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The Skyline freshman football team plays in one of their season games against Dexter.

Will There Be a 2025 Skyline Freshman Football Team?

Conner Alexander, Sports Writer May 29, 2025

Freshman football has always been a big part of high school life. It’s the first real chance for many athletes to represent their school, wear the jersey, and play under the stadium lights. It helps...

Lamanzer Williams standing in his office.

Meet Lamanzer Williams, Skyline’s New 9th Grade Dean

Arda Yilmaz May 29, 2025

When stepping into a new chapter in life, it’s important to have a good guide. Lamanzer Williams, Skyline’s new 9th grade dean, is trying to be that guide. Since November, he’s been helping freshmen...

Helena Wierzbicka ('28) and her family's delicious home-baked pączki.

A²’s Polish Community Flourishes

Olivia Szczepański May 29, 2025

Despite only being 7,542 people strong and 6.17% of its total population (according to ZipAtlas), Ann Arbor’s Polish community is large and thriving. In Ann Arbor (and Michigan in general), there...

AP Lang students gather and converse on personal essays.

What Are AP Classes Doing After the Exam?

Sarina Thomas May 27, 2025

After months of extreme preparation and high-stakes test taking, AP students at Skyline high schoolers are finally shifting gears. But what happens after AP exam bubbles burst? While the stress has...

Olivia Szczepanski ('28) and Clara Guan's ('28) egg device after floating down from the third floor.

BREAKing News: Skyline Physics’ Annual Egg Drop Goes Smashingly!

Olivia Szczepanski May 23, 2025

It’s that time of the year! Don’t get too eggcited, but last week, the physics classes had their yearly egg drop from the third floor. Some would say it went eggcelently, while others eggspected more. “[Our...

Cece Sharkey- Miller ('26) participating in the USC Speak Your Mind Challenge

The USC Ice Bucket Challenge Comes to Skyline

Adira Maze and Ashley Han May 22, 2025

If you’ve been anywhere online these past few weeks, ice bucket challenges have been taking over your entire Instagram feed (paired with a video of said person getting a bucket of ice water dumped over...

Some schools reinstate testing requirements while others remain "test-optional"

What Is “Test-Optional” for College, and Is It Really Optional?

Adira Maze May 15, 2025

As college admissions evolve, students are confronted with a game-changing choice: submit SAT/ACT scores or take the test-optional route. This decision can hold the key to unlocking, or limiting, a student’s...

Senior Sunrise: One Chapter Ends, Another Begins

Senior Sunrise: One Chapter Ends, Another Begins

Sydney Harwick May 14, 2025

Tuesday, May 13. Skyline High School’s class of 2025 doesn’t only make it to school on time, but comes together before the sun rises to celebrate their new beginnings. Senior Sunrise, one of Skyline's...

Seated in Room A306, Yearbook Advisor and English teacher Brittany Ray taps away on her laptop.

Flipping Behind the Pages of the Skyline Yearbook

Eda Kirca May 13, 2025

Stepping into Room A306, busy hands clatter away at laptop keyboards as yearbook staff chatter in hushed voices. With over 70 clubs and sports teams at Skyline, the staff has lots of ground to cover every...

Versa Shave posing before their big presentation

Skyline Business Capstone Class Goes to New York

Kamryn Lindsey May 13, 2025

In 2025 two companies created  by students in Skyline’s Business Leadership capstone class, qualified to attend the Virtual Enterprise convention in New York City.  On April 4, Versa Shave, a company...

Contest flyer spread throughout the building, with information for anybody to enter.

Writing Center Holds AAPI Month Writing Contest

Nati Murrell May 12, 2025

Skyline’s Learning Center has recently announced their new writing competition. Students have been asked to respond to the prompt, “What is a meaningful experience or tradition you have relating to...

Skyline Post Wins Big at States 2025

Skyline Post Wins Big at States 2025

Zach Huber, Arts Editor May 9, 2025

Congratulations! At the end of April, The Skyline Post won multiple awards from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) for the outstanding work that the whole staff contributed to. Their...

Two peas in a pod: some honorable mentions for our 2024 coordinating duos

Skyline To Host Casino Night Prom on May 16th

Robby Shannon May 9, 2025

Seniors are excited to have a night to remember for a lifetime, spending the evening with friends and significant others dancing, getting food and drinks, and having photos taken.  All Skyline Prom...

Anne-Marie Roberts leads blocking for Will Powers (‘26) and the Workers ensemble.

Skyline Theatre Closes Hadestown: Teen Edition

Leif TenBrink May 5, 2025

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,...

Students participating in Water Wars. Credit: Augustas Didžgalvis

Skyline Water Wars: Community Fun or Cause for Concern?

Cate Howard April 24, 2025

Every spring, the senior class groups into teams of four to play Water Wars, a bracket style water gun competition where you try to get your opponents out. Each team comes up with a funny, oftentimes-inappropriate...

Important dates and times for the AP Exams.

