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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

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Nate Eudaily
Nate Eudaily
Staff Writer

Nate is a senior and in his first year of Journalism. He hopes to be able to bring a smile to people's faces, as well as news...

Henry Saiter
Henry Saiter
Staff Writer

Elwyn Henry Saiter the Third, or more commonly just known as Henry, is a Junior in his first year in journalism. Henry is in the...

One of Addison's senior photos. 
Photo courtesy of Addison Schumacher.
25 with ‘25: Addison Schumacher
January 17, 2025

Addison Schumacher is the 2025 class president, student council president, one of the nature club founders, and NHS president. She is also in...

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...

Graphic for episode one, about music theory.
Pioneer Podcast: Music theory at JA
Marisela Molter and Anna Cardone December 12, 2024

  In this episode, hosts Marisela Molter and Anna Cardone sit down with members of the music theory class to learn more about...

Photo taken during teacher and choral director Nicholas Mayes' speech to school board regarding the auditorium.
Jonathan Alder School Board approves budget for “Master Facility Plan”
Ashton Kennedy, Staff Writer • December 11, 2024

On Dec. 9, the Jonathan Alder School Board discussed and approved a budget for the “Master Facility Plan” as discussion and planning...

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...

Current district setup in terms of building configurations. The green numbers are the projected number of students, and the white numbers are the current capacity. 

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Alder Schools
Community Advisory Team narrows down options for master development plan
Anna Cardone, Staff Writer • December 5, 2024

The Jonathan Alder Community Advisory Team came to together for their third meeting on November 7 to continue to plan for the expected...

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...

A photo of a student's phone, with the Gmail app pulled up.
Ohio’s phone policy is hindering students’ learning potential
Ashton Kennedy, Staff Writer • November 14, 2024

Schools across Ohio have been implementing new phone policies under House Bill 250, signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine on May 24; the law went...

Junior Paola Fiorini kicks the ball helping make a play.

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Alder School District
Alder’s injured athletes supported by athletic trainer
Anna Cardone, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024

Athletes get injured all the time during high school sports. At Alder, student athletes who are injured usually see the athletic trainer somewhere...

Caitlyn's corner week seven photograph.
Caitlyn’s corner: Takes on sports
Caitlyn Feay, Staff Writer, Editor • October 25, 2024

This week has so much to unpack. With multiple new quarterbacks either starting or being subbed in, I noticed that the team dynamic would shift...

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