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PIONEER HIGH SCHOOL PTSO · 2012-2013 · March· Issue Six ptsopioneer.weebly.com

From The Principal Parents and/or Guardians,

It is hard to believe that we are in the month of March already. All students should have made his or her course selections for next year. If you still have ques-tions about scheduling, please see the counselor that is assigned to help your family.

Beginning in March, we are allowing both Juniors and Seniors, who have proper IDs, to have off-campus lunch privileges on approved days. Wednesday has been the traditional day for off-campus lunch, this will continue; but there are weeks where the day may be switched or an additional day added. For the most up to date information on lunches and other things, please remember to visit the announcement section of the Pioneer Web page.

We anticipate the weather to be on a warming trend. Please remind your son and/or daughter about Pioneer’s dress code. Students will be asked to call for appro-priate clothing if they are in violation. It would be a great help if you would partner with us and review our expectations with your child(ren).

At a class meeting, Senior students have been warned about consequences to inappropriate behavior. We expect Seniors to refrain from annual “Senior Pranks”. Participating in “Senior Pranks” will result in senior privileges being denied. Stu-dents can lose privileges that include (not exclusive) being denied off-campus lunch for the remainder of the year, not being allowed to attend Prom or the All Night par-ty, as well as, not being able to walk at graduation. Unfortunately, senior pranks of recent have also included referrals to the police. This is not anything that we as ad-ministrators ever want to do. However, it is a part of our job and students who pull “Senior Pranks” will be given consequences.

Due to the snow day on Feb. 11, NAAPID was cancelled. We are rescheduling

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NAAPID for March 12. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to recreate the performance that students saw on Feb. 12 as part of Black History Month. However, we will begin our day with a continental breakfast in the cafeteria annex. Parents are en-couraged to join us and visit their child’s class. We do hope that you will be able to visit us.

We have just shy of four solid weeks of school before Spring Break. It is my hope that it is successful for all of our Pioneer students.

Best,

Cindy Leaman

Principal

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ANN ARBOR COLLEGE CAREER FAIR

You may have already had some discussions with your son or daughter about post-high school education and career opportunities. If you haven’t, it’s not too early to begin. To assist you in this task, Ann Arbor Public Schools have sched-uled their 28th annual College & Career Fair at Pioneer High School on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Representatives from colleg-es all over the nation and businesses from the Ann Arbor area will be present to meet with you, answer your questions and provide you with pertinent literature. The colleges will have tables in the cafeteria, which is located near the clock-tower entrance to Pioneer High School, and the businesses will line the hall-ways outside of the cafeteria. This night will provide your family with up-to-date information and enable you to make a person-to-person contact with college and business representatives. We look forward to seeing you there.

College & Career Fair Committee


Shrek The Musical

Theatre Guild is workshopping a new production of the Broadway musical, SHREK, for Dreamworks and Music Theatre International (MTI) before they release the rights to other high schools and community theatre groups in the United States. The workshop process involves a collaboration between our staff and the creative staff from Dreamworks and MTI in determining ---through the rehearsal and design process---what works and what doesn't. Getting to make a permanent mark on a piece like this is an opportunity about which we are all very excited!


Parents We Need your Help!

Calling ALL Pioneer Parents… The All Senior All Night Party is in need of your help. It takes a village to keep the seniors safe on graduation night and we need to re-energize our planning efforts or we are in jeopardy of this event not taking place next year. Although you may not have a senior this year, your help is needed now with raising money and leadership for the Class of 2013’s event and beyond. There are three ways to help!

Support the Grocery Program: If you shop at Kroger’s please register or re-register your plus card on line at www.krogercommunityrewards.com and en-ter the NPO number of 82622 or select Pioneer. It does take a few extra minutes to register but once you are done just use the plus card and ASAN receives the bene-fits. When you shop, check your receipt, it should say at the bottom “donating Pio-neer High School/ASAN.” If you shop at Busch’s or Hiller’s you can get one of our gift cards at no cost to you. We have rechargeable Busch’s cards, and Hiller cards, while, Meijer shoppers please register online at www.meijer.com/rewards organiza-tion name Pioneer High School, code number: 992136 To receive a rechargeable card in the mail please contact Julie Weintraub, [email protected]

Tax-Deductible Contribution: Please consider a donation to the event either per-sonal or if you own a business. Make checks payable to ASAN and mail to Cathy Stripling 2240 Delaware Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Any questions please contact Cathy Stripling, [email protected]

Volunteer to Lead: We need a Volunteer Chairperson, Decorations Chairperson, Grocery Program Leader, and Casino Leader. Each of these roles has a past leader that is more than ready to train you and support the efforts this year. We need peo-ple willing to share the duties this year and be ready to take on this task for 2014.

All other questions about the ASAN event may be directed to Michelle Potter at, [email protected].

Thank you!


ATTENTION PIONEER PARENTS/GUARDIANS!

March 14 4:00 P.M.—

7:00 P.M

Parent Teacher Conferences Sign-ups—A Hall (Flagpole Entrance) - March 12; 7:30 A.M.—9:30 A.M. and 2:30 P.M.—6:30 P.M. - March 13; 7:30 A.M. —9:30 A.M.

April 23 7:00 P.M. PTSO Meeting in the Cafeteria Annex—Business Meeting –All are welcome to plan for the 2013-2014 school year

Neutral Zone Events in March The Pioneer High School Poetry Slam semi-final will be held on Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater. Admission is free and open to the public. Come and cheer on students who will vie for the opportunity to compete with the best local teen poets and spoken word artists at the citywide Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam Finals to be held on Thursday, March 28 at the Neutral Zone. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. but come early as this is usually a standing room only crowd! Admission is open to the public; $5 for students/$10 for the general public. Neutral Zone will be hosting a free College Essay Writing Workshop sponsored by UM’s Sweetland Center for Writing on Tuesday, March 19, from 5-7 p.m. Get personalized help writing your college application essays! Students should come ready to explore ideas for getting started and tips for revising essays. Participants can get hands-on, personalized assistance. The workshop is free, but pre-registration is required. To reg-ister, go to www.neutral-zone.org or call Sharonda Simmons at (734) 214-9995.


