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Slides from the presentation at the Sept. 12 workshop
PUSD Considers Changes to Graduation Requirements and Courses
Skye Prata-Baack and Elles Krieckhaus Oct 6, 2025

  PUSD’s Board of Education is considering changes to graduation requirements and the process for adding and removing classes from the curriculum.   Health teacher Lael McAuliffe said a workshop was held on Sept. 26 with Superintendent Jennifer...

Students at Club Day on Sept. 3rd.
From Classmates to Community
Marius Arno, Photo Editor • Sep 29, 2025

  As the quad buzzes with students signing up for clubs on club day, one may not think about the effect these lunch-time groups have on our school. Multiple club presidents share their thoughts on the impacts clubs have on the community at the Piedmont...

Play Your Cards Right
Play Your Cards Right
Raffaello Banin, A Closer Look Editor • Sep 29, 2025

  Pressure, expectations, ambitions, and most of all college admissions are the factors that go into building a schedule. For many, creating a schedule goes beyond selecting seven courses on Infinite Campus.   Parental expectation is a big contributor...

Upping the Ante
Upping the Ante
Zoe Snyder, A Closer Look Editor
Sophomore Austin White at Witter Field practicing his parkour, a sport that involves dodging obstacles in an urban enviorment by running, jumping, and climbing.
Club Sports Bring New Opportunities
Ian Chung, Assistant News Editor • Oct 6, 2025

  From tossing frisbees to advanced parkour, for many students sports extend beyond school. Numerous Piedmont students participate in club team sports, such as rowing, water polo, soccer, basketball, sailing, and more. Whether it is a club team or individual...

Artwork from Chloe Koh’s (12) AP Art Portfolio from this past school year. She focused on escapism.
AP Art Students Develop Portfolios
Malia Shrieve, Social Media Creator • Sep 29, 2025

AP Art students begin the year with this question: if you could make whatever art you want, what would you make? Through revising and intensely...

Bracelets made by Hayes and students at Kaiser.
Hadley Hayes Enables Art For All
Sarah Hennessey, News Editor • Sep 29, 2025

Driving up to the front of the school, senior Hadley Hayes and her mom take out boxes of art supplies from their car and head into the elementary...

Teachers Using A.I:
Teachers Using A.I:
Elliott Becker, Assistant Arts Editor • Sep 29, 2025

 As soon as I walked in on the first day of school, one of the first topics was AI. The day was filled with teachers telling us that all our...

The SAT Marathon Nobody Signed Up For
The SAT Marathon Nobody Signed Up For
Evolette Mak, Guest Writer • Sep 29, 2025

For my last SAT, I was dressed in sweats to be as comfortable as possible, wrapped in the familiar warmth of my Aritzia hoodie. What I didn't...

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