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| name = Piedmont High School | name = Piedmont High School
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| motto = "Achieve the Honorable"
| city = ] | city = ]
| state = ] | state = ]
| country = ] | country = ]
| type = ] ]
| colors = Purple and white
| established = 1921
| district = ]
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| mascot = ]
| principal = David Yoshihara <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/blog/2022/04/22/sukanya-goswami-named-new-principal-of-piedmont-high-school/ | title=News Archive » &#124; Piedmont Unified School District – Piedmont, CA }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=As of August 12 the school website lists Littleman as principal. Can the source be outdated?|date=August 2022}}
| grades = 9-12 | grades = 9-12
| enrollment = 730 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0630330&ID=063033004731|title=Piedmont High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 22, 2024}}</ref>
| established = 1921
| ratio = 16.33<ref name=NCES />
| type = ] secondary
| teaching_staff = 44.70 (FTE)<ref name=NCES />
| enrollment = 862
| mascot = Highlander
| motto = "Achieve the Honorable"
| newspaper = The Piedmont Highlander
| principal = Randall Booker
| yearbook = ''Clan-O-Log'' | yearbook = The Pride
| newspaper = '']''
| website = | website =
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| picture_caption = View of the front of the school from opposite side of Magnolia Avenue
| colors = {{color box|purple}} {{color box|white}}
| address = 800 Magnolia Avenue | address = 800 Magnolia Avenue
| campus = Suburban with close proximity to urban areas | campus = Suburban with close proximity to urban areas
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'''Piedmont High School''' is a ] ] located in ], United States, and is one of two high schools in the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schools in Piedmont Unified School District {{!}} Piedmont Unified School District – Piedmont, CA |url=https://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/schools/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>
:''Piedmont High School should not be confused with ] in ].''


Designed by architect ], the school was built in 1921 in a ] design, part of the same plan that built the Piedmont city's ].
'''Piedmont High School''' is a public ] located in ], ]. It is noted for its strong academics and nationally-known ]. The school is run by an extremely liberal and openly partisan administration, receiving much criticism from the community.

Piedmont High School is part of the ].


==Background== ==Background==


Piedmont High School offers school for children aged ninth through twelfth grade and is particularly popular for families with school-aged children looking to move somewhere to improve their schooling prospects.{{How|date=December 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-29 |title=Berkeley Parents Network: Moving to Piedmont for the Schools |url=http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/schools/piedmont/moving.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429050336/http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/schools/piedmont/moving.html |archive-date=2015-04-29 }}</ref>
Piedmont High School offers ninth through 12th grade. The school motto is "Achieve the honorable." The school maintains rigorous academic standards, and is well known in the area as an excellent school. Many families move to Piedmont for the schools once their children reach school-age.<ref>{{cite web
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Piedmont's colors are purple and white (representing the Scottish ]), and its mascot, the Highlander, reflects the school's Scottish heritage. Piedmont's colors are purple and white (representing the Scottish ]), and its mascot, the Highlander, reflects the school's Scottish heritage.


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==History== ==History==
{{see|History of Piedmont, California}} {{Further|History of Piedmont, California}}
In September 1922, the ] opened the city's first high school. It was funded by a bond passed by voters in ].<ref name="calendar">Piedmont Community Calendar, 1997. Copyright 1996 by the City of Piedmont.</ref><ref name="briefhistory">{{cite web Funded by a bond passed by voters in 1920, the ] opened the city's first high school in September of 1922.<ref name="calendar">Piedmont Community Calendar, 1997. Copyright 1996 by the City of Piedmont.</ref><ref name="briefhistory">{{cite web
|title = A Brief History of the City of Piedmont
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|url = http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/html/history.htm
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|access-date = 2007-02-28
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|url-status = dead
| title =A Brief History of the City of Piedmont
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070614033834/http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/html/history.htm
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Piedmont High School was the last school in California to require uniforms, which disappeared in the 1970s.<ref name="decades">{{cite news Piedmont High was the last school in California to resist pressure from the state to stop enforcing a provision in their dress code which required students wear a uniform.<ref name="decades">{{cite news
| last =Szell | last =Szell
| first =Melinda | first =Melinda
| coauthors =
| title =Decades fly by at Piedmont High | title =Decades fly by at Piedmont High
| work = | pages =4–5
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| publisher =The Piedmont Highlander
| date =January 23, 2007
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The social scene was once dominated by social clubs, which resembled college ] and ], but they have since died out.<ref name="social">{{cite news
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| first =Claire
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| title =The fall from grace: looking back at social clubs
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| publisher =The Piedmont Highlander | publisher =The Piedmont Highlander
| date =January 23, 2007 | date =January 23, 2007
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==Campus== ==Campus==
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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 ] and Witter Field on the left. Piedmont High School has an open campus, by which students can leave during ], lunch, and unscheduled periods. The campus is between Piedmont Park on the right of the school and ] and ] on the left.


