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Piedmont High School (California)

January 09, 2023

For the high school in San Jose, California, see Piedmont Hills High School.

Coordinates: 37°49′24.35″N 122°13′58.86″W / 37.8234306°N 122.2330167°W / 37.8234306; -122.2330167

Piedmont High School is a public high school located in Piedmont, California, United States, and falls part of the Piedmont Unified School District.

Piedmont High School
Address
800 Magnolia Avenue

Piedmont
,
California

U.S.
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Achieve the Honorable"
Established1921
PrincipalSukanya Goswami [1][better source needed]
Teaching staff46.11 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment855 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio18.54[2]
CampusSuburban with close proximity to urban areas
Color(s)   
MascotHighlander
NewspaperThe Piedmont Highlander
YearbookThe Pride
WebsitePiedmont High School Official Website

View of the front of the school from opposite side of Magnolia Avenue

Piedmont High School has officially been awarded with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.

Background

Piedmont High School offers ninth through twelfth grade.

Many families move into Piedmont for the schools once their children reach school-age.[3]

Piedmont's colors are purple and white (representing the Scottish thistle), and its mascot, the Highlander, reflects the school's Scottish heritage.

 
A bond for the creation of Piedmont High School was passed in 1920, and the school was built in 1921.

History

Further information: History of Piedmont, California

In September 1922, the Piedmont Unified School District opened the city's first high school. It was funded by a bond passed by voters in 1920.[4][5]

Piedmont High School was the last public school in California to require uniforms, which disappeared in the 1970s.[6]

The social scene was once dominated by social clubs, which resembled college sororities and fraternities, reminiscent of Lindsay Lohan's Mean Girls. While the social clubs raised money the organizations with which they were affiliated, their charitable exterior was just a front for what they really were, mainly drinking clubs.[7] The male clubs died out in the mid-1990s when they grew irrelevant, but the female social clubs didn't end until 2004 when the incoming senior class exhibited overwhelming indifference and distaste for retaining the tradition.[8] "The school was covered in the New York Times when in the mid-1990s it began breathalyzing all students before dances.[9]

In 2012, the school was covered by many major news outlets for a scandal in which members of the football team created a points system for engaging in sexual activity with female students at the school, unbeknownst to most of the women.[10][11][12]

Campus

 
Students congregate on the grass in the quad during brunch, a 15-minute break between first and second blocks.

Piedmont High School has an open campus, and students can leave during brunch, lunch, and unscheduled periods. The campus is between Piedmont Park on the right of the school and Piedmont Middle School and Witter Field on the left.

The center of campus is a grassy area referred to as "the quad." The quad is the center of campus, connecting the former site of the Alan Harvey Theatre, the library, the cafeteria and student center, and the amphitheater. Classes are scattered around campus, with the music and science buildings the furthest apart.

The campus was originally built on a portion of Piedmont Park, and dog-walking trails behind the school connect to the park.

Architecture

The school was built in 1921 in a neoclassical design, part of the same plan that built the Piedmont city's Exedra. Since its design by architect W.H. Weeks,[4] the school has undergone several reconstructions, for reasons such as expansion, earthquake retrofitting, and combatting dry rot.

 
The school exhibits various styles of architecture, with remains of the original neoclassical design in the library and the distinct "back-to-nature" look in the breezeway and theater.

In 1974, the school was declared unsafe, under state earthquake laws. It was demolished, and three new classroom buildings and a gymnasium were built. The original library, quad, and administration buildings were rehabilitated.[13]

Reconstruction in the 1970s reflected the "back-to-nature" look popular at the time, using wood instead of shingles. The school's "breezeway," an open, wide corridor running between the school's main buildings, exemplifies this.

The last construction was an expansion of the gymnasium, during the 2003–2004 school year, to include an entrance room that also displays trophies. The school has undergone further construction in accord with Measure E, which issued $56 million in bonds to the reconstruction of school facilities to meet earthquake safety guidelines.[14]

Academics

 
Statistics is one of the elective math classes offered.
 
The amphitheater is used for outside performances, such as those during lunch. The mural, painted by past AP Art students, was vandalized in 2005 and had to be repainted by the AP Art students of that year.

