Website: https://phs.piedmont.k12.ca.us/
Location: 800 Magnolia Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
Phone: (510) 594-2626
Instagram: @piedmonthigh
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Principal: Dr. Yoshihara
Assistant Principal: Mr. Marik
Your child will only see their Overdue Assignments on the Schoology “Home” page, which is the Recent Activity page. This is the page they land on when they click on the Schoology link from the Piedmont Links bookmark. They can always get back to that page by clicking the purple Piedmont Unified School District banner.
Please note, this page shows only the overdue assignments that required an electronic submission through Schoology. If the assignment did not include an electronic submission, it won’t show up here (since Schoology doesn’t know whether or not it was submitted). Those assignments will only be flagged in the Gradebook once the teacher flags it as “missing.” See video HERE.
Additionally, Schoology notification emails to parents are NOT automatically turned on. They must be turned on manually by parents. These notifications can be scheduled to come weekly or daily. How to do this is outlined in the PUSD Parent Guide for Schoology. Do consider the maturity and need for push notification schoolwork management of your child by you. You still have on-demand access to their Schoology account.
Towards the end of August, a student indicated he was very excited for the new school year but noticed a lack of spirit and excitement at our sporting events. He thought we should have a mascot and even volunteered. I jumped at the opportunity.
On September 3, I brought a late booster's grant proposal to Keri and the their board for consideration. They asked some great questions and subsequently approved the purchase of a mascot. We are looking at some possible customization (e.g. adding school colors and a logo). Once that is settled, we'll order and get this going as soon as possible.
The student is ambitious and wants to remain as anonymous (as possible) to keep the mystery of mascots "alive". We'll keep you posted on the debut, but wanted to let you know what is coming down the pike.
The "Highlander Hunt" is coming to PHS. The polling last week showed almost 95% receptivity to it. It will be conducted via Instagram. It will start with the image in this snippet followed by the item being hidden. After 24-48 hours, if the item is not located, the image will be updated to provide more context as to its location. We will make attempts to provide bigger prizes as well that could include gift certificates and such. Feedback is always welcomed. Thanks all for participating.
Auditions are happening now through September 24 for the musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress (rated PG) at the PUSD high schools. With music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer, Once Upon a Mattress is a comedic tweaking of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea".
Virtual, pre-recorded audition submissions are due the week of Sept. 24. Callbacks are in person on Thursday, Sept. 26. All students enrolled in Piedmont High School or Millennium High School are invited to audition. Click Here for Once Upon a Mattress Audition & Stage Crew Information.
Performances are Thursday, January 30, 7:00pm, Friday, January 31, 7:00pm, Saturday, February 1, 7:00pm and Sunday, February 2 (Sunday performance time to be announced).
All musicals are performed in the Alan Harvey Theater on the PHS campus.
Contact amoorhead@piedmont.k12.ca.us with any questions.
In the long-term, this could become a class that includes performances at events and competitions with other schools. Please stay tuned to this exciting development in the coming weeks.
Class of 2028! The counselors will be having a 15-minute introduction meeting with all 9th graders between Tuesday, Sept. 3 -Friday, Sept. 20. Students will be in person and parents/ guardians will join the meeting by google meet. During this meeting, we will introduce ourselves, explain our role, and begin to get to know your student. We will share with them school resources, extra curricular opportunities and provide information about aspects of high school life. Students may need to miss part of a class and will be responsible for any missed content. If students have any exams, they should schedule the appointment around this.
Step 1- Students sign up for a meeting using your counselor’s calendly link below between Tuesday 9/3/24 - Friday 9/20/24.
Ms. Carlson (Last Name first letter A - G) calendly.com/acarlson_phscounselor
Mr. Hartford (Last Name first letter H - O) calendly.com/hartfordcounselor
Ms. Hoang (Last Name first letter P - Z) calendly.com/mhoang-piedmont
Step 2 - Find the best time and students will enter their email to book the appointment time.
Step 3 - Your student's counselor will then provide a google meet link to the parent/ guardian before the meeting time.
Please watch your email to receive the invite. We look forward to meeting you and working with your freshman student!!
Thank you all that participated in last weeks' Highlander Trivia.
The question was: What is the most reproduced piece of art in human history?
The question garnered a lot of interest. The most common answer was the Mona Lisa as it is reproduced on everything from postcards to t-shirts. The Great Wave was also popular.
The correct answer was the portrait of Lincoln on the back of the penny. This came from a recent article in the NY Times about America must free itself from the penny and the irony on why we keep making more of it.
Conservatively, it states that there are 240 billion pennies lying around the US. That is $7.24 for every man, woman and child and enough to give two pennies to every person since the dawn of man. That doesn't include the hundreds of billions of pennies that have been issued since 1793, granted Lincoln was not on the early vintage.