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The current 6x2 schedule provides students with six class periods each day and two semesters and offers a total of 12 classes per year. The new schedule would have four classes per day for longer class periods.

District proposes new bell schedule for 2025-2026 school year

Adelaide Bielke, Broadcast Editor January 25, 2024

In the past few months, students, staff and administrators have been touring schools including Wayzata High School and Edina High School to examine alternative bell schedules. The school board will use...

Jair on zoom while playing with monkeys.

Monkey Island inspires Spanish students

Kennedy Williams, Podcast Reporter June 4, 2023

This April, Spanish classes worked with Monkey Island, a small island in Peru, to create a unique education opportunity. Through creating games, Zoom calls with the monkeys and numerous discussions, Spanish...

Kirsten Carter standing in front of a collage of the students the high schools BIZAA supports.

BIZAA changes lives in Nigeria

Kennedy Williams, Podcast Reporter April 10, 2023

Making a difference globally can be difficult while living in the midwest; BIZAA club allows this to change. BIZAA is a Twin Cities based organization which has an outlet at the high school. Advised...

With this years new school schedule, students are forced to sit in classrooms for 80 minutes at a time with no breaks, which is not ideal for effective learning.

School should switch to shorter, more efficient schedule next year

Charles Calderone, Copy Editor May 25, 2021

With this school year looking different due to COVID-19 protocols, it has caused the structure of the school day to be changed from what students are accustomed to. Instead of a traditional, six hour school...

Special education teacher Dusty Dennis received the Covid-19 vaccine on Jan. 28 in the Twin Cities to help prevent himself and others from getting Covid-19. This vaccination card is a record of getting the vaccine.

Covid-19 vaccine prioritizes teachers

Mikai Tasch, Social Media Editor March 5, 2021

“I have an additional line of defense against COVID, and also the thought of just doing things that I have not done in, you know, over a year like. Like, hug my parents you know when they are able to...

The Stillwater Pony Express editors-in-chief meet over Google Hangouts, a new way of meeting after Governor Tim Walz cancelled school and advised against meeting in groups for the time being.

Technology impacting education in tragic time

Ella Gag, Social Media Editor March 26, 2020

In this time of tragedy and despair technology will impact it all. Coronavirus has rapidly spread throughout the world as a pandemic. Measures have been taken to prevent the virus from growing. One being...

Kirsten Carter is showing off her BIZAA board. Listed on the poster are the kids that are being sponsored. Carter said she wants to continue this cub probably for the next 10 years at least.

BIZAA club helps children thousands of miles away

Ava Hoelzel, Photographer Editor September 29, 2019

 “And I think that it’s a great cause. And something we all should be trying to help,” junior Brynn Wurgler said. BIZAA club raises money for kids in Nigeria, who are in need of an education....

The Banicks met in Jan. 2013 at a friends house. This picture was taken right when the Banicks starting dating.

Staff couples share a glimpse into their lives

Claire Anderson, Field Reporter February 14, 2019

Amanda Banick, math teacher and girls swim and dive coach, worked at the White Bear Lake ALC. The security guard at the school consistently offered her his son's phone number. She felt it was a little...

Junior and sophomore boys bring in food to help support the food drive hosted by NHS. Alex Wiegel, Ethan Hall, Andy Constant and Caleb Catt-Hall brought five items each so their first hour class could win the bagel party.

Fundraising for fundamentals teaches skills for life

Issy Boegel, Copy Editor December 15, 2018

From gift wrap paper to Girl Scout cookies, kids are subjected to tremendous amounts of fundraising. As children, they were lured in by knowing they could win different toys depending on how much they...

BIZAA club has a meeting in the main forum at 7:10 a.m. every other Monday. Co-presidents Kate Pelletier, Maria Vincent and Abdul Mohamed talk about what had been going on in the past week.

BIZAA changes lives from Stillwater to Nigeria

Emma Sneden, Business Editor November 5, 2018

BIZAA, Basic Institute for Zonal African Advancement, is a nonprofit organization that attempts to stop child labor, human trafficking and domestic servitude, along with providing education by working...

Spanish teacher Kirsten Carter and senior Peyton Classon browse Kiva for loan recipients. Its a great way to make an impact on someone elses life, and super fun, co president Isabel Bartosh said.

Small gesture creates chain reaction with Dollars for Dreams

Annika Brown, Business Editor November 2, 2018

Students are making a big difference in the world for a small cost. Since 2016, Dollars for Dreams has been loaning money to people in developing countries who live in poverty. The club is run by...

Students and teachers going on the trip to Guatemala and Belize have special made t-shirts to wear while exploring. I think the t-shirts are a really cute and fun idea. Im excited for all of us to show up to the airport together in them, senior Cela Peterson says.

Spanish students journey to Central America

Megan McGuire, Online Editor-in-Chief May 11, 2016

A select group of Spanish students will say "adios" to Stillwater and travel to Guatemala and Belize this summer. From June 6 to June 16, 72 students will have the opportunity to explore Spanish...

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