Basketball Shoots For Success
Late-night open gyms from 7-9 p.m., hour-long conditioning sessions on Saturdays, dozens of sets of hill sprints, 4 hours spent lifting weights every week- the season hasn’t even started yet. “This...
View ArticleBoys Water Polo Historically Wins NCS
On Nov. 11, the PHS boy’s water polo team claimed the North Coast Section (NCS) Division 2 championship title with a 10-8 win against Alameda High School. This is the first time in history that...
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Jazz Trio Dazzles Piedmont
This year’s Piedmont High School Jazz Combo 1, one of two smaller scale jazz bands in the music program, includes seniors Will Kennedy, Ryan St. John and Alden Meil. St. John plays the drum set,...
View ArticleDevine Catches Football In Action
Friday Night Lights, cameras, and lots of action. Within a hoard of purple jerseys, Junior Brendan Devine is sporting something different: a camera. Devine has been taking photos and videos of the...
View ArticleGreen Club Feature
Green Club meets on Wednesdays in room 32. “[Green Club] advocates for climate action and ways to make our school and community more sustainable,” co-president and senior Edwin Tang said. Green Club...
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Winter Dance Recital
On December 1 and 2 the Piedmont and Millennium High School dance class performed the Winter dance recital. It was inspired by various aspects of cinema. The dance class has been working and putting...
View ArticleMoraga Canyon Specific Plan
A community workshop regarding the Moraga Canyon Specific Plan was held on Friday, Dec. 1 at the Veterans hall. According to a presentation at the event, the Moraga Canyon Specific Plan is a...
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Spelling Bee buzzes back into tradition
“S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G B-E-E,” after many years of absence, the Spelling Bee has returned to PHS. On Wednesday, December 6, 20 students gathered in Room 30A to participate in the Spelling Bee. English...
View ArticleField Trips: Essential, Not Extra
A classic school activity: visiting the Academy of Sciences, the Exploratorium, the Oakland Zoo. During my last field trip, in seventh grade, we went to San Francisco’s Chinatown and visited a fortune...
View ArticleStandards Based Grading at Piedmont
For many PHS students, when they open their grades in Schoology, they no longer see numbers pop up on the screen. Instead, they see a list of standards for the class, and a word that describes what a...
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Winter Concert Recap
On Dec 5th and 7th the Piedmont Orchestra and Jazz band performed the PHS Winter Band Concert at the Alan Harvey Theater. They played three pieces in genres such as Funk, Afro-Cuban, and Swing Jazz...
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