Piedmont High School is an academically strong school, scoring a 10 out of 10 for test scores at the website GreatSchools.net. In 2008, it was ranked in the top 100 schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.[15] The school newspaper reported that the average of GPA of 2006's graduating class was 3.47.[16]

Courses

Advanced Placement

As of 2009–2010, the school offers the following AP courses.[17]

In addition, honors courses in physics, chemistry, and statistics are offered.[17]

Creative and performing arts

Art classes come in various fields: music (a cappella, band, orchestra, AP Music), visual art (2-D art, ceramics, 2-D AP, 3-D AP), drama (Acting I through IV), dance (Beg-Adv). The school also produces a musical every year (extra-curricular).

Electives

Other electives offered include the Pride (yearbook) and the Piedmont Highlander (school newspaper), law and society, public speaking, multiple computer classes, and creative writing.

Foreign language

Spanish, French, and Mandarin are the only three foreign language courses that are offered. In 2007-2008 an AP Mandarin course was added. Before the 2007–2008 school year, Mandarin classes ranged from Mandarin I to Mandarin V (honors). The Mandarin program was added in 1995–1996, when it replaced German.[18]

Recent changes

2006-2007

An AP European History course was added, while the junior-level course Honors Chemistry was opened to qualifying sophomores.

2007-2008

The current Mandarin V (honors) was replaced by AP Mandarin.[19]

The science curriculum changed from the system of "Integrated Science" to specific subjects, such as biology. In the old system, students took Integrated Science I as freshmen, Integrated Science II as sophomores, and either chemistry or honors chemistry as juniors. The new system allows incoming freshmen to choose between physical science (for "most students") and biology (for "students showing mastery of PMS science").[20] The options are shown in detail below:[20]

Grade For most students For students demonstrating a strong interest in science For students showing mastery of middle school science
9th physical science physical science biology
10th biology biology, and
chemistry or honors chemistry 		honors chemistry
11th chemistry or honors chemistry, and
optional second science elective 		honors chemistry up to two science electives (optional)
12th up to two science electives (optional) up to two science electives (optional) up to two science electives (optional)

ROP-funded journalism, sports medicine, and biotechnology were added.[20] Also, math progression was clearly defined as follows

Grade For students less adept in mathematics For students proficient in mathematics For students advanced in mathematics
9th Algebra I Geometry Algebra II
10th Geometry Algebra II Math Analysis
11th Algebra II Math Analysis AP Calculus AB
12th Math Analysis AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC

Honors society

The school decided to form its own honors society following the 2005–2006 school year. The new group, the Piedmont Honors Society, has a GPA cut-off of 3.60. In addition, there is a community service requirement of 15 pre-approved hours for sophomores, 25 for juniors, and 35 for seniors. The class of 2007 is the last class to maintain eligibility and membership with CSF.

School publications

The school newspaper is the Piedmont Highlander and the yearbook is the Pride, but was known as the Clan-O-Log until 2017. Both have existed since the early decades of Piedmont High history, and participants of each publication are involved by taking the offered course. In 2006, the Highlander placed sixth in the National Scholastic Press Association's Best of Show contest.[21] In 2007, the library's Teen Advisory Board revived publication of the literary magazine The Highland Piper, which had last been published in the 1970s. Publication has since been discontinued.[22]

Demographics

The majority of the student body is White, 68 percent, and Asian, 22 percent.[23] In 2004, the San Francisco Chronicle highlighted the lack of racial and socioeconomic diversity in Piedmont in a Sunday front-page story. Comparing schools in Oakland and Piedmont, the article wrote that "wealth has created separate and unequal schools in [the] Bay Area and elsewhere."[24]

The majority of high school students have lived in Piedmont since elementary school. As in the surrounding cities, only residents of the city can attend school at the district, unless a parent is a district employee. Homes with physical addresses in Oakland that partially abut sections of the Piedmont borders can also send their children to Piedemont schools.

 

Library

 
The high school library serves as a reference source and place to study.

