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New Teachers Hired for 25-26 School Year
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
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
Senior Haylee Cheang and freshman Cristobal McKay win the audience’s vote for best act at Phantasmagoria on Thursday, May 1st, 2025. The two perform an original dance routine they created to the rhythm of popular rap songs.
Phantasmagoria Returns with Music, Comedy, and Crowd Favorites
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
A Record-Breaking Season
Hitting the Ground Running With Summer Conditioning
Hitting the Ground Running With Summer Conditioning
No Next Season
No Next Season
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
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
Achieving Student Recognition
Let Coaches Coach
Compression Culture
Compression Culture
AI is booming, PHS is lagging 
AI is booming, PHS is lagging 
How Viewpoint Diversity Will Save Free Speech
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
Ava Adarkar

Ava Adarkar, Campus Editor

Ava Adarkar (12) is the campus editor for TPH.

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Freshmen Partake In The I-Search Tradition

Freshmen Partake In The I-Search Tradition

Ava Adarkar, Campus Editor
Apr 1, 2023
Relationships, Rumors, and Reputations: Dating at PHS

Relationships, Rumors, and Reputations: Dating at PHS

Ava Adarkar, Campus Editor
Dec 8, 2022
The Most Authentic Voice in Literature

The Most Authentic Voice in Literature

Ava Adarkar, Campus Editor
Oct 14, 2022
Klein Leads and Inspires ELD Class

Klein Leads and Inspires ELD Class

Ava Adarkar, Campus Editor
Sep 13, 2022

Boycotting Brands

Ava Adarkar
Mar 24, 2022
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