Study Skills Winter 2013

Writing a Winning College Application Essay Parents and Students, grades 9-12. What college application essay secrets compel an admissions of-ficer to slam dunk your application into a college’s acceptance pile? We’ve been successfully coaching college essay writers full-time since 2005—this is advice you need to experience. In this class you’ll go home inspired, with an essay start, a clear plan to finish, sample essays, and a deep sigh of relief. Essay Coaching founder Debbie Merion, M.S.W. 1 class. ID# 1339.601 3/12 Tuesday FEE: $35 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Community, Room 213 Writing Essays to Win Scholarships Parents and Students, grades 9-12. How is a well-written essay like a $100 bill? Your essay can be like paper money when it wins scholarships. Learn where to go to win college scholarship cash, and what’s in an essay to compel a scholarship judge to say, “that one—that’s the winner.” Essay Coaching founder Debbie Merion, M.S.W. 1 class. ID# 1339.602 3/19 Tuesday FEE: $35 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Community, Room 213

Shrinking the Cost of College Parents & Students (Grades 9-12) together. Wondering what college to consider and how to pay for the college of their choice? Things you will learn at this workshop that focus on the finances of college are how to tap into the biggest sources of college money, how to find merit based aid at schools, how to discover what any college will really cost you before applying and why it's not just 'A' students who can earn significant financial aid or scholarships from colleges. Instructor: Timothy C. Parros, Certified Col-lege Planning Specialist (CCPS). 1 class. ID# 1343.602 3/14 Thursday FEE: $35 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Pioneer, Room D117


MEDIA CENTER/TEXTBOOK DEPOSITORY HOME ACCESS VIEW RIGHTS

Students and parents may now view their Pioneer Media Center and Book Depository loan records from home. Utilizing Destiny, a web based program, and their student log-in name and student ID number, stu-dents and parents may now review at any time what items are still on loan and what fines or obligations, if any, have been applied. Please note: obligations must still be cleared from wherever the item was borrowed – either the Media Center or the Book Depository.

DIRECTIONS FOR HOME ACCESS

From the Pioneer website home page: Click on the MEDIA CENTER link in the left navigation bar. Click on the CATALOG link in the next webpage. Click on the LOG-IN box in the upper right hand corner to open a new webpage. LOG-IN using the same information that students use to access student server space. Remember that it is case sensitive. Log In: Graduation year-last name-first name-middle initial [2012SmithJohnM] Password: Student ID number VIEWING THE CHECKOUT RECORD By default, the screen opens to search the catalog of PHS Media Center. In the top navigation bar on the left side, beneath Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor MI, is the MY INFO button. Clicking on this button will allow you to view the ITEMS OUT from both the Media Center [Library Mate-rials] and Book Depository [Textbooks]. It will also give you information on fines posted to your account. Media Center fines are 10 cents per day and max out at $1.00 for each book that is late, while textbook fines represent replacement cost for a dam-aged or lost textbook. Both our Media Center and Book Depository charge for lost or damaged books. Re-ceipts are provided for payment by cash or check only. Checks must be payable to: Pioneer High School. No credit cards are accepted at this time. Under ITEMS OUT you will see: date due; title of item; book price and date checked out. The Pioneer Media Center and Textbook Depository utilize different due dates. Questions or inquiries are always welcomed so please feel free to contact us during the school day at the following phone numbers for assistance. Pioneer High School Media Center: 734-994-2160 - Media Center Staff Pioneer High School Book Depository: 734-994-2186 - Kathy Robenalt


Get School Information via EMAIL Subscribe to PIONEER Announcements

The Yahoo Groups Internet Announcement Service for Pioneer families is open for sub-scription. This FREE service allows administration the ability to send out school an-nouncements and other information to anyone who chooses to “subscribe” to the group. To subscribe, simply send an email to:

[email protected] (you do not need to send a subject nor a body to the message).

Please note that the group is for announcements only. Replies to messages sent via the group will not be forwarded to subscribers, nor will they be answered by anyone. We are very excited about the extra benefits this additional communication tool offers our Pioneer families! PLEASE NOTE: To successfully UNSUBSCRIBE you must unsubscribe using the same e-mail address you used to subscribe. It is recommended that if you are switching e-mail carriers—unsubscribe before you make the switch.

Important Dates! Don’t Forget to Mark Your Calendar

For a complete calendar of key events at Pioneer please visit

http://www.a2pioneer.org/pioneer.calendar/phs_google_calendar


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PTSO BOARD Mary Tobin—Pres. [email protected] Jane Stepnitz—Vice Pres. [email protected] Colleen Creal [email protected] Michelle Potter [email protected] Paul Hughes-Cromwick—Sec. [email protected] Gerry Humes—Treas. [email protected]

Pioneer PTSO news items are to be submitted via e-mail to Gerry Humes at: [email protected] before 5:00 P.M. on the deadline date which will be circulated each month. The PTSO sends the Pioneer News via electronic mail to all Pioneer families who have signed up. Please make sure your most time-sensitive announcements and events are submitted well in advance of your event date!

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Athletic Booster Club

The Pioneer Booster Club’s mission is to support athletic and academic excellence in all student athletes. There are over 30 sports teams available to the students. These create smaller communities, afford a way for parents to get to know each other, and help students develop discipline and make long-lasting friends.

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