September 29, 2020
Now that the Fall 2020 sports season is upon us, the Pioneer Athletic Department has the following reminders for spectators, courtesy of the Erie County Interscholastic Conference...

September 23, 2020
In light of the continued recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that funding has been extended for schools to continu...

September 17, 2020
The return of low-risk fall sports will happen Sept. 21, with the first official practices for cross country, field hockey, soccer, girls swimming, and golf. Pioneer athletic di...

September 10, 2020
Students who participate in football, volleyball and cheerleading will have to wait until spring for their sports season. The New York State Public High School Athletics Associat...
September 8, 2020
At the dawn of the 2020-21 school year, Pioneer School District is asking parents, students, and community members for kindness, patience and flexibility as we navigate unpreceden...

September 7, 2020
Starting Tuesday, Sept. 8, curbside meals will be available to families in the Pioneer School District weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
According to superintendent Ben Ha...

September 2, 2020
Pioneer School District parents can expect a call from First Student Transportation with details on their child's busing plan for 2020-21. Superintendent Benjamin Halsey said in...

September 1, 2020
Pioneer FFA and Agriculture Department has cancelled its fall Farmer's Market and weekly egg deliveries cue to the coronavirus pandemic. For the last 10 years, FFA members and a...

September 1, 2020
Pioneer superintendent Benjamin Halsey said he is excited to begin the 2020-21 school year, based on all the preparations staff have made in the more than five months since the pa...

September 1, 2020
Pioneer School District is among the schools preparing for the return of interscholastic sports in 2020-21, officials said. The Covid-19 Task Force of the New York State Public H...

August 24, 2020
Pioneer School District will begin 2020-21 with three days of staff orientation, followed by four days dedicated to getting students prepared for school's new look.
The "Return...

August 17, 2020
Raymond Cenni, former teacher, high school principal and assistant principal, and one-time interim superintendent, has died at age 81.
ABOVE: Mr. Cenni at the 1976 Pioneer...
August 14, 2020
Pioneer School District is dedicating significant time, effort and resources toward its September re-opening, as discussed at a virtual parent information meeting August 13. The ...

August 11, 2020
Pioneer School District has announced details of three state-required parent meetings on re-opening, to be held via Zoom.
All meetings are at 6pm. The dates are Thursday, Augus...

August 7, 2020
Pioneer superintendent Benjamin Halsey shared the following re-opening update in a call to residents on Aug. 7:
"Today, Governor Cuomo gave the green light for schools to re-op...

August 7, 2020
School districts such as Pioneer can re-open in September, providing they have filed plans for remote learning, COVID-19 testing, and contact tracing, Governor Cuomo said on Augus...
August 3, 2020
Pioneer School District is seeking nominations for the 2020 Class of the Athletic Wall of Fame.
Nomination forms are available for download here . You may also call the A...
July 28, 2020
Pioneer superintendent Benjamin Halsey said the district plans a hybrid instruction model should school resume this fall.
Mr. Halsey shared that news in an automated message to...

July 27, 2020
Over 77 percent of parents surveyed by the Pioneer School District said they support restarting school in September with safety protocols in place and adhering to Centers for Dise...

July 22, 2020
Noticeable progress is being made this summer on capital improvements, as Pioneer continues to prepare for a potential fall re-opening. Nicholas Titus, director of facilities and...