Pioneer Family Communication
Week of March 13 - March 20, 2022
From the Desk of Principal Mr. Tracey Lowder
Good Evening Pioneer!
Congratulations to our boys swimming team for winning the 2022 State Championship! Spring sports begin this week! Below are important dates for the week of March 13 - March 20, 2022.
March 13 - Daylight Savings
March 14 - NAAPID @ Night
March 16 - Early Release Day
March 18 - Hat Day - wear your favorite hat!
Upcoming Events/Dates
March 25 - End of 3rd Quarter
March 28 - April 4 - Spring Break
April 13(10th & 11th), 14(9th & 11th), 19(11th only) - Spring Testing - PSAT 9, PSAT 10, SAT, WorkKeys, M-STEP 11
*ALL students in 9th - 11th grade will be tested.
If you have any questions/needs. Please email me directly at lowder@aaps.k12.mi.us.
Mr. Tracey Lowder, Principal
Pioneer High School
Congratulations to the Pioneer Boys Swimming - 2022 STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!
Early Release Day Schedule - March 16, 2022
GOOD NEWS @ PIONEER!!!
Friday:
VB I, II, II - overall II
Saturday:
CBW I, I, I, - overall I
JB @ WMU Jazz Invitational - Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention Soloists:
Loui Gabaron - Bari Sax
Alex Kripfgans - Trumpet
Xander Salsitz - Clarinet/Ten Sax
Zoe Resendez - Vocal
Cole Oswalt - Tenor Sax
Outstanding Soloist of the Festival: Xander Salsitz- Clarinet/Tenor Sax
PIONEER BOOK DRIVE
Are you spring cleaning and have some great like-new or gently used books you would like to donate? The Pioneer Library and English Department would love to put them into the hands of students! Please drop them off inside the Clock tower entrance the week of April 25th. We are looking for books that would be interesting to K-12 students and are in great condition. We will pass on books we can't use here to our AAPS K-8 schools. You are always welcome to contact Ms. Hughes (one of the Pioneer Librarians) at hughesc@aaps.k12.mi.us to set up a book drop off anytime during the school year.
SPRING TESTING UPDATE - Pioneer
Spring Testing Update #3: 3/11/22
M-STEP Testing for Juniors will be 4/19/22 - Sessions will be AM & PM by last name. Chromebooks will be needed for the test/s on 4/19/22. Please be sure to restart your chromebook while on wifi at Pioneer for any testing updates. SAT and WorkKeys will be paper/pencil tests on 4/13 & 4/14.
Spring Testing Update #2: 3/6/22
We will be pre-bubbling for the tests on April 7th and 8th. Students will be called down in groups to the cafeteria. Parent permission is preferred for students to participate in the SAT Suite of Assessments College Search Process. If you would like your student to participate, please have them bring this signed form with them to pre-bubbling (please see the link on the form for more information): CLICK HERE FOR FORM
Spring Testing Update #1: 2/28/22
For spring testing, all 9th, 10th, and 11th graders will automatically be tested and there is no need for families to opt-in. On Wednesday, April 13th, 11th graders will take the SAT + Essay, and 10th graders will take the PSAT. On Thursday, April 14th, 11th Graders will take the Work Keys, and 9th Graders will take the PSAT. There will be a modified bell schedule for all students after morning testing culminates. Testing room assignments for students will be posted outside the Cafeteria Annex, outside the library, and outside the counseling offices prior to the day of testing. For 11th grade students who have unavoidable conflicts, there will be a make-up date of April 26th for the SAT test.
Please see the following links if you would like to access free practice tests prior to the exam:
SAT Practice Tests College Board
Kahn Academy SAT Official Practice
PSAT/NMSQT Practice Tests College Board
Questions? Please contact Dean Bullinger - bullinge@aaps.k12.mi.us
Pioneer Interact Club - Annual Rotary Food Drive
There are 2 ways to participate:
- Bring in any non-perishable food items and drop them off in the blue bins by the main office or outside at the Clock Tower entrance from 03/07/22-03/23/22
- Donate to the Annual Rotary Fights Summer Hunger Campaign through a "virtual food drive" with a monetary donation from now until 03/18/22.
To donate via Pioneer High School INTERACT CLUB visit: https://www.giveffect.com/teams/17158-pioneer-high-school-interact-club
or scan here and click the green donate button
* New Information* Senior Class Updates - Class of 2022
ATTENTION SENIORS!
*Graduation Announcements - If you were unable to pick up your graduation announcements last week you can pick them up from C311.
Senior Prom - May 20, 2022 @ THE BIG HOUSE!! - tickets go on sale May 9, 2022!
The survey results are in! This year's prom theme will be Enchanted Fairytale. The prom colors will be sage, ivory, and gold! Thank you to all of our seniors that participated in the student led prom survey.
Upcoming Events:
Tickets for the Senior ALL NIGHT Party will go on sale soon!! Want to donate?
-------------------------------------------Scholarships:
Please review the links below to identify scholarship opportunities specific for Pioneer Seniors.
2022 Pioneer High School AAPS Scholarship List
Pioneer Announcement: AAPS Scholarships
Please feel free to email our 12th grade team with any needs/questions: Dr. Hyliard - hyliardd@aaps.k12.mi.us or Ms. Roumanis - cisnerose@aaps.k12.mi.us
Virtual College/University Visits.....
Attention Students, Families, Counselors....
The 2021-22 college application season continues! Meeting with college admission representatives is a great way to get to know about their unique and important educational opportunities. Our calendar can be viewed live at:
https://www.a2schools.org/Page/16484.
Saturday, March 12
National Art Portfolio Days: https://nationalportfolioday.org/schedule/
1:00 – 5:00pm
https://nationalportfolioday.org/schedule/Sunday, March 13
National GAP Year Fair:
12:30 – 3:30pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-usa-gap-year-fair-2022-mar-13-registration-211524083227?aff=Email&mc_eid=561e52961b&mc_cid=1e4e53fda8
Williamette University (OR):
11:00am – 12:00pm
https://willametteuniversity.zoom.us/j/98698570630Monday, March 21
Stevens Inst. of Technology (NJ):
3:00 – 4:00pm
https://stevens.zoom.us/j/99156429026Tuesday, March 22 Campbell University (NC) 3:00 – 4:00pm
https://campbell-edu.zoom.us/j/97679796948?pwd=VHp6U2RKdy9wcTEyYUxwRXk1UzArZz09
Thursday, March 24 National GAP Year Fair 6:00 – 8:00pm
PTSO @ PIONEER
Questions for PTSO? Email Susan Brimacombe - sbrim@med.umich.edu
Looking for another way to give back to our Pioneer Community?
There are committees forming soon to help with Prom 5/20 and the Senior Bon Voyage Party 5/27. These events run much more smoothly if we have a lot of help. You don't have to be the parent of a senior! We need help with finding donations, communication, working the event, and cleaning up. Please contact Jenni Wilkening wilkening@aaps.k12.mi.us or Colleen Creal creal@aaps.k12.mi.us for more information.