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Etta Jenkins (12) and Annika Hattan-Kutter (12) look for new members for their Art History Club
Club Craze, Club Chaos, Club Mania
Paraeducators: The ‘Para’fect Support
Paraeducators: The ‘Para’fect Support
Sophomores study abroad
Sophomores study abroad
The Next Chapter: Changes in the Library
The Next Chapter: Changes in the Library
HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHT
HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHT
Board Of Education Proposes Parcel Tax Increase
Board Of Education Proposes Parcel Tax Increase
Board of Education Introduces New PHS Principal and Director of Special Education
Board of Education Introduces New PHS Principal and Director of Special Education
PHS Sends Three Teams To Local Bioengineering Competition For The First Time
PHS Sends Three Teams To Local Bioengineering Competition For The First Time
Reece Beck (12) and Ayaan Jajodia (11) at the Orange Country Regional, the qualifying competition for Worlds
Robotics Places Second in Division at Worlds, Robotics Reaches Higher at 2024 World Championship, Robotics Worlds Results
Students Continue Flow Club
Students Continue Flow Club
NEW: Policy on Club and Team Promotions
NEW: Policy on Club and Team Promotions
A Closer Look at student life under COVID-19
A Closer Look at student life under COVID-19
Teachers tackle virtual learning
Teachers tackle virtual learning
Teachers leaving amid COVID-19 pandemic
Teachers leaving amid COVID-19 pandemic
High schoolers mentor young students during stay-at-home
High schoolers mentor young students during stay-at-home
Toxic Relationships Resources
Toxic Relationships Resources
Tunnel Vision: A Closer Look Into Post-High School Pressures
Shattering Health Culture
Navigating Driving Culture
Advice For All Grade Levels
Advice For All Grade Levels
The Social Impact
The Physical Impact
The Mental Impact
The Academic Impact
Kate Jumper Jumps Into Art
Kate Jumper Jumps Into Art
Advanced Acting Investigates "A Curious Incident"
Advanced Acting Investigates “A Curious Incident”
Accomplished Artists Show-off Their Projects at the Art Show
Last Dance Show at PHS
Cheers For Cherubs
Cheers For Cherubs
Swift in a promotional shoot for the album
Midnights: Taylor’s Renaissance
The Best Feminist Action Movie We Have Seen Yet
The Best Feminist Action Movie We Have Seen Yet
The Most Authentic Voice in Literature
The Most Authentic Voice in Literature
Review: Book of Boba Fett
Review: Book of Boba Fett
Review: Ted Lasso
Mistreatment of PHS Campus
Flaws in Democracy and Direct Action
PEF Presents $4 Million Check
Don’t Lose Diversity Priorities
Letter To The Editor
Editorial on Phone Ban
A negative fentanyl test strip.
Editorial: Fentanyl Awareness
You Are Not Your Application
You Are Not Your Application
Editorial: Making the most of hybrid learning
Editorial: Making the most of hybrid learning
It’s not final(s) yet: there’s still time to salvage this semester
It’s not final(s) yet: there’s still time to salvage this semester
SENIOR VOICE: it’s been a long time coming
SENIOR VOICE: it’s been a long time coming
Senior voice: Crocs and socks
Senior voice: Crocs and socks
Senior voice: the struggles of time management and netflixing
Senior voice: the struggles of time management and netflixing
Mexico makes memories
Sophomore voice: Putting anxiety into perspective, "10's rule"
Sophomore voice: Putting anxiety into perspective, “10’s rule”
A New Tradition In Piedmont Athletics
A New Tradition In Piedmont Athletics
Spirit Ambassadors Kick Off The Year
Spirit Ambassadors Kick Off The Year
Senior Rallies Home Crowd For Sports Games
Senior Rallies Home Crowd For Sports Games
Personality Profile: Sebastien Swain
Personality Profile: Sebastien Swain
Paris 2024 Welcomes Breaking, Surfing, Skateboarding, and Sport Climbing: New Sports Bring Fresh Talent and Youth Appeal to the Olympics
Paris 2024 Welcomes Breaking, Surfing, Skateboarding, and Sport Climbing: New Sports Bring Fresh Talent and Youth Appeal to the Olympics
TPH Scotty Dog Scavenger Hunt
TPH Scotty Dog Scavenger Hunt
TPH Scottie Dog Scavenger Hunt
TPH Scottie Dog Scavenger Hunt
Bathroom Vandalism Continues
Weekly Update Week 3 - Football Kicks off
Weekly Update Week 3 – Football Kicks off

The Piedmont Highlander

The Piedmont Highlander
Axel Saldanha

Axel Saldanha, Sports Editor

Axel Saldanha (12) is a sports co-editor for the TPH. Growing up in an active household, Axel enjoys spending his free time outdoors hiking, skiing, mountain biking, fishing, and backpacking. Axel is very interested in both history and biology and spends a lot of his free evenings educating himself about both.

All content by Axel Saldanha
Support the Troops: Watch home games, Home Football is Back and Attendance is Mandatory

Support the Troops: Watch home games, Home Football is Back and Attendance is Mandatory

Axel Saldanha, Sports Editor
September 30, 2024

Hiring of Tristan Keene

Axel Saldanha, Sports Editor
August 22, 2024
Tristian Keene (Left) during a debate competition

Hiring of Tristan Keene

Axel Saldanha, Sports Editor
April 18, 2024

Shattering Health Culture

Phoenix Nwokedi, Axel Saldanha, Elena Stevens, and Ryo Woltag
February 29, 2024
History Won’t Repeat Itself

History Won’t Repeat Itself

Axel Saldanha, Sports Editor
January 15, 2024
Student Mental Health

Student Mental Health

Axel Saldanha, Sports Editor
September 14, 2023

The Academic Impact

Axel Saldanha, Staff Writer
February 17, 2023
George Stein preparing to shoot

Highlander Sports Teams Battle in NCS Playoffs

Axel Saldanha, Staff Writer
December 7, 2022
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