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Ann Arbor Pioneer will be holding graduation in tw

Ann Arbor Pioneer will be holding graduation in two cohorts at Holloway Field on June 3. For more details and seniors’ thoughts click the link in our bio and go to the website.

The district has voted to push back the return to

The district has voted to push back the return to in-person learning for the hybrid model to May 3rd due to persistently rising Covid cases among younger individuals.
Standardized testing will still continue starting on April 27th but has been marked optional in an email sent out to parents. More details to come.

Lowder, in an recent email to students and familie

Lowder, in an recent email to students and families, has confirmed that tomorrow and Friday will be synchronous days, not asynchronous. Dates of the freshmen orientation, hybrid returning, and standardized tests have been rescheduled (next slide), but details have yet to come.

AAPS has agreed to delay the reopening of middle a

AAPS has agreed to delay the reopening of middle and high schools. For Pioneer, this means that hybrid school is rescheduled to start on April 26th—the same week that standardized tests have been delayed to. More details to arrive regarding this week’s classes.

Xander is a junior at Pioneer: “We don’t know

Xander is a junior at Pioneer:

“We don’t know one another like we once did. When I’m not practicing music or doing schoolwork, I like to play video games with my friends on Discord, go on bike rides, take walks (with and without my two German Shepherds), and play chess. I’m also learning Dutch with the hope of spending an extended period of time in the Netherlands. During lockdown, I discovered my interest in public speaking and argument, as I recently joined debate club and absolutely loved the season (shoutout to my man Ohn!).”

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Due the rising Covid cases among student athletes,

Due the rising Covid cases among student athletes, the district has paused all spring sports beginning tomorrow March 26th to Sunday, April 4th. Students will be required to participate in a rapid testing program starting next week on Monday and Tuesday. For more details, click the link in bio to read.

Read what Editor in Chiefs Heath Monsma and Clare

Read what Editor in Chiefs Heath Monsma and Clare Hong each have to say about whether or not we should be returning to school in the Editor Showdown.
Click the link in bio to read!

Classes will start 10 minutes earlier starting thi

Classes will start 10 minutes earlier starting this Thursday, 3/25 as new changes adapting the hybrid model have been adopted. Swipe right to view the weekly schedules for the next 4 weeks.

Correction: Friday is synchronous, not asynchronou

Correction: Friday is synchronous, not asynchronous.
Pioneer administration has released the testing schedule in April for all freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Swipe right until the end to see the dates and times.

Read Lily Babicky's take on the future of Among Us

Read Lily Babicky's take on the future of Among Us, which doesn't look too promising:

"A detractor from the game is that possible behaviors of players on any map remain limited and therefore predictable due to the simplicity of the game. At the end of the day, the excitement in Among Us is supposed to be based around human behavior and its unpredictability, but as common strategies and behavioral trends become apparent over time, the games have held less tension."

Use the link in bio to read the full story!

Read News Editor Bella Montagno's story on the ris

Read News Editor Bella Montagno's story on the rise of interest in psychics during Covid:

“Nobody’s freaking out and asking if they’re gonna get sick,” StJohn said. “A lot of people are calling more with anxiety related issues, than fear based issues, because they’re sitting in their houses, they’re not working, the money’s not coming in, they can’t go out and about, they can’t see their friends, their boyfriends, so there’s that level of off-energy happening.”

Use the link in bio to read her article.

Oliver Schramm is a senior at Pioneer. “Sports

Oliver Schramm is a senior at Pioneer.

“Sports have been one of my main interests since elementary school. My dad would always be watching sports, and I attended Saint Louis Cardinals games with him. Going to the games, seeing sports in the newspaper, and playing baseball really just engrossed me in the world of sports. As I got older, tendonitis made my baseball playing days more difficult. I stopped playing in eighth grade, tried football a year after, and eventually landed on lacrosse. I love the sport, but I also found other endeavors within the world of sports. Hockey commentating with Arbor broadcasting has really been one of the more formative experiences in the past couple years for me. A couple friends and I started a sports podcast as well. These activities helped me put myself out there and be introduced into a passion for media. Sports also taught me the importance of community and has certainly made me more conversational."

Read Oliver’s full feature using the link in bio!

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