It may have only been one year since the city was last dressed in lights, but for many it felt like an eternity.
“Especially because people don’t know, it does create a lot of stress. My advice is always: you just don’t want to borrow the stress, ‘til it …
Elementary school students enrolled in the Stillwater Area Public Schools district “On the Dial” program will be returning to in person learni…
A Stillwater Area High School student was recognized for his outstanding performance in the Fall Session of The Stock Market Game™.
On a 6-1 vote, during a special board meeting on Dec. 23 the Stillwater Area Schools Board of Directors awarded interim superintendent Malinda…
River Grove: A Marine Area Community School, is among the Minnesota schools to receive grant money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Econo…
The Coronavirus has had a major impact on a lot of small businesses, The Daily Grind is just one of them. However, despite the challenges of C…
With the help of HealthPartners, a new and family owned pharmacy called Valley Drug has opened. Valley Drug became the only independent pharma…
Science teacher Andrew Weaver has a character based on him in the film “Clouds”, which was released Oct. 16 on Disney+ about the inspirational…
The Gazette is resuming a partnership with Stillwater Area High School’s newspaper: The Pony Express. The partnership has laid dormant for a f…
On a divisive 4-3 vote, the Stillwater Area Public Schools Board of Directors agreed to enter into contract negotiations with interim superint…
Two directors were hired to help guide the Stillwater Area Public Schools district and lead the operations and finance offices.
Due to the rapid rise of COVID-19 infections, the Stillwater Area Public School Board at its meeting Nov. 19 changed the district’s learning m…
While most students in the Stillwater Area Schools district started the year learning in a hybrid model, secondary learners will move to dista…
The Partnership Plan’s first virtual fundraiser, “Pony Up for Kids! – Partnering With Today’s Classroom” included four days of online giving f…
Washington County’s, along with the state’s, COVID-19 case rates have increased dramatically, and with the rise continues high schoolers could…
If COVID-19 numbers remain steady, elementary students could return to full time in-person classes Nov. 10
Students haven’t attended any in-person classes at any Stillwater Area Public Schools since the start of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic in Marc…
The Stillwater Area School Board approved the termination of Kristen Hoheisel, SAPS director of finance and operations, on Sept. 3 following a…
Members of the Young Americans for Freedom placed 2,977 flags along the entryway to St. Croix Preparatory Academy in West Lakeland Township on…
September has arrived and with it grey skies, crisp autumn air (oh, so crisp), and children heading back to school. School this year will look…
Students returned to Stillwater Area Schools for the first day of school on Tuesday, Sept. 8. It is the first time students have entered SAPS …
Allina Health’s teen mental well-being program, Change to Chill, is partnering with area middle and high schools that will receive support fro…
The school board voted to approve the hiring of 11 additional teachers to support students this year. This includes two teachers for elementar…
In June, Stillwater Area School District black students and alumni authored a letter to the school board addressing past racism in the distric…
Three candidates who originally filed for the Stillwater Area School Board have withdrawn their names from the ballot. The Gazette reported on…
As the start of the new school year is fast approaching, the Stillwater Area School Board has been holding several additional meetings to disc…
After Stillwater Area School District assistant superintendent Dr. Bo McDowell announced that he had taking the position of superintendent of …
Following the separation agreement with the Stillwater Area School Board, superintendent Denise Pontrelli has left the district after five yea…
The 2020 election this fall could lead to a big shake up on the Stillwater Area School Board. During the July 9 meeting, boardmember Mark Burn…
The Stillwater Area School Board voted June 30 to approve a contract with Afton-Lakeland principal Malinda Lansfedt to fill in as the interim …
A vacancy in the top position in Stillwater Area Public Schools has caused the school board to quickly look for a temporary replacement.
The Stillwater Area Native American Parent Advisory Committee honors Superintendent Denise Pontrelli
Students, staff and elders of the Stillwater Area Native American Parent Advisory Committee (NAPAC) gathered June 22 to honor outgoing Superin…
In a 5-2 vote, the Stillwater Area School Board voted June 11 to approve a separation agreement with district superintendent Denise Pontrelli.…
District employees are showing their support for Stillwater Area High School Superintendent Denise Pontrelli through signed letters to the sch…
Students who missed out on many senior traditions this spring were honored during Stillwater Area High School’s first-ever virtual graduation …
The Stillwater Area High School Class of 2020 was honored with a Pony Pride Graduation Parade on Friday, May 29. The parade started at SAHS be…
The transition from high school senior to high school graduate is one often filled with unknowns. For the graduates of Stillwater Area High Sc…
An employee of the Stillwater Area School District is claiming the district and the school board chair violated the Minnesota Open Meeting Law…
As the effects of COVID-19 continue to disrupt operations at Stillwater Area Public Schools, the school board and administration grapple with …
The Stillwater Area School District may soon be unable to use its bus terminal in Lake Elmo.
