Imagine arranging, recording, and releasing an album with your peers in a little more than a year. Skyline Blues has done just that with their new album, We’re Golden. Released October 2025, We’re...
Skyline High School is home to many young artists beginning their musical journey. Whether they’re recording songs with a band, writing a musical, or working on an independent album, students are always...
“I just really like nature,” says wildlife photographer Mason Ruhfel (‘27), “I have a big passion for birds specifically, and I like to be able to capture their beauty in a frame.”
Skyline...
Art is a form of self expression, individuality, and creativity. It can be both a job and a passion. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a stirring debate about AI’s place in art: does it belong or not?
A...
“Have you taken as many art classes here at Skyline as you could, or do you plan to do so?” the morning announcements blared. “We have some exciting news if this sounds like you! Skyline is working...
Once a year, sometime in mid-August, Skyline’s band, choir, and orchestra pile on to buses to be shipped up North to the Interlochen Center for the Arts for a week of musical preparation and performance.
“The...
Each year, the school’s international art trip opens the door to a new world of inspirational culture and unforgettable experiences. Whether it’s the sunlit ruins of Greece or the colorful streets...
The Choral Cavalcade Choir concert consisting of Skyline, Forsythe, and Clague students performed at Skyline High School on April 8, 2025.
Sopranos, altos, tenors, and bass singers delivered this...
Anne-Marie Roberts (“AMR”) has devoted her time to shaping and inspiring students in the theatre department.
“I was part of the team that was tasked with creating Skyline back in 2005.” AMR...
Have you ever wondered what your teachers do outside of school? Many Skyline staff have businesses on the side that are really some creative crafts.
Teaching assistant Penny Hedman runs a business selling...
On May 12th, the Art and Chess Clubs came together to hold a chess tournament in Skyline’s library. The event raised funds for their clubs and the ceramics department.
The winner of the chess...
Skyline students have launched a pop up thrift store with one mission in mind: to contribute to Save the Children, an organization that supports less fortunate children from different countries. The shop...
With a flower, a song, and a dream, Skyline Theatre has ended their run of Hadestown: Teen Edition this past weekend, May 2-4.
Which makes last week tech week. In these final hours of production,...
What inspires Skyline artists’ creativity and how does it shape their style? In this story, we delve into the minds of some of Skyline's brilliant minds and their creations.
Lumi Mott (‘26)...
“Today’s powwows are, at their core, an act of community resistance,” says executive board member of the Native American Student Association at the University of Michigan and one of the head coordinators...
Music has the ability to connect people despite borders and barriers that may be in place. If you love music and have interest in learning how to create soundtracks like your favorite artists, then...
Skyline Theatre is set to embark on a trip to the Emerald City. With the November 15 opening night fast approaching, the theatre team is working hard to prepare the stage for the magical land of Oz.
Skyline’s...
In a carpeted basement stuffed with cables, mics, and instruments, Huck Amick (‘25) is screaming, and so is his amp. “Don’t want a flying piece of lead …” Crammed back in a corner are the...
Every June in Ann Arbor, one thing signals that summer has properly begun: the explosion of music and festivities just north of the Diag, otherwise known as the Ann Arbor Summer Festival (A2SF). Set up...
On a Friday night, amidst Westgate Mall’s stronghold of storefronts, the tables at Sylvan Factory spark with excitement. Gamers hailing from all corners of the Ann Arbor area file into the back half...
Are you a junior looking for a class that dives deeper into history? Want a fun and engaging course that prepares you for a college setting? You should take African American Humanities (AAH).
AAH...
When it comes to Skyline Theater, the shows range from serious to comedic on a year to year basis. Clue, the spring play for this year, is no exception from the comedy and craziness the program brings...
For orchestra and band kids all over the nation, the Solo & Ensemble competition is a big deal. For students in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas, District Solo & Ensemble, hosted by MSBOA (Michigan...
Some Skyline musicians perform before crowds of fans, some make music in their room.
They create in a spectrum of genres, including experimental, jazz, indie, and more.
“I make jazz-inspired...
The Skyline choir director Lindsay CieChanski (pronounced “see-chan-ski”) has been named the 2023 DTE Energy Foundation Educator of the Year by the University Musical Society (UMS). This award is given...
Skyline High School would not be the same without the repeated sound of All I Want for Christmas is You playing throughout the halls in the wintertime. Whether people are writing silly letters to friends...
*Cough cough.* This sound has been a harbinger of sickness since 2020. Only recently have tensions regarding this sharp expelling of air diminished. However, COVID-19 cases continue to rise, and now they’re...
“People shrieked and cried as shots tore through fabric around the mall. In the chaos, no one stopped to question why the mannequins were bleeding too…”
The spooky sentences above won the scariest...
This weekend, Skyline Theater proudly presents The Pirates of Penzance. The Gilbert and Sullivan comic-opera follows Fredric on the eve of his 21st birthday and his temporary emancipation from the King...
