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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
Menu Modifications
Menu Modifications
Class of 2025 Matriculations
Class of 2025 Matriculations
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
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
Hitting the Ground Running With Summer Conditioning
Hitting the Ground Running With Summer Conditioning
A Record-Breaking Season
No Next Season
No Next Season
Captain and sophomore Ave Saephan, and captains and seniors Maddie Xiong and Justin Phmah.
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
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
A Guide To San Francisco
A Guide To San Francisco
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
How the Nation’s Innovation Capital Is Leaving Students Behind
Achieving Student Recognition
Let Coaches Coach
Compression Culture
Compression Culture
AI is booming, PHS is lagging 
AI is booming, PHS is lagging 
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
Ruby Johnson

Ruby Johnson, Managing Web Editor

Ruby Johnson (12) is the Managing Digital editor for TPH. In her free time, she plays lacrosse and water polo. Ruby also enjoys traveling and hanging out with her friends.

All content by Ruby Johnson

2025-2026 Course Offerings Updated

Noah Sohn and Ruby Johnson
Mar 13, 2025
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[Photo] PHS March Madness Tournament

Elliott Becker, Staff Writer
Mar 6, 2025
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[Photo] Spring Fling Aims to Start New Tradition

Raffaello Banin, Staff Writer
Mar 6, 2025
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[Photo] AI and the New Plagiarism Standards

Malia Shrieve, Staff Writer
Feb 11, 2025
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[Photo] PHS Hooked on Hook-Up Culture

Feb 13, 2025
rumors

[Photo] News Isn’t Gossip

Kalyani Spieckerman, Staff Writer
Feb 6, 2025
merch overflow

[Photo] Merch Madness

Noah Sohn, Staff Writer
Feb 6, 2025
Boys Basketball Fails to Slay the Dragons

Boys Basketball Fails to Slay the Dragons

Anna Caputo, Mira Sachs, Ruby Johnson, Malia Shrieve, Luck Peterson, and Clea Villaluz
Jan 21, 2025
Social Media Use Is Out of Balance

Social Media Use Is Out of Balance

Ruby Johnson, Web Editor
Sep 28, 2024
John Hayden

Hayden Pursues Passion in Teaching

Ruby Johnson, Social Media Editor
Apr 30, 2024
Hungry For Me

Valentina Prieto Black Pursues Art

Ruby Johnson, Social Media Editor
Nov 3, 2023
Art students working on their projects

Bjork Starts Off the Year With a New Studio

Ruby Johnson, Staff Writer
Oct 14, 2022
Improving the Dirt Patch

Improving the Dirt Patch

Ruby Johnson, Staff Writer
Dec 8, 2022
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