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30 seconds with: percussionist Brian Young, 2005 Pioneer grad

September 12, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Brian Young, who graduated from Pioneer High School in 2005, says the school’s music department had a great impact on him. And in a way, it still does. […]

Theater programs expand at Lawton & Burns Park; 3 questions for Julie Strassel, Lawton’s new theater teacher

August 30, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Photos and videos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Julie Strassel spent the last five years watching her drama students at Chicago’s Goudy Technology Academy come out of their shells, become more comfortable speaking in front […]

That horn section rocks! 5 Pioneer Symphony Band members join Lady Antebellum in concert

August 21, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It was supposed to be just another (glorious) day at the week-long Pioneer Band Camp at Interlochen Center for the Arts. Then it got really interesting. Five Pioneer High […]

Martial arts, music, and more: Students demo skills learned at new Rec & Ed Chinese Culture Camp

July 29, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Photos & video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Parents attending Friday’s performance by members of the Chinese Culture Camp were likely surprised by just how much students could learn in five days. Rec & […]

Bassist Divinity Roxx performs at Community High prior to appearance at The Ark tonight

April 17, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Rapper, composer, director, and bassist extraordinaire Divinity Roxx lived up to her name Wednesday afternoon when she performed for and talked with students as the latest in […]

Set to star in ‘Fame,’ Community High senior Francisco Fiori says theater will always be part of his life

April 16, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/ weloveannarbor.com Francisco Fiori says there is nothing like being on stage when everything is going right. The Community High senior says an audience’s positive reaction is confirmation of a job well done […]

Pioneer Theatre Guild to present ‘Fame: The Musical’

April 12, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Pioneer Theatre Guild will present Fame: The Musical, the pop-culture phenomenon about the legendary New York High School of the Performing Arts. The performances will be held at Pioneer High School on: ● Saturday, April […]

Skyline High presents “Almost, Maine” Feb. 26

February 15, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Almost, Maine, a simultaneously heartwarming, and melancholy play packed with metaphor, will run February 26th at Skyline High School’s Experimental Theater. This thought-provoking and charming show is directed by the students of Anne-Marie Roberts’ Theatre […]

Pioneer Theatre Guild (PTG) presents Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

February 5, 2019 AAPS News Editor

For the first time in 20 years, PTG students to perform a work of Shakespeare

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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 […]