The center of campus is a grassy area referred to as "the quad." The quad is center of campus, connecting the Allan Harvey Theatre, the library, the cafeteria and student center, and the amphitheatre. Classes are scattered around campus, with the music and science buildings the furthest apart. The center of campus is a grassy area referred to as "the quad." The quad connects the former site of the Alan Harvey Theatre, the library, the cafeteria and student center, and the amphitheater. Classrooms 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. The campus was originally built on a portion of Piedmont Park, and dog-walking trails behind the school connect to the park.
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===Architecture=== ===Architecture===


The school was built in 1921 in a ] design, part of the same plan that built the Piedmont city's ]. Since its design by architect ],<ref name="calendar"/> the school has undergone several reconstructions, for reasons such as expansion, earthquake retrofitting, and combatting ]. The school was built in 1921 in a ] design, part of the same plan that built the Piedmont city's ]. Since its designed by architect ],<ref name="calendar"/> the school has undergone several reconstructions, for reasons such as expansion, earthquake retrofitting, and combatting ].


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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.<ref name="Lombardi">{{cite news 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.<ref name="Lombardi">{{cite news
| last =Lombardi | last =Lombardi
| first =Gail G | first =Gail G
| coauthors =
| title =A Pictorial History of Piedmont | title =A Pictorial History of Piedmont
| work =
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =Piedmont Post | publisher =Piedmont Post
| date =January 31, 2007 | date =January 31, 2007
}}</ref>
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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. 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 will undergo more construction in accord with Measure E, which issued $56 million in bonds to reconstruction of school facilities to meet earthquake safety guidelines.<ref name="E">{{cite web 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 following Measure E, which issued $56 million in bonds for the reconstruction of school facilities to meet earthquake safety guidelines.<ref name="E">{{cite web|url=http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/03/07/ca/alm/meas/E|access-date=2007-03-03|publisher=SmartVoter.org|title=Measure E: School Seismic Risk Reduction Safety and Access Program Measure Piedmont Unified School District}}</ref>
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==Academics== ==Academics==
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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.<ref name="test">{{cite web
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Piedmont High School is an academically strong school, scoring a 10 out of 10 for test scores at the website GreatSchools.net.<ref name="test">{{cite web
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| title =Test Score Ratings | title =Test Score Ratings
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| publisher =GreatSchools.net | publisher =GreatSchools.net
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| url =http://www.greatschools.net/school/rating.page?id=275&state=CA | url =http://www.greatschools.net/school/rating.page?id=275&state=CA
| access-date = 2007-02-28 }}</ref> The school newspaper reported that the average of GPA of 2006's graduating class was 3.47.<ref>{{cite news
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| title =Snapshots of the Class of 2006 | title =Snapshots of the Class of 2006
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| publisher =The Piedmont Highlander | publisher =The Piedmont Highlander
| date =June 9, 2006 | date =June 9, 2006
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===Courses=== ===Courses===

====Advanced Placement==== ====Advanced Placement====
As of 2006-2007, the school offers the following AP courses.<ref name="classlist">{{cite book As of 2009–2010, the school offers the following AP courses:<ref name="classlist">{{cite book
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| title =Student Organizer 2007-2008 | title =Student Organizer 2007-2008
| publisher = Piedmont High School | publisher = Piedmont High School
| date = 2007-2008 | date = 2007–2008
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*] *]
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*] *] (both AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles)
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In addition, honors courses in physics and chemistry are offered.<ref name="classlist"/> In addition, honors courses in ], ], and ] are offered.<ref name="classlist"/>


====Creative and performing arts==== ====Creative and performing arts====
Art classes come in various fields: music (], band, orchestra, AP Music), visual art (2-D art, ceramics, 2-D AP, 3-D AP), and drama (Acting I through IV). Creative classes are offered in various fields: music (], band, orchestra, ]), 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 as a part of extracurricular.