At the beginning of the 2006–2007 school year, the library set up the Teen Advisory Board, a group for students to contribute to the library through writing book reviews, recommending purchases, buying books,[25] decorating the library, organizing library events, and publishing a literary magazine. The literary magazine, The Highland Piper, was launched in the spring of 2007 to publish student original writing. It took its name from the school literary magazine published in the 1930s. It was last printed in June 2009, but a new edition is planned for spring 2014.[26][27]

Bird Calling Contest

Piedmont High is home to the nationally known Leonard J. Waxdeck Bird Calling Contest.[28] Winners of the contest have been featured on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The contest was started in 1963 by biology teacher Leonard J. Waxdeck.[28][29]

Sports

 
View overlooking Witter Field, which is used by the sports teams of Piedmont High School and Piedmont Middle School.

PHS offers a variety of varsity and junior varsity sports. In addition, many Piedmont students participate in the national championship-winning rowing team Oakland Strokes; at least one Piedmont graduate, Scott Gault, has competed in the Olympics and World Rowing Championships.

Piedmont High football ex-coaches Kurt Bryan and Steve Humphries created the A-11 offense,[30] a controversial football offense in which any of the 11 players on the field is eligible. The offense relies on confusion, and its unconventional look can wreak havoc on even bigger, stronger and faster teams.

In 2004 and 2005, the nationally-ranked women's basketball team won two consecutive division IV state championships.

In 2005, the men's varsity Cross Country team became the only men's team to win a state title in the history of the school.

In 2010, Piedmont lacrosse posted a 15–7 record and won a regular-season BSAL championship.

In 2011, the boys' tennis team finished the season as BSAL League champs, not having lost a league match in 11 straight years.

PHS uses the Highlander, a kilt-clad Scotsman caricature playing the bagpipes, as its mascot.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "News Archive » | Piedmont Unified School District – Piedmont, CA".
  2. ^ a b c "Piedmont High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ^ . Berkeley Parents Network. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  4. ^ a b Piedmont Community Calendar, 1997. Copyright 1996 by the City of Piedmont.
  5. ^ . City of Piedmont. Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
  6. ^ Szell, Melinda (January 23, 2007). "Decades fly by at Piedmont High". The Piedmont Highlander. pp. 4–5.
  7. ^ "Frats and Sororities Dominated Social Scene of Past | Patch". Piedmont, CA Patch. 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  8. ^ Douglass, Claire (January 23, 2007). "The fall from grace: looking back at social clubs". The Piedmont Highlander. p. 5.
  9. ^ Golden, Tim (1997-02-10). "Before the Dance, a Sobriety Check". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
  10. ^ Martinez, Michael. "Principal reports high schoolers' 'Fantasy Slut League'". CNN. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Piedmont school tarnished by 'fantasy slut league'". ABC7. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  12. ^ Crown, Lena (17 March 2022). "My High School's Secret Fantasy Slut League". Narratively. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  13. ^ Lombardi, Gail G (January 31, 2007). "A Pictorial History of Piedmont". Piedmont Post.
  14. ^ "Measure E: School Seismic Risk Reduction Safety and Access Program Measure Piedmont Unified School District". SmartVoter.org. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
  15. ^ "Test Score Ratings". GreatSchools.net. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
  16. ^ "Snapshots of the Class of 2006". The Piedmont Highlander. June 9, 2006. pp. 6–7.
  17. ^ a b Student Organizer 2007-2008. Piedmont High School. 2007–2008. p. 15.
  18. ^ . Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  19. ^ . Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  20. ^ a b c Hollis, Toby (January 23, 2007). "New science curriculum announced for next year". The Piedmont Highlander. pp. 1–2.
  21. ^ . National Scholastic Press Association. 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  22. ^ Cohn, Jacob (February 16, 2007). "'Highland Piper' revived". The Piedmont Highlander. p. 6.
  23. ^ "Teachers/Students". GreatSchools.net. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  24. ^ Asimov, Nanette (16 May 2004). "BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION: 50 years later". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  25. ^ Fried, Molly (February 16, 2007). "Students spend $1500 book-shopping". The Piedmont Highlander. p. 6.
  26. ^ Florsheim, Maya (January 23, 2007). "The Highland Piper pipes again: Library Teen Advisory Board brings literary magazine back to life". The Piedmont Highlander. p. 3.
  27. ^ Literary Magazine Board (2009-01-07). "The Highland Piper (official website)". Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  28. ^ a b St. John, Kelly (June 9, 2001). "Piedmont kids aren't too cool to warble: Inhibitions dropped for bird-call contest". San Francisco Chronicle.
  29. ^ Thiele, Danielle (January 23, 2007). "Centennial Art Look". The Piedmont Highlander. pp. 4–5.
  30. ^ McCulloch, Will (2008-08-30). "Piedmont coaches pioneer radical new offense". San Francisco Chronicle.
  31. ^ "AMONETTE, Ruth Leach". Obituary. SFGate. 2004-06-26. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  32. ^ . University of California. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  33. ^ Storm, Pamela; Filion, Ron (2006). . Alameda County Genealogy. Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  34. ^ Rayburn, Kelly (February 25, 2007). . Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
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  36. ^ "Robert S. McNamara". UXL Newsmakers. 2005. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  37. ^ . Class of 2009-2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

