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![blue and white logo for the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commission]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731347452/a2schoolsorg/u6fnqk7hvotxdkthb6fc/waterresources.png","width":242}])
![Blue ribbon designation from the US Department of Education, blue ribbon with an eagle and the Dept of Education seal]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728423727/a2schoolsorg/ghj7zjvw2buxm2kaedqe/Blueribbon.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1728423727/a2schoolsorg/ghj7zjvw2buxm2kaedqe/Blueribbon.png","width":471}])
![AAPS logo with "lead, care, inspire" below]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728414570/a2schoolsorg/qpank1nyqz0yulwjv7ks/WildcatRedesign.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728414570/a2schoolsorg/qpank1nyqz0yulwjv7ks/WildcatRedesign.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1728414570/a2schoolsorg/qpank1nyqz0yulwjv7ks/WildcatRedesign.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1728414570/a2schoolsorg/qpank1nyqz0yulwjv7ks/WildcatRedesign.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1728414570/a2schoolsorg/qpank1nyqz0yulwjv7ks/WildcatRedesign.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1728414570/a2schoolsorg/qpank1nyqz0yulwjv7ks/WildcatRedesign.png","width":2200}])
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![Pioneer's A Capala Choir stand with purple gowns and white stolls]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745868255/a2schoolsorg/ohrhveezac0rjkbwdtcx/PioneerACapellaChoir.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745868255/a2schoolsorg/ohrhveezac0rjkbwdtcx/PioneerACapellaChoir.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745868255/a2schoolsorg/ohrhveezac0rjkbwdtcx/PioneerACapellaChoir.png","width":786}])
The Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir has been named one of the Michigan School Vocal Music Association’s 2025 Outstanding Choirs through a rigorous blind audition process.
This prestigious designation—equivalent to a state championship—is awarded to only two choirs statewide, representing the highest level of recognition from MSVMA.
![David Norton Bank of Ann Arbor Branch Manager, Huron Arabic teacher Shaima Basuni and Quaila Riddle of LaFontaine Automotive Group]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745263055/a2schoolsorg/wadroywh3ig2ba0chsmr/IMG_67552.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745263055/a2schoolsorg/wadroywh3ig2ba0chsmr/IMG_67552.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745263055/a2schoolsorg/wadroywh3ig2ba0chsmr/IMG_67552.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745263055/a2schoolsorg/wadroywh3ig2ba0chsmr/IMG_67552.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1745263055/a2schoolsorg/wadroywh3ig2ba0chsmr/IMG_67552.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1745263055/a2schoolsorg/wadroywh3ig2ba0chsmr/IMG_67552.jpg","width":2200}])
Last week, Huron Arabic teacher Shaima Basuni thought she was coming to Principal Che Carter’s office to discuss scheduling for next year, instead she was surprised by members of the A2Y Chamber’s Teacher of the Year Committee. Basuni received the 2025 LaFontaine Teacher of the Year’s Commendable Teacher award.
![A class of Mitchell Elementary students, the school's principal Samantha Cucu, Superintendent Jazz Parks and several members of the Board of Education hold shovels in front of a small box of dirt at the Mitchell Groundbreaker ceremony]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744817799/a2schoolsorg/hkkouzd9db4uvfhvutwb/MitchellGBreakingTrustees.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744817799/a2schoolsorg/hkkouzd9db4uvfhvutwb/MitchellGBreakingTrustees.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744817799/a2schoolsorg/hkkouzd9db4uvfhvutwb/MitchellGBreakingTrustees.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744817799/a2schoolsorg/hkkouzd9db4uvfhvutwb/MitchellGBreakingTrustees.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744817799/a2schoolsorg/hkkouzd9db4uvfhvutwb/MitchellGBreakingTrustees.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744817799/a2schoolsorg/hkkouzd9db4uvfhvutwb/MitchellGBreakingTrustees.jpg","width":2200}])
Students, educators, district trustees and guests gathered Friday, April 11, for a ceremonial groundbreaking to celebrate the start of construction on the new Mitchell Elementary School. The event marked a significant milestone in the district’s ongoing efforts to modernize educational facilities throughout the community.
![Water color painting of a rainbow with two hands coming together to hold a heart in the center of the arch and lots of peace symbols at top and bottom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744212762/a2schoolsorg/grnbp4jfff7mc9dwxen9/ThroughPeaceandLoveweunitebyJulietHong.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744212762/a2schoolsorg/grnbp4jfff7mc9dwxen9/ThroughPeaceandLoveweunitebyJulietHong.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744212762/a2schoolsorg/grnbp4jfff7mc9dwxen9/ThroughPeaceandLoveweunitebyJulietHong.png","width":796}])
Congratulations to King Elementary art teacher Laura Wayne and her King art students for excelling in the 2025 Embracing Our Differences Michigan (EOD) art competition.
Their work will now be made into large banners for exhibit at Gallup Park in mid-May.
![Pioneer senior Haneul Park stands in front of black and white drawings that are part of her award winning art portfolio]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743787985/a2schoolsorg/mpsyenv8o34nkaopdtvv/HaneulParkArtPortfolioNationalGold.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743787985/a2schoolsorg/mpsyenv8o34nkaopdtvv/HaneulParkArtPortfolioNationalGold.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743787985/a2schoolsorg/mpsyenv8o34nkaopdtvv/HaneulParkArtPortfolioNationalGold.png","width":558}])
The prestigious Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards recently unveiled its National Gold Medalists, recognizing exceptional young artists and writers from across the country. Pioneer High School senior Haneul Park is one of the eight national gold medalists for her art portfolio, “Reminiscing Korea.”