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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

Social media, love it or leave it

Social media, love it or leave it

Rachel Dankers, Layout Editor October 26, 2017

  Social media is becoming a crisis regarding communication between all ages. This issue has greatly impacted the lives of people around the world due to their constant need to be up to date with...

Online news provides easy access to everything one may need to know. Junior Peter Kast says, "I think that news is so easy to find now a days because people don't want to wait to find out whats happening, they want to know right away. "

Journalism turns a new page

Hailey Laubscher, Pony Express TV Anchor May 4, 2017

In today's society, it is easy to fall into the habit of turning on the TV to listen to tonight's news, or go on Twitter to get the latest information about what is happening in the world. As this...

"People use social media to show people their highlights in their life, rather than their low lifes. This causes people to compare their lives of themselves to other people's lives, just based on a post," said junior Andria Hanson.

Social media bears employment impact

McKenna Wohlers, Social Media Reporter March 31, 2017

Social Media has had many positive impacts on our society, but it has also had negative impacts on people today. People have been able to learn about activities or events happening in other parts of...

Photo by A. Matters.		Annie in front of the artwork her and her mother made. “Annie is a beautiful force. She has strong points of view,” Matters says about her daughter.

Stonebridge kindergartner and mom promote kindness

Emma Lowey, Copy Editor November 16, 2016

  Kids are taught to be kind to others they meet from a young age, but not always to strangers. Few people, even in their adulthood, think of making a stranger's day better. This is where...

Social media working as efficient communication medium on terrorism

Social media working as efficient communication medium on terrorism

Cates Eliasen, Online Editor November 6, 2016

Videos of  the Paris attacks were uploaded to Youtube almost immediately. The Orlando shooting was shown to many in real time through Snapchat. News of ISIS attacks are updated constantly on Twitter....

Infographic by Cates Eliasen

False internet information permeates the crevices of daily life

Cates Eliasen, Online Editor November 5, 2016

When scrolling through the trending section on YouTube or any other social media site, many of the videos tend to follow a similar outline. Poorly organized videos centered around disrespecting someone,...

Staff Editorial: social media becomes popular news outlet because of technology advacements

Staff Editorial: social media becomes popular news outlet because of technology advacements

Pony Express Staff April 28, 2016

The 21st century has brought about many changes to the world of technology. Social media websites such as Twitter, Instagram or even Snapchat are being used by millions of people around the globe,...

Need for internet safety at a maximum

Adam Sutcliffe, Read and watch producer January 13, 2016

    As the members of a new generation of societ, the people alive today get to witness something truly incredible. They get to see the advanced technology of phones, computers and other...

Snapchat rising above old-school text messaging

Tiana Meador, Online Editor December 24, 2015

As social media continues to pervade every element of day-to-day life, 'older' ways of communicating seem to lose popularity among the current generation. This allows for more exploration of newer...

Media's influence on political views

Media’s influence on political views

Sam Begin, Print Editor and Chief November 17, 2015

We like to think of ourselves as perfectly rational creatures. When it comes to our political viewpoints, we like to think that we are choosing the best candidate based on his/her policies or credentials...

Youth Service Bureau explains social media to parents

Kjell Sandstrom, Distribution Reporter April 29, 2015

  “The Internet is like a swimming pool. We don’t tell kids to not swim in the pool, we teach our kids swim!” explained Youth Services Bureau therapist Lea Thornton. This was the overall...

Better connections through social media

Sara Stickler, Online Editor December 7, 2014

Click here, ring there, tweet here, comment there. There's a reason the 1.79 billion utilized social networking accounts worldwide. Nearly three-quarters of teens are able to access Internet from any sort...

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