular wintertime event, will take place this Dec. Spring will carry with it the popular food drive as well. New this year is a Toys for Tots effort...

Although the construction for the St. Croix Crossing Bridge is currently causing disruption to the traffic flow, the new bridge is predicted to be suitable for all vehicle types while reducing congestion in downtown Stillwater.
Photo Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Transportation.

New St. Croix Crossing Bridge brings community adjustments

September 20, 2013

The Stillwater/Oak Park Heights residents have been waiting over 15  years for the St. Croix crossing bridge between Minnesota and Wisconsin. This project has been well underway since the first demolition...

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