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The Pioneer Press

The student news site of Jonathan Alder High School

The Pioneer Press

The student news site of Jonathan Alder High School

The Pioneer Press

Meet the Staff
Caitlyn Feay
Caitlyn Feay
Staff Writer, Editor

Caitlyn Feay is a senior and a fourth year journalism student. Caitlyn participates in high school soccer, bowling, NHS, and symphonic...

Dani Berger
Dani Berger
Staff Writer

Dani is a sophomore and is in her first year of journalism. Dani also participates in theater, quick recall, bowling, and band,...

Alder huddles before the game while their coach gives them a preparation speech.
Alder boys basketball plays against Dublin Jerome
Lenoxx Lawrence, Staff Writer • February 20, 2025

Jonathan Alder varsity boys basketball wins against Dublin Jerome on Feb. 11th. Alder finished the game with a winning score of 43 to 32.

Alder wrestling takes down an opponent at Olentangy Liberty.

Photo courtesy of @alderathletics
Varsity boys wrestling experience wins throughout their season
Anna Cardone, Staff Writer • February 13, 2025

Boys varsity wrestling is a powerful group of boys running through the season at Jonathan Alder, winning multiple meets, including...

The girls basketball team in action against London.

Photo courtesy of Ella Komisarek
Girls basketball wraps up regular season
Marisela Molter, Staff Writer • February 13, 2025

The girls varsity basketball team spent their season working on camaraderie and trying to increase attendance at their games in addition...

The swim team poses for a photo. 

Photo courtesy of Megan Ahner
Alder Swimming: A complete recap
Henry Saiter, Staff Writer • February 13, 2025

Jonathan Alder’s swim team took on Bellefontaine, Kenton Ridge, and various other schools January 25th for the CBC Championship....

A graphic of a model aircraft flying through the sky.
Sudden plane crash strikes fear in the community
Caitlyn Feay, Staff Writer, Editor • February 12, 2025

Wednesday morning, Jan 29, at around 9 PM, an American Airlines passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter. This is now the...

Clock tower in the middle of Plain City.
Plain City Expands With New Businesses
Lenoxx Lawrence, Staff Writer • February 12, 2025

According to the World Population Review, Plain City has grown over 6% in the last four years. In that same amount of time, Plain...

Caitlyn's Corner image for playoffs week one.
Caitlyn’s Corner: takes on sports
Caitlyn Feay, Staff Writer, Editor • January 15, 2025

This week of the NFL playoffs started slow and disappointed many fans. With most games being relatively predictable, only a few truly stood out...

Caitlyn's Corner week 10 image.
Caitlyn’s corner: takes on sports
Caitlyn Feay, Staff Writer, Editor • November 26, 2024

Week 10 gave us some insightful matchups including a lot of turnovers and fumbles throughout each game. However, the way these impacted each...

Junior Tristen Gregory gets her hand raised at the Queen of the Valley Tournament at River Valley High School.
Girls wrestling shines through their second official season
Dani Berger, Staff Writer • February 7, 2025

With the rise of awareness for gender equality in sports, the emergence of female teams for formerly male-exclusive sports have made their way...

Senior Ryan Mark runs past the Urbana defender and towards the net.
Jonathan Alder boy’s basketball dominates Urbana in a 55-31 win
Caitlyn Feay, Staff Writer, Editor • December 9, 2024

Jonathan Alder’s basketball team took on their division rivals at home on Dec 6, coming out with a huge win. The win means a 2-0 start to the...

One of Cameron's senior photos. 

Photo Courtesy of Cameron
25 with ’25: Cameron
December 13, 2024
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