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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

Junior Ella Spitzer is working on online ACT preparation courses over Zoom.

COVID-19 forces students to go about ACT testing in unique way

Elizabeth Hartner, Photography Editor January 28, 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, juniors and seniors are struggling to complete their ACT tests. Last spring, many tests were canceled, leaving students worried about when they would be able to take the ACT. ...

Nurses prepare for a surgery amid the COVID-19 crisis. Surgeons and many other members of the healthcare industry have been furloughed due to many hospitals cutting certain services.

Nurses forced on frontlines amid pandemic

Drew Jurek, Layout Editor April 30, 2020

Many Americans have been fortunate to find themselves at home over the previous weeks, but healthcare professionals have been unable to find such security. Their profession has forced them to make many...

On Wednesday Mar. 11, President Donald Trump delivered a National Address on the coronavirus. In his speech he declared the virus a "national emergency." He discusses his plan to control the virus

The Trump Administration’s steps to a corona-less nation

Elaina Mankowski, Layout Editor March 25, 2020

The coronavirus has shocked the world in its quick and destructive expansion. Just months after the virus originated in China, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared coronavirus a...

Time to indicate GMO health risks on food labels

Time to indicate GMO health risks on food labels

Stephanie Nielson, Photographer November 17, 2014

Genetically modified organisms, commonly known as GMOs, are organisms that have been genetically enhanced or modified by scientists for various purposes. They are commonly found in the foods consumers...

Graphic by Clara Ilkka

E-Cigs pose threat to students

Christy Prust October 24, 2013

Electronic cigarettes, also known as E-Cigs are gaining popularity as a healthier replacement to tobacco smoking. Containing no tobacco, E-Cigs work in the same way that nicotine patches and gum are used....

Arsenic experiment causes concern

October 4, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Association currently concluded an experiment involving the testing of arsenic in rice and rice products. The FDA found there are no immediate short-term health concerns with...

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