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The Pony Express

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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Pep band meeting outside playing music.

Pep band plays at hockey and basketball games again

Sara J. Norton, Photography Editor and Public Relations Editor January 18, 2022

The pep band is excited to be back to play at basketball and hockey games this year. They were not able to last school year due to COVID-19. With this comes new dynamics and good energy for the upcoming...

Pep band rehearses in the main rotunda before football games.

Pep band returns to playing football games this fall

Isabelle Knighton, Layout Editor October 26, 2021

The pep band is back after only playing two times last year. Now they practice once a week and perform at all the home football games. The pep band now has new student leaders to take responsibility of...

During a game of basketball there is two full time outs and three short time outs. “We basically say what we are going to play next and we usually see what is going on, like who is doing it wrong so we try to connect people and then we usually tell them what they are doing so we can try to defend against it,” junior forward Emma Murphy says.

Negative chants and music distract players

Madison Crain, Layout Editor February 10, 2016

At any game there is cheering from the band and the crowd. Cheering can both be positive and negative. When the chants are negative, it can distract the players. When the girls varsity basketball...

The American Flag in the background hangs in remembrance of those lost on 9/11. The pep band dedicated their performance to those lost 12 years ago.
 Photo By Lily Marchan

Pep band increases involvement in school events

Lily Marchan, Online Editor October 27, 2015

The Pony Pep band is having an exemplary year with many dedicated students and an abundance of school spirit. The group began late August, spending about two hours daily to learn more than 40 songs,...

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