AP Exams: What You Need To Know

Natalie Hannewald April 24, 2025

AP exams are inching closer by the day. Are you prepared?  Here are some things you need to know about the upcoming tests. Before test day, students should also make sure they pack a pen and pencil,...

Donovon Hill ('25) in action during an intense baseball game.

Donovon Hill Prepares for Upcoming Baseball Season

Noah Silkworth April 1, 2025

Winter season is ending, bringing forth the new season of Spring sports. Centerfield Baseball player Donovon Hill (‘25) has been eagerly preparing for the Spring season while battling ACL surgery recovery...

Team poses after winning competition and qualifying for nationals.

BMIT “Versa Shave” Set to Go to New York

Alex Brabec March 21, 2025

At Skyline High School, students in the Business, Marketing, and Information Technology (BMIT) magnet program spend years learning about business, leadership, and marketing. Their final challenge comes...

Ian Saucer-Zeoli ('25) and Joa Yankonis ('25) posing for a photo.

Why is the Temperature Different Among Skyline Classrooms?

Olivia Szczepański March 20, 2025

As you go from class to class in Skyline, you may notice that the temperature varies — sometimes drastically. “It’s so annoying because I’ll wear a sweatshirt to school to prepare for the...

Mitch McGary doing reverse layup at NCAA tournament

Do You Have What It Takes? Join The Skyline Post March Madness School-Wide Bracket Challenge

Owen Peterson and Blake Davidoff March 18, 2025

It's that time of year again. The NCAA college basketball regular season has come and gone and a new champion is ready to be crowned. With millions of brackets being made throughout the country, let's...

Students at Skyline learning how to invest in class.

What is Crypto and Why Should You Get Involved?

Joa Yankonis March 18, 2025

Cryptocurrency is sparking curiosity at Skyline High School, with students beginning to explore its potential benefits as a financial tool.  Cryptocurrency, often referred to as crypto, is a form of...

Students use generative AI like ChatGPT.

Students Draft District AI “Bill of Rights”

Roman Gattuso March 13, 2025

As generative AI such as ChatGPT rises in popularity, an increasing number of students are using it with no set rights or responsibilities to write, summarize, help learn, and sometimes, even give answers...

Live action of the Skyline dodgeball tournament.

Skyline Students Host Successful Dodgeball Tournament Fundraiser

Nico Colias March 7, 2025

On December 17th 2024, a dodgeball tournament fundraiser for schools in India took place at Wideworld Sports Center.  The fundraiser raised over the amount of money intended and supported the cause exponentially....

Sydney Harwick ('25) researches different colleges via The Common Application.

Where Can I Still Apply to College?

Payton Oleksinski March 7, 2025

While some Skyline Seniors are receiving their acceptance letters, others are still planning. If you want to apply to college for the Fall of 2025, it is not too late. Below, The Skyline Post has gathered...

Mrs. Federhofer stands with one of her favorite books.

Mrs. Federhofer, Skyline’s Newest English Teacher, Makes Her Debut in C402

Marek Gustitus March 5, 2025

On February 5th, 2025, Skyline’s newest English teacher Claire Federhofer started her first day, all the way up in room C402.  Frustrated by her job as assistant principal at Canton High School and...

The Class of 2025 Step Team performing a Step routine.

African American Humanities Class Reflects on Performance

Charles Zhu, Eva Becker, and Phoebe Spadafore March 5, 2025

With the African American Humanities class’ assembly wrapped up, its performers are looking back on the momentous occasion and the effort putting on and preparing for it. For some, the highlight...

Aguilas Unidas members gathering for a meeting.

Actively Bringing Students Together: Águilas Unidas Uniendo Estudiantes

Daren Lopez March 5, 2025

Note: see Spanish translation of this article at the bottom Formerly known as the Latino Student Union (LSU), Águilas Unidas is a place where every student is welcome. Walking into Professora Lisa...

The dance is Friday 3/14 at 7 p.m.

Who’s Attending the 2025 Spring Fling?

Daren Lopez-Hernandez March 3, 2025

Sponsored by Skyline SAS, the Spring Fling dance will take place Friday March 14th at Skyline High School at 7p.m.  Students all around Skyline are buzzing about the upcoming dance and talking all...

The senior mens 2k event with a huge audience of support.

Breaking News: Skyline Crew Athletes Ate At Hungry Eagle

Sydney Harwick March 3, 2025

The 13th annual Hungry Eagle indoor rowing race took place this past weekend at Skyline High School. The event brings together 25 high school teams from across the Midwest to compete in one of the...

Kaiwen Smith (‘25), unable to use his computer, watches math tutorials on his phone.

Wifi Oh Wifi, Where Art Thou, Oh Wifi?

Ian Saucer-Zeoli and Olivia Watters March 1, 2025

On January 23rd, 1996, WiFi was invented; on February 24th, 2025, Skyline took a trip down memory lane back to the olden days when it never existed. The WiFi in all of Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) went...

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