External links

  • Official website
  • The Highland Piper
  • The Hairy Lawn News - HairyNet: Irreverent look back at the late 1960s and early 70s - includes classmates bulletin board

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For the high school in San Jose California see Piedmont Hills High School This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Coordinates 37 49 24 35 N 122 13 58 86 W 37 8234306 N 122 2330167 W 37 8234306 122 2330167 Piedmont High School is a public high school located in Piedmont California United States and falls part of the Piedmont Unified School District Piedmont High SchoolAddress800 Magnolia AvenuePiedmont CaliforniaU S InformationTypePublic high schoolMotto Achieve the Honorable Established1921PrincipalSukanya Goswami 1 better source needed Teaching staff46 11 FTE 2 Grades9 12Enrollment855 2018 19 2 Student to teacher ratio18 54 2 CampusSuburban with close proximity to urban areasColor s MascotHighlanderNewspaperThe Piedmont HighlanderYearbookThe PrideWebsitePiedmont High School Official WebsiteView of the front of the school from opposite side of Magnolia AvenuePiedmont High School has officially been awarded with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education Contents 1 Background 2 History 3 Campus 3 1 Architecture 4 Academics 4 1 Courses 4 1 1 Advanced Placement 4 1 2 Creative and performing arts 4 1 3 Electives 4 1 4 Foreign language 4 1 5 Recent changes 4 1 5 1 2006 2007 4 1 5 2 2007 2008 4 2 Honors society 4 3 School publications 5 Demographics 6 Library 7 Bird Calling Contest 8 Sports 8 1 Fall 8 2 Winter 8 3 Spring 9 Notable alumni 10 References 11 External linksBackground EditPiedmont High School offers ninth through twelfth grade Many families move into Piedmont for the schools once their children reach school age 3 Piedmont s colors are purple and white representing the Scottish thistle and its mascot the Highlander reflects the school s Scottish heritage A bond for the creation of Piedmont High School was passed in 1920 and the school was built in 1921 History EditFurther information History of Piedmont California In September 1922 the Piedmont Unified School District opened the city s first high school It was funded by a bond passed by voters in 1920 4 5 Piedmont High School was the last public school in California to require uniforms which disappeared in the 1970s 6 The social scene was once dominated by social clubs which resembled college sororities and fraternities reminiscent of Lindsay Lohan s Mean Girls While the social clubs raised money the organizations with which they were affiliated their charitable exterior was just a front for what they really were mainly drinking clubs 7 The male clubs died out in the mid 1990s when they grew irrelevant but the female social clubs didn t end until 2004 when the incoming senior class exhibited overwhelming indifference and distaste for retaining the tradition 8 The school was covered in the New York Times when in the mid 1990s it began breathalyzing all students before dances 9 In 2012 the school was covered by many major news outlets for a scandal in which members of the football team created a points system for engaging in sexual activity with female students at the school unbeknownst to most of the women 10 11 12 Campus Edit Students congregate on the grass in the quad during brunch a 15 minute break between first and second blocks Piedmont High School has an open campus and students can leave during brunch lunch and unscheduled periods The campus is between Piedmont Park on the right of the school and Piedmont Middle School and Witter Field on the left The center of campus is a grassy area referred to as the quad The quad is the center of campus connecting the former site of the Alan Harvey Theatre the library the cafeteria and student center and the amphitheater Classes are scattered around campus with the music and science buildings the furthest apart The campus was originally built on a portion of Piedmont Park and dog walking trails behind the school connect to the park Architecture Edit The school was built in 1921 in a neoclassical design part of the same plan that built the Piedmont city s Exedra Since its design by architect W H Weeks 4 the school has undergone several reconstructions for reasons such as expansion earthquake retrofitting and combatting dry rot The school exhibits various styles of architecture with remains of the original neoclassical design in the library and the distinct back to nature look in the breezeway and theater In 1974 the school was declared unsafe under state earthquake laws It was demolished and three new classroom buildings