Residents in the Stillwater Area School District will see school spirit celebrated in May.
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday ordered Minnesota schools to stay closed through the rest of the academic year amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The Stillwater Area School District received support from the Lake Elmo planning commission for its plans to remedy the on-going issues with i…
Many of the activities and social opportunities eagerly anticipated by seniors each spring leading up to their high school graduation have bee…
Students went back to learning Monday for the first time in three week as the spread of COVID-19 extended Stillwater Area Public Schools’ spri…
During the March 19 meeting, the Stillwater Area School board authorized an investigation into the district’s new bus terminal located in Lake Elmo.
In response to COVID-19 in Minnesota and Washington County, community television station Valley Access Channels (VAC) will be producing two ro…
The Stillwater Area School Board plans to make a switch in auditing firms at the end of this fiscal year.
Elementary school students enrolled in the Stillwater Area Public Schools district “On the Dial” program will be returning to in person learni…
A Stillwater Area High School student was recognized for his outstanding performance in the Fall Session of The Stock Market Game™.
On a 6-1 vote, during a special board meeting on Dec. 23 the Stillwater Area Schools Board of Directors awarded interim superintendent Malinda…
River Grove: A Marine Area Community School, is among the Minnesota schools to receive grant money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Econo…
The Coronavirus has had a major impact on a lot of small businesses, The Daily Grind is just one of them. However, despite the challenges of C…
With the help of HealthPartners, a new and family owned pharmacy called Valley Drug has opened. Valley Drug became the only independent pharma…
Science teacher Andrew Weaver has a character based on him in the film “Clouds”, which was released Oct. 16 on Disney+ about the inspirational…
The Gazette is resuming a partnership with Stillwater Area High School’s newspaper: The Pony Express. The partnership has laid dormant for a f…
On a divisive 4-3 vote, the Stillwater Area Public Schools Board of Directors agreed to enter into contract negotiations with interim superint…
Two directors were hired to help guide the Stillwater Area Public Schools district and lead the operations and finance offices.
Due to the rapid rise of COVID-19 infections, the Stillwater Area Public School Board at its meeting Nov. 19 changed the district’s learning m…
While most students in the Stillwater Area Schools district started the year learning in a hybrid model, secondary learners will move to dista…
The Partnership Plan’s first virtual fundraiser, “Pony Up for Kids! – Partnering With Today’s Classroom” included four days of online giving f…
Washington County’s, along with the state’s, COVID-19 case rates have increased dramatically, and with the rise continues high schoolers could…
If COVID-19 numbers remain steady, elementary students could return to full time in-person classes Nov. 10
Students haven’t attended any in-person classes at any Stillwater Area Public Schools since the start of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic in Marc…
The Stillwater Area School Board approved the termination of Kristen Hoheisel, SAPS director of finance and operations, on Sept. 3 following a…
Members of the Young Americans for Freedom placed 2,977 flags along the entryway to St. Croix Preparatory Academy in West Lakeland Township on…
September has arrived and with it grey skies, crisp autumn air (oh, so crisp), and children heading back to school. School this year will look…
Students returned to Stillwater Area Schools for the first day of school on Tuesday, Sept. 8. It is the first time students have entered SAPS …
Allina Health’s teen mental well-being program, Change to Chill, is partnering with area middle and high schools that will receive support fro…
The school board voted to approve the hiring of 11 additional teachers to support students this year. This includes two teachers for elementar…
In June, Stillwater Area School District black students and alumni authored a letter to the school board addressing past racism in the distric…
Three candidates who originally filed for the Stillwater Area School Board have withdrawn their names from the ballot. The Gazette reported on…
As the start of the new school year is fast approaching, the Stillwater Area School Board has been holding several additional meetings to disc…
After Stillwater Area School District assistant superintendent Dr. Bo McDowell announced that he had taking the position of superintendent of …
Following the separation agreement with the Stillwater Area School Board, superintendent Denise Pontrelli has left the district after five yea…
The 2020 election this fall could lead to a big shake up on the Stillwater Area School Board. During the July 9 meeting, boardmember Mark Burn…
The Stillwater Area School Board voted June 30 to approve a contract with Afton-Lakeland principal Malinda Lansfedt to fill in as the interim …
A vacancy in the top position in Stillwater Area Public Schools has caused the school board to quickly look for a temporary replacement.
