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Juniors Marius Arno, Maddox Ma, Geneva Johnson, and Laurel Minor holding their delegate awards.
Conferences Commend for Model UN
The two PHS teams that participated in the BioEHSC competition.
Piedmont Places Third In UC Berkeley Bioengineering Competition
Students Take on CAASPP Testing
Students Take on CAASPP Testing
Teacher Turnover
Teacher Turnover
Menu Modifications
Menu Modifications
Class of 2025 Matriculations
Class of 2025 Matriculations
Senior Ella Fleischer's guitar.
From Music to Mechanics
The 100 square feet RV Garcia lived in for four years, from 2020 to 2024. The RV would normally be parked in an RV park, in the photo the RV is parked outside her Aunt's house. The RV is attatched to her truck that she would use to take her RV to different places.
Life On Wheels
Pouring Out Support
Pouring Out Support
Gary Ruvkun in 2014 winning the Gruber Genetics Prize
Once a Highlander, Now a Laureate
Behind the Break
Behind the Break
Senior Snapshots
Senior Snapshots
ZYNS Spark Buzz Among Students
ZYNS Spark Buzz Among Students
Smoke Behind Closed Doors
Smoke Behind Closed Doors
Close It
Close It
Hitting the Ground Running With Summer Conditioning
Hitting the Ground Running With Summer Conditioning
A Record-Breaking Season
No Next Season
No Next Season
Captain and sophomore Ave Saephan, and captains and seniors Maddie Xiong and Justin Phmah.
Spring Captains Corner
Head coach for boys volleyball Ryan Nicanor on the sidelines as Piedmont played Castro Valley on April 15.
New Coaches Spring Into Action
Meher Bacher center (11), and Ian Nguyen right (11) play violin at the orchestra concert on May 20.
Orchestra Strikes Back With Star Wars Performance
A Guide To San Francisco
A Guide To San Francisco
One of Caitlin Boothby’s (12) works in her portfolio, made with gel pen and watercolor depicting a moment from China Town in Oakland. Boothby is now committed to Cal Poly SLO for architecture.
Piedmont Creatives Advancing to College
Prop. 28 Brings Additional Funding to the Arts
Elementary Arts Prepare for Potential Changes
Elementary Arts Prepare for Potential Changes
How the Nation’s Innovation Capital Is Leaving Students Behind
Achieving Student Recognition
Let Coaches Coach
Compression Culture
Compression Culture
AI is booming, PHS is lagging 
AI is booming, PHS is lagging 
Achieving Student Recognition
For the Board of Education, Feedback Is Part of the Assignment
Activating Student Voice
On Community
Phone Ban

The Piedmont Highlander

The Piedmont Highlander
Louisa Symkowick

Louisa Symkowick, Editor In Chief

Louisa Symkowick (12) is the Editor-In-Chief for TPH. She joined TPH in the 2022-23 school year. Outside of TPH, she enjoys playing soccer, going on roller coasters, watching scary movies, and caring for her pet chickens.

All content by Louisa Symkowick
The Juggle Is Real

The Juggle Is Real

Louisa Symkowick, Editor-In-Chief
Apr 24, 2025
Payton Cole (12) poses in her outfits

Payton Cole Sews Her Success

Louisa Symkowick, Editor-In-Chief
Dec 15, 2024
A letter from the editor

A letter from the editor

Louisa Symkowick, Editor-In-Chief
Sep 28, 2024

Tunnel Vision: A Closer Look Into Post-High School Pressures

Anna Caputo, Ruby Guzdar, Sarah Hennessy, Madelyn Hill, and Louisa Symkowick
Feb 29, 2024

Navigating Driving Culture

Anne Reardon, Clea Villaluz, Clare Weiss, Elena Stevens, and Louisa Symkowick
Feb 29, 2024
Advice For All Grade Levels

Advice For All Grade Levels

Louisa Symkowick and Elena Stevens
Sep 14, 2023
Supporting the Trans Community in our Schools

Supporting the Trans Community in our Schools

Louisa Symkowick, ACL Editor
May 31, 2023

The Physical Impact

Louisa Symkowick, Staff Writer
Feb 17, 2023
Title IX in Piedmont 50 Years Later

Title IX in Piedmont 50 Years Later

Louisa Symkowick, Staff Writer
Oct 14, 2022
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