====Electives==== ====Electives====
Other electives offered include Clan-O-Log (yearbook) and the '']'' (school newspaper); law and society; public speaking; multiple computer classes; and creative writing. 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==== ====Foreign languages====
Spanish, French, and Mandarin are the three foreign languages that are offered, and ] is offered over the summer. In 2007-2008 an AP Mandarin course will be added. Prior to 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.<ref name="mandarinhistory">{{cite web Spanish, French, and Mandarin are the three foreign language courses the school offers. 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.<ref name="mandarin history">{{cite web|access-date=2007-02-22|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929215329/http://www.piedmontmandarin.org/history.htm|publisher=Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program|title=History of the Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program|url=http://www.piedmontmandarin.org/history.htm|url-status=dead|year=2006}}</ref>
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| title = History of the Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program
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| date =2006
| url =http://www.piedmontmandarin.org/history.htm
| format =
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====Recent changes==== ====Recent changes====
=====2006-2007=====
An ] course was added. The junior-level course honors chemistry was opened to qualifying sophomores.


=====2006-2007===== =====2006–2007=====
An ] course was added, while the junior-level course Honors Chemistry was opened to qualifying sophomores.
The current Mandarin V (honors) will be replaced by ].<ref name="mandarinhistory"/>

=====2007–2008=====
The current Mandarin V (honors) was replaced by ].<ref name="mandarinhistory">{{cite web
|title=History of the Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program
|publisher=Piedmont Unified School District Mandarin Program
|year=2006
|url=http://www.piedmontmandarin.org/history.htm
|access-date=2007-02-22
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929215329/http://www.piedmontmandarin.org/history.htm
|archive-date=2007-09-29
}}</ref>


The science curriculum will change from the system of "Integrated Science" to specific subjects, such as biology. In the old system, student 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 ] science").<ref name="Hollis">{{cite news 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 ] science").<ref name="Hollis">{{cite news
| last =Hollis | last =Hollis
| first =Toby | first =Toby
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| title =New science curriculum announced for next year | title =New science curriculum announced for next year
| work = | pages =1–2
| pages =1-2
| language =
| publisher =The Piedmont Highlander | publisher =The Piedmont Highlander
| date =January 23, 2007 | date =January 23, 2007
}}</ref> The options are shown in detail below:<ref name="Hollis"/>
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{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
|- |-
! grade ! Grade
! For most students ! For most students
! For students demonstrating strong interest in science ! For students demonstrating a strong interest in science
! For students showing mastery of middle school science ! For students showing mastery of middle school science
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| 10th | 10th
| biology | biology
| biology, ''and''<br>chemistry or honors chemistry | biology, ''and''<br />chemistry or honors chemistry
| honors chemistry | honors chemistry
|- |-
| 11th | 11th
| chemistry or honors chemistry, ''and''<br>optional second science elective | chemistry or honors chemistry, ''and''<br />optional second science elective
| honors chemistry | honors chemistry
| up to two science electives (optional) | up to two science electives (optional)
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|} |}


In addition, the ROP-funded journalism, sports medicine, and biotechnology will be added.<ref name="Hollis"/> ROP-funded journalism, sports medicine, and biotechnology were added.<ref name="Hollis"/>
Also, math progression was clearly defined as follows


{| class="wikitable"
===Graduation requirements===
|-
Four years of English are required to graduate, as well as three years of math, and completion of Integrated Science I and II. In addition, all students must take one year of an art class, two years of foreign language, one semester of any computer class, and one semester of social psychology (required sophomore year). Freshmen are required to take physical education unless they are nationally ranked in any sport. Only one semester each sophomore and junior year is required, which can be replaced by one season of a sport.
! 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=== ===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.