The Stillwater Area Native American Parent Advisory Committee honors Superintendent Denise Pontrelli
Students, staff and elders of the Stillwater Area Native American Parent Advisory Committee (NAPAC) gathered June 22 to honor outgoing Superin…
In a 5-2 vote, the Stillwater Area School Board voted June 11 to approve a separation agreement with district superintendent Denise Pontrelli.…
District employees are showing their support for Stillwater Area High School Superintendent Denise Pontrelli through signed letters to the sch…
Students who missed out on many senior traditions this spring were honored during Stillwater Area High School’s first-ever virtual graduation …
The Stillwater Area High School Class of 2020 was honored with a Pony Pride Graduation Parade on Friday, May 29. The parade started at SAHS be…
The transition from high school senior to high school graduate is one often filled with unknowns. For the graduates of Stillwater Area High Sc…
An employee of the Stillwater Area School District is claiming the district and the school board chair violated the Minnesota Open Meeting Law…
As the effects of COVID-19 continue to disrupt operations at Stillwater Area Public Schools, the school board and administration grapple with …
The Stillwater Area School District may soon be unable to use its bus terminal in Lake Elmo.
Residents in the Stillwater Area School District will see school spirit celebrated in May.
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday ordered Minnesota schools to stay closed through the rest of the academic year amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The Stillwater Area School District received support from the Lake Elmo planning commission for its plans to remedy the on-going issues with i…
Many of the activities and social opportunities eagerly anticipated by seniors each spring leading up to their high school graduation have bee…
Students went back to learning Monday for the first time in three week as the spread of COVID-19 extended Stillwater Area Public Schools’ spri…
During the March 19 meeting, the Stillwater Area School board authorized an investigation into the district’s new bus terminal located in Lake Elmo.
In response to COVID-19 in Minnesota and Washington County, community television station Valley Access Channels (VAC) will be producing two ro…
The Stillwater Area School Board plans to make a switch in auditing firms at the end of this fiscal year.
After almost a year of planning, Chesterton Academy of the St. Croix Valley is set to open as an independent campus in Stillwater for the 2020…
Five years after voters in the Stillwater Area School District approved a $97 million facility bond, the board received a recommendation from …
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With the help of HealthPartners, a new and family owned pharmacy called Valley Drug has opened. Valley Drug became the only independent pharma…
Science teacher Andrew Weaver has a character based on him in the film “Clouds”, which was released Oct. 16 on Disney+ about the inspirational…
The Gazette is resuming a partnership with Stillwater Area High School’s newspaper: The Pony Express. The partnership has laid dormant for a f…
On a divisive 4-3 vote, the Stillwater Area Public Schools Board of Directors agreed to enter into contract negotiations with interim superint…
Two directors were hired to help guide the Stillwater Area Public Schools district and lead the operations and finance offices.
Due to the rapid rise of COVID-19 infections, the Stillwater Area Public School Board at its meeting Nov. 19 changed the district’s learning m…
While most students in the Stillwater Area Schools district started the year learning in a hybrid model, secondary learners will move to dista…
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The Partnership Plan’s first virtual fundraiser, “Pony Up for Kids! – Partnering With Today’s Classroom” included four days of online giving f…
Washington County’s, along with the state’s, COVID-19 case rates have increased dramatically, and with the rise continues high schoolers could…
If COVID-19 numbers remain steady, elementary students could return to full time in-person classes Nov. 10
Students haven’t attended any in-person classes at any Stillwater Area Public Schools since the start of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic in Marc…
The Stillwater Area School Board approved the termination of Kristen Hoheisel, SAPS director of finance and operations, on Sept. 3 following a…
Members of the Young Americans for Freedom placed 2,977 flags along the entryway to St. Croix Preparatory Academy in West Lakeland Township on…
September has arrived and with it grey skies, crisp autumn air (oh, so crisp), and children heading back to school. School this year will look…
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Students returned to Stillwater Area Schools for the first day of school on Tuesday, Sept. 8. It is the first time students have entered SAPS …
Allina Health’s teen mental well-being program, Change to Chill, is partnering with area middle and high schools that will receive support fro…
The school board voted to approve the hiring of 11 additional teachers to support students this year. This includes two teachers for elementar…
In June, Stillwater Area School District black students and alumni authored a letter to the school board addressing past racism in the distric…
Three candidates who originally filed for the Stillwater Area School Board have withdrawn their names from the ballot. The Gazette reported on…
As the start of the new school year is fast approaching, the Stillwater Area School Board has been holding several additional meetings to disc…
After Stillwater Area School District assistant superintendent Dr. Bo McDowell announced that he had taking the position of superintendent of …
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