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Juniors Marius Arno, Maddox Ma, Geneva Johnson, and Laurel Minor holding their delegate awards.
Conferences Commend for Model UN
Malia Shrieve, Design Assistant • May 30, 2025

  Diplomacy, global issues, international relations, and how the United Nations is run is taught and simulated in the Model UN club, run by juniors Geneva Johnson and Laurel Minor.    “We already knew that Piedmont didn’t really have a Model...

Teacher Turnover
Teacher Turnover
Nuala Price, Opinions Editor
Class of 2025 Matriculations
Class of 2025 Matriculations
May 30, 2025

  Our final decision as the 24-25 Ed Board was whether we were going to print matriculations for the 2025 graduating class. Our decision to do so was unanimous—we wanted not only to honor and celebrate the graduating seniors, but also offer a comprehensive...

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
Nuala Price, Opinions Editor
Behind the Break
Behind the Break
Sarah Hennessey, News Editor • May 30, 2025

  Ring, ring, ring! The school bell rings and students are finally done with school, excited for a relaxing summer. But when that bell rings, it’s summer for teachers as well as they get ready for a summer without grading and students. While teachers...

Close It
Close It
Dylan Hickman, News Editor
Hitting the Ground Running With Summer Conditioning
Hitting the Ground Running With Summer Conditioning
Zoe Snyder, ACL Editor • May 30, 2025

  From internships to online programs to simply taking a well-deserved vacation after weeks of strenuous finals and AP tests, PHS students’ summer plans explore a variety of different possibilities. While the official start dates of the new school...

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
Clare Weiss, Senior Staff Writer • May 30, 2025

  A galaxy far, far, away will be coming to PHS at the upcoming spring instrumental concerts, with recreations of John Williams’ Star...

A Guide To San Francisco
A Guide To San Francisco
Megan Foster, Senior Staff Writer • May 30, 2025

Summer is coming soon, and students with an excess of time and enthusiasm on a warm day in Piedmont may look out over the Bay to the city and...

How the Nation’s Innovation Capital Is Leaving Students Behind
Raffaello Banin, ACL Editor • Jun 6, 2025

From the tech labs of Silicon Valley to the movie sets of Los Angeles, California has long stood as the world’s launchpad for innovation. This...

Achieving Student Recognition
May 30, 2025

  When the City of Piedmont recognizes an individual or group accomplishment, they declare an entire holiday in their name. For example, Dec....

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