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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

Head coach and social studies teacher Wayne Perkins speaks first at the debate tournament. This debate tournament was a memorial to a former Capitan Anne LaRayne Messelt who touched the lives of many current capitans and members of the debate team who saddily passed away in her sleep. After Perkins and all the capitans spoke, Anne's mother went up to the podium and made a heart touching speach.

Debate team has an amazing winning season

Andrew Linnell, Layout Editor December 3, 2024

Debate is having an amazing season on this 2024 season. Multiple members have been 4-0, meaning that they have a winning streak in topics while competing this season dominating over 20 to 30 different...

Junior Tali Torkko and Junior Lydia Ostrander discuss some difficulties in friendships with different political views. They agree to disagree on some subjects.

Political tensions impact relationships

Elsie Welch, Photography Editor October 14, 2024

Elsie Welch, of Woodbury MN, interviewed some important figures in the school on September 20th, 2024. They were asked some tough questions about their beliefs on relationships regarding politics, with...

Black man protest along side other black lives matter protestors while holding a sign saying, "How Many More #BLM." Though the black lives matter movement brought equal rights in the late 1960s, people are still fighting for equal treatment of African Americans

Tyre Nichols, the fight against police brutality

Angela Taylor, Business Editor January 14, 2023

On Jan 7, 2023, tragedy struck the hearts of many when a 29-year-old black man, Tyre Nichols, was assaulted and beaten by five black police officers in Memphis, TN. The abuse of power was the result of...

Students sitting in circle of desks

Student unions formed to promote equity

George Palm and Kayly Richert October 6, 2022

The high school is home to many student unions that are focused on creating a safe place for students and unity within the school. Student unions are created for very many different reasons, to meet...

Juniors Tashiana McGhee and Ava Roots sit in the main forum room and discuss their previous meeting.

Tashiana McGhee nominated for BSU president

Tyler Quade, Business and Online Editor April 27, 2022

  On March 28, an election was held in order to democratically nominate the future Black Student Union president. Alongside her running-mates, juniors Aliyah Adedayo and Suleiman Abdagarado,...

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