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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

This is the current Lake Elmo Elementary school. It was built in 1920, and is over 100 year old. It is struggling to meet the educational standards of today.

District votes on new Lake Elmo Elementary in November

Adelaide Bielke, Broadcast Editor October 28, 2023

After over 100 years of intense learning at Lake Elmo Elementary, the building is no longer able to support its growing community. Last year, the Community Design Team proposed a $175,000,000 bond...

Lake Elmo elementary kindergarten students enrolled in the Amigos Unidos program work on a project. Students spend the majority of the school day learning in Spanish rather than English.

Spanish immersion promotes cultural understanding and development

Elsa Persson, Online Editor April 20, 2019

The school district offers numerous opportunities for elementary students to learn beyond basic curriculum. A unique program offered for early learning is Spanish immersion. Not only does learning a second...

Lake Elmo Elementary piloted Yoga Calm last year as a result of a Partnership Grant. This year, all district schools will practice Mindful Movement. 

Mindful Movement helps elementary classroom calm and recharge

Megan Baxter, Photography Editor November 6, 2018

At Lake Elmo Elementary, classrooms are safe, welcoming and stress free because of the Mindful Movement that made its way into elementary school classrooms across the district. The Mindful Movement...

Parents of about 94 Lake Elmo future sixth graders listen to a presentation about the possible grade shift. “It actually gives them more options, my daughter is excelling at math right now and she would have more course options," said Katie Yates, mother of a future sixth grader at Lake Elmo.

Sixth graders could move to Oak-land Jr. High one year early

Sarah Junko, Layout Editor November 23, 2015

Sixth graders from Valley Crossing and Lake Elmo Elementary could possibly be moved to Oak-Land Jr. High for the 2016-17 school year. This move would ease the stress of the grade shift in the fall...

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