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Branches snapped off of trees following ice storm.
Schools reopen following ice storm, power failures
Aaron J. Puno, Editor in Chief • February 27, 2023
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Adriana Davidson, 15, was found dead under Pioneers football stadium bleachers Monday afternoon. Foul play is not suspected at this time.

UPDATE: Missing sophomore found dead under Hollway bleachers

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Branches snapped off of trees following ice storm.

Schools reopen following ice storm, power failures

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Principal search is paused to encourage more candidates

Principal search is paused to encourage more candidates

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The 2021-22 womens soccer team.

Sexism in sports persists

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Senior Heinrich follows stranger around Ann Arbor to get her phone back

Senior Heinrich follows stranger around Ann Arbor to get her phone back

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Principal search is paused to encourage more candidates
Principal search is paused to encourage more candidates
Ania Wolf, Staff Writer • February 2, 2023
Adriana Davidson, 15, was found dead under Pioneers football stadium bleachers Monday afternoon. Foul play is not suspected at this time.
UPDATE: Missing sophomore found dead under Hollway bleachers
Aaron J. Puno, Editor in Chief • January 30, 2023
The Ann Arbor Fire Department arriving to the Seventh St. entrance.
'I knew it wasn't a drill' – C-3 classroom light fixture catches fire; smell of smoke fills school hallways
Aaron J. Puno, News Editor • January 12, 2023
Students return from Winter Break to a two-week mask mandate
Students return from Winter Break to a two-week mask mandate
Aaron J. Puno, News Editor • January 11, 2023
Tappan Middle School closed for two days due to high staff illness. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tappan_Middle_School,_2251_E._Stadium_Blvd.,_Ann_Arbor,_Michigan_-_panoramio.jpg
Staff illnesses prompt string of school closures
Aaron J. Puno, News Editor • December 22, 2022
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Senior Heinrich follows stranger around Ann Arbor to get her phone back
Senior Heinrich follows stranger around Ann Arbor to get her phone back
Carleny Webb, Staff Writer • October 27, 2022
From left, Ashly Garcia-Hernandez, Cristian Sanchez-Romero, and Alex Sanchez-Garcia.
Pioneer student's quinceañera Tiktok goes viral
Sophie Maine, Staff Writer • October 26, 2022
Photo of the Carina Nebula, a type of interstellar cloud.
NASA Webb telescope captures unprecedented images
Carleny Webb, Staff Writer • October 25, 2022
Project Period club expands its reach beyond the school
Project Period club expands its reach beyond the school
Seb Hickman, Staff Writer • October 25, 2022
2022 Optimist Senior Survey Results
Optimist Staff • June 2, 2022
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Sports
Baseball has returned in its entirety. The question now is: what teams and players will do well this year? Thats what were here to answer.
Predictions for the 2022 MLB season
Solomon Bernstein, Opinion Editor • April 26, 2022
Pioneer is currently tied with Skyline for second in the state.
Men's water polo goes 3-1 in Grand Rapids tournament
Ari Jacob, News Editor
Griggs is poised to turn around the Pioneer football program this upcoming season in the fall.
Pioneer hires new head football coach
Jonah Botkin, Sports Editor
Track athletes Sarah Forsyth, Cookie Baugh, Emily Cooper, and Rachel Forsythe broke two national records in one weekend at the New Balance Nationals Indoor 2022. From left to right: Emily Cooper, Sarah Forsyth, Rachel Forsyth, Cookie Baugh
Pioneer women's track athletes set two national records
Caroline Robinson, Assistant News Editor
Pioneer womens ice hockey team battles the combined Huron-Skyline team.
Pioneer winter sports postseason previews
Jonah Botkin, Sports Editor
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Opinion
The 2021-22 womens soccer team.
Sexism in sports persists
Monica Ristich, Feature Editor • December 21, 2022
A study by Independent Institute, a public policy research and educational organization, estimated that the rape rate would decrease by roughly 25%, a decrease of approximately 25,000 rapes per year, if prostitution were to be made legal (Image is free use from pixabay.com).
Legalizing prostitution could benefit our communities
Marisa Jordan Galarza, Guest Writer
Image is free use via pixabay.com
Why Off-Year Elections Matter
Solomon Bernstein, Opinion Editor
Should society shut down again with the Omicron variant?
Should society shut down again with the Omicron variant?
Solomon Bernstein, Opinion Editor
Only a few weeks into the year, all water fountain cups had been used up, and took over a month to get refilled. In order to compensate for this problem, the administration implemented a sensible solution: handing out free water bottles.
The district does something right
Ari Jacob and Solomon Bernstein
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Arts & Entertainment
Tom Cruise has returned to play Pete Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick, coming out this May (Image is free use from Wikimedia Commons).
Five movies to look forward to this summer
E.V. Bowden-Dykehouse, Staff Writer
Pioneer senior Charlie Duke won the 2022 Future Stars event with his performance of Your Man by Josh Turner (Image courtesy of PTG, all images taken by Susana Pecina).
PTG's FutureStars spotlights astounding performances after changes in venue
Clare Hong, Editor in Chief
Euphoria, a teenage-centered drama series, is currently streaming on HBO Max (image is free use via commons.wikimedia.org).
The problems with 'Euphoria,' the newest breakout teen series
Lulu Zhang, Editor in Chief
PTG students work on the set of Romeo and Juliet.
Theater Guild takes on 'Romeo and Juliet' despite theater shutdowns and COVID restrictions
Rachel Lewis, Entertainment Editor
The All-State ensembles this year included four principal chairs and concertmaster from Pioneer (Image courtesy of Ashley Kou).
Pioneer boasts 22 student musicians at the annual All-State performance including the state's concertmaster
Dhivya Bala, Regular Contributor
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