welcome pioneer students & families
Our current world is requiring us to quickly learn and adapt to new ways of being. In response to this, Pioneer Counselors will be connecting with you and working with our students online. Our goal is to respond to your emails within 24 hours during the work week. Please continue to visit our website and follow us on Twitter for updates and current information:
@counsel_pioneer
Virtual College Fair February 22nd to 27th
Pioneer high school students have been invited to join a free virtual college fair this week February 22nd-27th. Students can log in any time during the week of the fair and get information from many colleges. There is a question and answer section for students to get answers directly from college reps. Students must go to www.collegefairsonline.com to the students tab to register. All students that join and participate are entered to win a $300 scholarship. If you would like to see a demo of the fair you can do so here!
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Registration Site
Spring 2021 STEM Webinar Series by the Society of Women Engineers
The Society of Women Engineers Detroit Section is offering free STEM events for all high school students this spring.
All events are free, there is no cap on attendance as all events are virtual, and all students are welcome.
Students can email haleylantoine@gmail.com, the SWE Detroit High School Outreach Chair, with questions.
For more information on events and to register, click here.
The Corner Health Center: Mental Health Statistics, Barriers, & Black History
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY WITH CORNER HEALTH CENTER: Join the challenge! Corner Health Center has a mini program via Kahoot planned for you on mental health barriers, mental health statistics, and black history. Everyone is welcome ages 12 to 25 to participate and of course, we want you to invite your friends! Registering and participating by playing Kahoot qualifies you to win a prize.
Register here to participate!
Senior Scholarship Information
Senior Scholarship Webinar password: aS732k&t
Scholarship Webinar PowerPoint
Scholarship List
Forgot your password?
If you need help recovering the password to your PowerSchool or Google account, please email gravelym@aaps.k12.mi.us
Pandemic Parenting
Parent Self-Care and Social-Emotional Learning Workshops.
In this 2-Part workshop series parents will learn self-care strategies for themselves and how to reinforce the social-emotional curriculum in school. In the first workshop (Feb 9 1:30 & Feb 16 @7:30), we’ll discuss specific, accessible strategies for taking care of yourself during this difficult time. In the second part (Mar 2 @1:30 & Mar 9@7:30), you will learn more about the Social-Emotional Learning competencies your children are learning in school and how to reinforce these skills at home. Participants can join for one or both workshops. Please register here.
Connecting Together: An AAPS Parent/Guardian Support Group
Twice-a-month Drop in support groups for parents and guardians of student's in AAPS. Groups meet on the 2nd Tuesday (7:30-8:30PM) and 4th Thursday (1-2PM) of the month.Connect with other parents to find support and get ideas about how to face the challenges of 2020. Please register here. Last year, parents who participated in an AAPS parent support group consistently reported that they found it helpful, and appreciated hearing from and connecting with other parents going through similar struggles. We also offer parent support groups in Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Arabic and Japanese. See the dates for these groups and register for bilingual groups here.
Local Mental Health Resources
It's been a tough year, there's no way around it. Caring for yourself is super important in times of high stress or change. Click HERE for several local resources to help your mental health.
NCAA Information
Click HERE for NCAA ruling on Credit/No Credit marks and athletics in college
Google Classroom Information
Pioneer Counselors will be utilizing Google Classroom to share information, resources and activities with our students. Many Pioneer students have joined the Counseling Google Classrooms, but if your student has not yet joined please encourage them to join the classroom with their graduating class. Listed below are the codes to each classroom:
Class of 2021 (12th grade) mjynzuj
Class of 2022 (11th grade) 3sjpq33
Class of 2023 (10th grade) uabwlev
In addition to utilizing Google Classroom, Pioneer counselors will be available via email to address specific questions and concerns. Again, our goal is to respond within 24 hours during the work week. We know that these uncertain times will be challenging and we are here to help support your students. We look forward to starting the new school year and seeing students online!
