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The Pioneer Optimist

The student news site of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School

The Pioneer Optimist

The student news site of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School

The Pioneer Optimist

The Balas adminstration building on Boardwalk Drive.
Superintendent Swift resigns amid school board disagreements
Addie Tussing, Editor in Chief • September 21, 2023
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Widespread use of 'G' grade unlikely to continue
Widespread use of 'G' grade unlikely to continue
Monica Ristich, Feature Editor • April 28, 2023
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A piece of jewelry integrated with a circuit board.
Jewelry takes new form through circuit board designs
Seb Hickman, Staff Writer • April 28, 2023
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The Balas adminstration building on Boardwalk Drive.
Superintendent Swift resigns amid school board disagreements
Addie Tussing, Editor in Chief • September 21, 2023
Twenty-three Pioneer students were named National Merit semifinalists for the 2021-22 school year.
New courses aim to reach variety of students
Jessica Primus, Staff Writer • April 21, 2023
Several seniors gain National Merit Finalist status
Several seniors gain National Merit Finalist status
Ania Wolf, Staff Writer • April 21, 2023
Branches snapped off of trees following ice storm.
Schools reopen following ice storm, power failures
Aaron J. Puno, Editor in Chief • February 27, 2023
Principal search is paused to encourage more candidates
Principal search is paused to encourage more candidates
Ania Wolf, Staff Writer • February 2, 2023
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Photo by Mohamed Hassan from PxHere.
New ChatBot changes how we interact with technology
Seb Hickman, Staff Writer • March 13, 2023
Backstage student crew members work on the recent production "Into the Woods."
Backstage in Pioneer's Theater Guild
Addie Tussing, Staff Writer • December 21, 2022
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Baseball has returned in its entirety. The question now is: what teams and players will do well this year? That's what we're here to answer.
Predictions for the 2022 MLB season
Solomon Bernstein, Opinion Editor • April 26, 2022
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The 2021-22 women's soccer team.
Sexism in sports persists
Monica Ristich, Feature Editor • December 21, 2022
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A piece of jewelry integrated with a circuit board.
Jewelry takes new form through circuit board designs
Seb Hickman, Staff Writer
Entertainment Roundup: 'The Last Of Us,' Oscar season, Ice Spice, Taylor Swift
Entertainment Roundup: 'The Last Of Us,' Oscar season, Ice Spice, Taylor Swift
Addie Tussing, Staff Writer
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
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