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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

Jason Rohde is teaching kids pottery. He teaches at the high school and at his farm.

Jason Rohde teaches, also owns a pottery farm

Rabira Soka, Business Editor March 7, 2025

Jason Rohde is an art teacher at the high school. Rohde has been teaching for about 24 years, and he has taught at the high school for 5 years. At the same time, he has been running a ceramics shop for...

Students walking in the hallway.

Golden ticket goes extinct this school year

Peter Banister, Broadcast Editor-In-Chief October 28, 2023

The golden ticket system is now extinct for this school year. Initially, the system acted as a way to incentivize students to get to class on time because any tardies would result in detention. For as...

A student lets a peer into the parking lot exit line after school. Some students don't let anyone into the exit line while some let multiple people into the line.

Parking lot changes leads to less confusion

Belle Lapos, Layout Editor October 20, 2022
Walking out the main doors at 2:10 has drastically changed in the last year. Traffic is no longer backed up for quite as long, new drivers are feeling safer, and there is much more freedom when it comes to choosing where to park. These changes are in result of the new lot system that has taken place over the summer. Whether you are a staff member or student, there is no debate that the chaos of the parking lot last year caused many safety issues. Staff in the school have been working on this new system all summer but have things really changed for the better? 
Students review their Precalculus unit test by going over frequently missed questions with math teacher Sara Biermaier during class time. MCA tests should be treated in the same respect, where teachers encourage studying by reviewing material with students.

Math MCA scores decline over past years

Elle Guggenberger, Graphics Editor November 25, 2019

Just weeks ago, many students received their previous year’s MCA results. The MCAs are a state assessment which helps to measure how well students are performing relative to the state’s academic...

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