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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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Fans wait for the action at last year's Homecoming game.

'Pio Action' Aims to Make Homecoming More Attended

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Adriana Davidson, 15, was found dead under Pioneer's 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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Several seniors gain National Merit Finalist status

Several seniors gain National Merit Finalist status

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Lowder to leave Pioneer, take superintendent job

Lowder to leave Pioneer, take superintendent job

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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

News
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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Feature
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
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
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Sports
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
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 women's 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 women's 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
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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