and a gymnasium were built The original library quad and administration buildings were rehabilitated 13 Reconstruction in the 1970s reflected the back to nature look popular at the time using wood instead of shingles The school s breezeway an open wide corridor running between the school s main buildings exemplifies this The last construction was an expansion of the gymnasium during the 2003 2004 school year to include an entrance room that also displays trophies The school has undergone further construction in accord with Measure E which issued 56 million in bonds to the reconstruction of school facilities to meet earthquake safety guidelines 14 Academics Edit Statistics is one of the elective math classes offered The amphitheater is used for outside performances such as those during lunch The mural painted by past AP Art students was vandalized in 2005 and had to be repainted by the AP Art students of that year Piedmont High School is an academically strong school scoring a 10 out of 10 for test scores at the website GreatSchools net In 2008 it was ranked in the top 100 schools in the nation by U S News amp World Report 15 The school newspaper reported that the average of GPA of 2006 s graduating class was 3 47 16 Courses Edit Advanced Placement Edit As of 2009 2010 the school offers the following AP courses 17 AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Computer Science both AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles AP English Literature AP Environmental Science AP French Language AP Music Theory offered bi yearly AP Spanish Language AP Studio Art 2D AP Studio Art 3D AP United States History AP Chinese Language and CultureIn addition honors courses in physics chemistry and statistics are offered 17 Creative and performing arts Edit Art classes come in various fields music a cappella band orchestra AP Music visual art 2 D art ceramics 2 D AP 3 D AP drama Acting I through IV dance Beg Adv The school also produces a musical every year extra curricular Electives Edit Other electives offered include the Pride yearbook and the Piedmont Highlander school newspaper law and society public speaking multiple computer classes and creative writing Foreign language Edit Spanish French and Mandarin are the only three foreign language courses that are offered In 2007 2008 an AP Mandarin course was added Before the 2007 2008 school year Mandarin classes ranged from Mandarin I to Mandarin V honors The Mandarin program was added in 1995 1996 when it replaced German 18 Recent changes Edit 2006 2007 Edit An AP European History course was added while the junior level course Honors Chemistry was opened to qualifying sophomores 2007 2008 Edit The current Mandarin V honors was replaced by AP Mandarin 19 The science curriculum changed from the system of Integrated Science to specific subjects such as biology In the old system students took Integrated Science I as freshmen Integrated Science II as sophomores and either chemistry or honors chemistry as juniors The new system allows incoming freshmen to choose between physical science for most students and biology for students showing mastery of PMS science 20 The options are shown in detail below 20 Grade For most students For students demonstrating a strong interest in science For students showing mastery of middle school science9th physical science physical science biology10th biology biology andchemistry or honors chemistry honors chemistry11th chemistry or honors chemistry andoptional second science elective honors chemistry up to two science electives optional 12th up to two science electives optional up to two science electives optional up to two science electives optional ROP funded journalism sports medicine and biotechnology were added 20 Also math progression was clearly defined as follows Grade For students less adept in mathematics For students proficient in mathematics For students advanced in mathematics9th Algebra I Geometry Algebra II10th Geometry Algebra II Math Analysis11th Algebra II Math Analysis AP Calculus AB12th Math Analysis AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BCHonors society Edit The school decided to form its own honors society following the 2005 2006 school year The new group the Piedmont Honors Society has a GPA cut off of 3 60 In addition there is a community service requirement of 15 pre approved hours for sophomores 25 for juniors and 35 for seniors The class of 2007 is the last class to maintain eligibility and membership with CSF School publications Edit The school newspaper is the Piedmont Highlander and the yearbook is the Pride but was known as the Clan O Log until 2017 Both have