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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

Staff to take up coveted spots in front parking lot

Staff to take up coveted spots in front parking lot

Allie Langness, Online Editor-in-Chief January 12, 2016

Pulling into the parking lot after school has started to be quite possibly the hardest part of someone’s day. Walking all the way to the main doors from the back of the parking lot can take a slow...

The park is the second largest in Stillwater, besides Lake Elmo Park reserve. With all the new housing going into Lake Elmo, this park could be a popular destination for new kids and families. Lion’s Park is also home to Huff N Puff, a popular softball tournament. Ridgway explains, "Huff N Puff is kind of a big deal for such a small town. It would be nice for the community to have a nicer ball field for everyone to play on. I feel like a lot of people would want to spend more time at Lion's if it had nicer tennis court, basketball hoop and playground as well. I would definitely miss the old park I grew up with, but only positive things can come from new renovations."

Lions Park open to new renovations

Justin Hannasch, Print Editor-in-Chief December 23, 2015

Where can a student go around Stillwater to play baseball, basketball, tennis, volleyball and even ice hockey? Lions Park is one of few. Just a short drive from the high school in downtown Lake Elmo,...

With trying to parking in the morning and and chaos of trying to get out the parking lot can get a bit crazy. "I would improve getting out because it's crazy. Like another place to exit," said Bennett Hall junior.

Building remodel impacts parking lot space

Madison Crain, Layout Editor October 13, 2015

In two years the ninth graders are coming to the high school, the school and parking lot are getting a new look. The chaos of trying to park in the morning and the rush when school is over a school...

Bird's eye view of bridge and new Highway 36 road construction plans.

St. Croix River bridge under construction: causing driving disruption

Sam Hudachek, Social Media Reporter September 30, 2014

In early 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives had passed a bill to create a new bridge to replace the old Stillwater Lift Bridge. Now, in late 2014, the bridge is halfway to its 2016 deadline. The...

Engstrum Hall Family Chiropractic decided that with all the construction on Highway 36, it was the perfect time to remodel. “It’ll be a brand new facility...We plan on having a state-of-the-art healing center,” said Dan Hall.

Hall Family Chiropractic reconstructs

Katie Wilmes May 22, 2014

It seems that nearly everyone has been impacted by the seemingly endless construction taking place on Highway 36, and mostly negatively. In spite of this, there is one local business that is using the...


Huge piles of dirt and tons of dirt moving equipment signify the massive scale of the bridge project. Over a million tons of dirt will have been moved before the bridge is finished.

Dirt removed from bridge

December 10, 2013

The new St. Croix River bridge is set to open in the fall of 2016. The river bridge will create a look in Stillwater like never before.  There will no longer be a drivable bridge directly connected to...

Highway 36 construction reroutes buses

Highway 36 construction reroutes buses

Tim Press October 30, 2013

The sound of students talking on the bus was quickly drowned out by the piercing sound of a jackhammer once the bus entered the construction zone. The bright orange cones protruding from the street wisped...

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