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The 11 lb dashchund Otis Zamora.
Otis the Daschund Faces Health Scare
Students lineup for the shaved ice truck at the Spring Fling.
Frosh Mosh at Spring Fling
MHS Celebrates 25 Years
Phone Ban Plan
Phone Ban Plan
Living the Language
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Turning Rejection Into Connection
Turning Rejection Into Connection
The Juggle Is Real
The Juggle Is Real
One of Sachs and Miller’s meals: chicken katsu curry with a seaweed salad on a bed of sushi rice, featuring a side of miso soup.
From Campus to Company
Piedmonters Pick Post-Grad Plans
Piedmonters Pick Post-Grad Plans
ZYNS Spark Buzz Among Students
ZYNS Spark Buzz Among Students
Smoke Behind Closed Doors
Smoke Behind Closed Doors
Close It
Close It
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Click It
Refresh It
Refresh It
Putting Neurodiversity in the Spotlight
Putting Neurodiversity in the Spotlight
From Insensitive Jokes to Cruelty
Educating Diverse Minds
Close It
Close It
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Click It
Refresh It
Refresh It
Check It
Check It
ZYNS Spark Buzz Among Students
ZYNS Spark Buzz Among Students
Smoke Behind Closed Doors
Smoke Behind Closed Doors
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
Head Coach Brian Gardere speaks to the varsity girls before the team won at home against San Joaquin Memorial 62-60 on Mar. 6. The victory carried the team to their sixth straight win in a row. Their season ended with a loss against St. Mary's High School on Mar. 8 with a 25-6 winning record, a (7-1) league record placing them second in WACC, and 32nd in California.
Girls’ Basketball Legacy Continues
More than a Leader
More than a Leader
Freshmen on the Field
Freshmen on the Field
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
Sibal on her opening night of SIX
Kay Sibal makes her way to Broadway
Boothby (12) and Wakefield (11) in Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Nomination
How Viewpoint Diversity Will Save Free Speech
It's Time for College Athletes to Be Students Too
It’s Time for College Athletes to Be Students Too
AI Is Not to Be Trusted
For the Board of Education, Feedback Is Part of the Assignment
Activating Student Voice
For the Board of Education, Feedback Is Part of the Assignment
Activating Student Voice
On Community
Phone Ban
A negative fentanyl test strip.
Editorial: Fentanyl Awareness
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Sophie Hess, Photos Editor
May 1, 2025
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Senior Louisa Cole rounds the goal to take a shot during the WACC Semi-Finals against Berkeley.
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