existed since the early decades of Piedmont High history and participants of each publication are involved by taking the offered course In 2006 the Highlander placed sixth in the National Scholastic Press Association s Best of Show contest 21 In 2007 the library s Teen Advisory Board revived publication of the literary magazine The Highland Piper which had last been published in the 1970s Publication has since been discontinued 22 Demographics EditThe majority of the student body is White 68 percent and Asian 22 percent 23 In 2004 the San Francisco Chronicle highlighted the lack of racial and socioeconomic diversity in Piedmont in a Sunday front page story Comparing schools in Oakland and Piedmont the article wrote that wealth has created separate and unequal schools in the Bay Area and elsewhere 24 The majority of high school students have lived in Piedmont since elementary school As in the surrounding cities only residents of the city can attend school at the district unless a parent is a district employee Homes with physical addresses in Oakland that partially abut sections of the Piedmont borders can also send their children to Piedemont schools Library Edit The high school library serves as a reference source and place to study At the beginning of the 2006 2007 school year the library set up the Teen Advisory Board a group for students to contribute to the library through writing book reviews recommending purchases buying books 25 decorating the library organizing library events and publishing a literary magazine The literary magazine The Highland Piper was launched in the spring of 2007 to publish student original writing It took its name from the school literary magazine published in the 1930s It was last printed in June 2009 but a new edition is planned for spring 2014 26 27 Bird Calling Contest EditPiedmont High is home to the nationally known Leonard J Waxdeck Bird Calling Contest 28 Winners of the contest have been featured on the Late Show with David Letterman The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The contest was started in 1963 by biology teacher Leonard J Waxdeck 28 29 Sports EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message View overlooking Witter Field which is used by the sports teams of Piedmont High School and Piedmont Middle School PHS offers a variety of varsity and junior varsity sports In addition many Piedmont students participate in the national championship winning rowing team Oakland Strokes at least one Piedmont graduate Scott Gault has competed in the Olympics and World Rowing Championships Fall Edit Men s American football JV VAR Women s volleyball JV VAR Women s tennis JV VAR Women s golf VAR Women s cheerleading VAR Water polo JV VAR Cross country JV VAR Winter Edit Soccer JV VAR Basketball FR JV VAR Spring Edit Coed Badminton VAR Men s baseball JV VAR Women s softball JV VAR Men s tennis JV VAR Men s golf VAR Lacrosse JV VAR Swimming JV VAR Track and field JV VAR Rugby A B Piedmont High football ex coaches Kurt Bryan and Steve Humphries created the A 11 offense 30 a controversial football offense in which any of the 11 players on the field is eligible The offense relies on confusion and its unconventional look can wreak havoc on even bigger stronger and faster teams In 2004 and 2005 the nationally ranked women s basketball team won two consecutive division IV state championships In 2005 the men s varsity Cross Country team became the only men s team to win a state title in the history of the school In 2010 Piedmont lacrosse posted a 15 7 record and won a regular season BSAL championship In 2011 the boys tennis team finished the season as BSAL League champs not having lost a league match in 11 straight years PHS uses the Highlander a kilt clad Scotsman caricature playing the bagpipes as its mascot Notable alumni Edit Brad Gilbert Alex Hirsch Ruth Leach Amonette first female vice president of IBM 31 Dyke Brown graduated in the class of 1932 best known for founding The Athenian School a college preparatory boarding school located in Danville California Dean Butler graduated in the class of 1974 Professional actor best known for work on Little House on the Prairie Vern Corbin All American basketball at Cal in 1928 29 32 33 Clint Eastwood spent part of his academic career in Piedmont before switching to Oakland Technical High School in neighboring Oakland California 34 Chloe Fineman class of 2006 Comedian and Saturday Night Live featured player Brad Gilbert professional tennis player World 4 and coach 35 Dana Gilbert tennis player Alex Hirsch creator of Gravity Falls Robert McNamara former Secretary of Defense graduated in 1933 