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[ March 16, 2026 ] Pioneer Boys Swim and Dive team win another state championship High School News
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[ March 12, 2026 ] AAPS students advance to SkillsUSA State Finals Academics
[ March 11, 2026 ] Tappan Middle School students take the stage with ‘Shrek The Musical JR.’ April 17–19 Features
[ March 10, 2026 ] Pioneer senior Abby Hood honored for leadership, service, and character High School News

AAPS now accepting applications for AAPS college scholarships

January 18, 2019 AAPS News Editor

AAPS is now accepting applications for all AAPS college scholarships. A variety of scholarships are available for continuing your education at a credentialed college, university or trade school. Some scholarships are available to all students […]

FutureStars 2019 promises to feature outstanding talent; see highlights from a preliminary show dress rehearsal

January 17, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s considered the most popular talent show in Michigan, and if Wednesday night’s preliminary round dress rehearsal is any indication, FutureStars 2019 may be the best yet. The […]

Skyline Theatre to present energetic “Get Hype” Jan. 25

January 10, 2019 AAPS News Editor

The students of Skyline Theatre are preparing their fourth-annual production of “Get Hype: An Evening with Skyline Theatre” – an energetic and eclectic evening of entertainment made up of songs and scenes from a variety […]

Maneesha Mankad, Community High School math teacher

January 9, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Maneesha Mankad has taught Algebra II, Calculus and Finance/Stats and been a forum leader at Community High School for the past five years. She grew up in […]

Features

Skyline Teacher Jeff Austin wins $10,000 award for Writing Center innovation

December 28, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jeff Barr/weloveannarbor.com Skyline English teacher Jeff Austin, who excels as the director of the Skyline Writing Center, deflects attention when people try to give him credit. But the Michigan Department of Education recently […]

‘Winter Sing’ will feature all Pioneer choirs on one musical Wednesday night

December 18, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jeff Barr/weloveannarbor.com If you’re looking for a night of award-winning music, right in town, and all for free, look no further than Pioneer High School’s Schreiber Auditorium Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. The Pioneer […]

Community H.S. Jazz Concert: Tuesday’s Improv Extravaganza should be a real ‘Arctic Blast’

December 17, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jeff Barr/weloveannarbor.com Community High School’s annual jazz concert, which will be staged Tuesday night in Ann Arbor’s Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, is far from your ordinary high school band performance. It will be more […]

Profile: Before heading to Holy Cross, Pioneer’s Lowder has a few things to cross off his to-do list

December 11, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveAnnArbor.com Pioneer’s Drew Lowder entered Saturday’s game with Grosse Pointe North a few minutes into the first quarter and, like a hurricane, blew the entire direction of the game in a […]

What a thrill! Community High Jazz combo performs for Wynton Marsalis

November 28, 2018 AAPS News Editor

It was a night to remember at Hill Auditorium Monday when Community High’s jazz combo ‘Unified Field Theory’ performed for Wynton Marsalis, the esteemed director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Juilliard’s Jazz Program, and […]

2 AAPS students among 3 winners of first ever Humane Youth Awards

November 27, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Three local teenagers are being recognized by the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) for their work in making a positive impact on the lives of animals and people in the community. Claire Roffi, 16, […]