after maintaining a straight A average 36 Asieh Namdar class of 1984 CNN journalist Drew Olson former UCLA quarterback 37 J Christopher Stevens class of 1978 Ambassador to Libya killed 11 September 2012 in Benghazi Colin Trevorrow class of 1995 film director of Jurassic World and sequelsReferences Edit News Archive Piedmont Unified School District Piedmont CA a b c Piedmont High National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved January 27 2021 Moving to Piedmont for the schools Berkeley Parents Network Archived from the original on 2015 04 29 Retrieved 2007 02 22 a b Piedmont Community Calendar 1997 Copyright 1996 by the City of Piedmont A Brief History of the City of Piedmont City of Piedmont Archived from the original on 2007 06 14 Retrieved 2007 02 28 Szell Melinda January 23 2007 Decades fly by at Piedmont High The Piedmont Highlander pp 4 5 Frats and Sororities Dominated Social Scene of Past Patch Piedmont CA Patch 2012 03 11 Retrieved 2016 03 09 Douglass Claire January 23 2007 The fall from grace looking back at social clubs The Piedmont Highlander p 5 Golden Tim 1997 02 10 Before the Dance a Sobriety Check The New York Times Retrieved 2008 05 23 Martinez Michael Principal reports high schoolers Fantasy Slut League CNN Retrieved 21 January 2022 Piedmont school tarnished by fantasy slut league ABC7 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Crown Lena 17 March 2022 My High School s Secret Fantasy Slut League Narratively Retrieved 24 November 2022 Lombardi Gail G January 31 2007 A Pictorial History of Piedmont Piedmont Post Measure E School Seismic Risk Reduction Safety and Access Program Measure Piedmont Unified School District SmartVoter org Retrieved 2007 03 03 Test Score Ratings GreatSchools net Retrieved 2007 02 28 Snapshots of the Class of 2006 The Piedmont Highlander June 9 2006 pp 6 7 a b Student Organizer 2007 2008 Piedmont High School 2007 2008 p 15 History of the Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program 2006 Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 02 22 History of the Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program 2006 Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 02 22 a b c Hollis Toby January 23 2007 New science curriculum announced for next year The Piedmont Highlander pp 1 2 NSPA Best of Show Winners National Scholastic Press Association 2006 Archived from the original on 2011 05 26 Retrieved 2007 06 29 Cohn Jacob February 16 2007 Highland Piper revived The Piedmont Highlander p 6 Teachers Students GreatSchools net Retrieved 2007 05 25 Asimov Nanette 16 May 2004 BROWN VS BOARD OF EDUCATION 50 years later San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 2007 05 25 Fried Molly February 16 2007 Students spend 1500 book shopping The Piedmont Highlander p 6 Florsheim Maya January 23 2007 The Highland Piper pipes again Library Teen Advisory Board brings literary magazine back to life The Piedmont Highlander p 3 Literary Magazine Board 2009 01 07 The Highland Piper official website Retrieved 2009 01 25 a b St John Kelly June 9 2001 Piedmont kids aren t too cool to warble Inhibitions dropped for bird call contest San Francisco Chronicle Thiele Danielle January 23 2007 Centennial Art Look The Piedmont Highlander pp 4 5 McCulloch Will 2008 08 30 Piedmont coaches pioneer radical new offense San Francisco Chronicle AMONETTE Ruth Leach Obituary SFGate 2004 06 26 Retrieved 9 September 2013 Player Bio Vern Corbin University of California Archived from the original on April 4 2012 Retrieved February 3 2011 Storm Pamela Filion Ron 2006 Piedmont High School Class of Fall 1924 Alameda County Genealogy Archived from the original on January 20 2010 Retrieved February 3 2011 Rayburn Kelly February 25 2007 Oakland native takes current fame in stride Oakland Tribune Archived from the original on June 6 2011 Retrieved 2011 02 03 Brad Gilbert Maccabi USA Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 Retrieved 30 July 2013 Robert S McNamara UXL Newsmakers 2005 Retrieved 2007 05 25 Piedmont Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2009 2010 Archived from the original on 23 October 2013 Retrieved 30 July 2013 External links Edit San Francisco Bay Area portal Schools portalOfficial website The Highland Piper Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program website The Hairy Lawn News HairyNet Irreverent look back at the late 1960s and early 70s includes classmates bulletin board Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piedmont High School California amp oldid 1123603604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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