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The school decided to form its own honors society after the 2005-2006 CSF Officers, headed by President Martine Phelan-Roberts, researched the California Scholastic Federation, the honors society to which the school had previously subscribed. 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=== ===School publications===
The school newspaper is the ''Piedmont Highlander'' and the yearbook is the ''Clan-O-Log''. 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 ]'s Best of Show contest.<ref name="NSPA">{{cite news The school newspaper is the ''Piedmont Highlander,'' and the yearbook is the ''Pride'' but both were 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 ]'s Best of Show contest.<ref name="NSPA">{{cite news
|title=NSPA Best of Show Winners
| last =
|publisher=National Scholastic Press Association
| first =
|year=2006
| coauthors =
|url=http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/s06bs.html
| title =NSPA Best of Show Winners
|access-date=2007-06-29
| work =
|url-status=dead
| pages =
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526195456/http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/s06bs.html
| language =
|archive-date=2011-05-26
| publisher =National Scholastic Press Association
}}</ref> In 2007, the library's Teen Advisory Board revived the publication of the literary magazine ''The Highland Piper'', which had last been published in the 1970s. The publication has since been discontinued.<ref>{{cite news
| date =2006
| url =http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/s06bs.html
| accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref> A recently added school publication is the literary magazine ''The Highland Piper'', which is published by the library's Teen Advisory Board.<ref>{{cite news
| last =Cohn | last =Cohn
| first =Jacob | first =Jacob
| coauthors =
| title ='Highland Piper' revived | title ='Highland Piper' revived
| work =
| pages =6 | pages =6
| language =
| publisher =The Piedmont Highlander | publisher =The Piedmont Highlander
|date=February 16, 2007 |date=February 16, 2007
}}</ref>
| url =
| accessdate = }}</ref>

===Matriculations===
A high number of students continue their education at highly selective universities, such as the ]. Of the 230-person class of 2007, Berkeley was the most popular college, with 21 students attending. It was followed by ] in second place with 19 students, and a tie between ] and ] for third, each with 15 students. Thirty-eight percent of students attend a UC school. Other popular schools included ] and the ] in fourth place, ] and the ] in fifth, ] (No. 6), and ] and the ] (No. 8). The school newspaper reported that overall 98 percent of students planned to attend a specific college or university within the next two years, accounting for those accepted to a school but deferring for a year.<ref name="07 stats">{{cite news
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| first =Melinda
| coauthors =
| title =Who's where
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| language =
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| date =4 June 2007
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==Schedule==
Piedmont High School runs on a block schedule, with seven periods offered but four blocks a day. The schedule of classes changes every day.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! day
! periods
|-
| A
| 1, 3, 5, 7
|-
| B
| 2, 4, 6, 7
|-
| C
| 1, 3, 5, 6
|-
| D
| 2, 4, 5, 7
|-
| E
| 1, 3, 4, 6
|-
| F
| 2, 3, 5, 7
|-
| G
| 1, 2, 4, 6
|}

]

On days A through E, school starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:05 p.m. Regular teacher meetings are scheduled for F days, which end at 2:25 p.m., and G days offer a "tutorial" period for students to receive help from their teachers or make up tests; school ends at 2:05 p.m.

There are ten-minute breaks between each block for students to get to their next class. In addition, a 15-minute "brunch" — much like an elementary-school recess — is offered between block I and II, and a 35-minute lunch is offered between blocks III and IV.

During breaks, students can buy snacks and lunch from Food Service, a school-run distributor of food. Food service is located within the Student Center building.

The school has an open campus, and students can leave during lunch with no penalty, as long as they return in time for their next class.


==Demographics== ==Demographics==


The majority of the student body is white, 68 percent, and Asian, 22 percent.<ref name="stats">{{cite web The majority of the student body is white, 68%, and Asian, 22%.<ref name="stats">{{cite web
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| url =http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ca/275 | url =http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ca/275
| access-date = 2007-05-25}}</ref> In 2004, the '']'' highlighted the lack of racial and socioeconomic diversity in Piedmont in a Sunday front-page story. Comparing schools in Oakland and Piedmont, the article writer wrote that "wealth has created separate and unequal schools in Bay Area and elsewhere."<ref name="Chronicle">{{cite news
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| accessdate = 2007-05-25}}</ref> In 2004, the ] 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 Bay Area and elsewhere."<ref name="Chronicle">{{cite news
| last =Asimov | last =Asimov
| first =Nanette | first =Nanette
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| title =BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION: 50 years later | title =BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION: 50 years later
| newspaper =San Francisco Chronicle
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| language =
| publisher =San Francisco Chronicle
| date =16 May, 2004
| url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/16/MNGL46MGP71.DTL | url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/16/MNGL46MGP71.DTL
| accessdate = 2007-05-25 }}</ref> | access-date = 2007-05-25 }}</ref>


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. 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 Piedmont schools.


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==Library== ==Library==


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The library is part of the building referred to as "the English building," since the majority of the English classrooms are located there, or "the 30s building," because of the classroom numbers. Teachers and students use the library for its large number of books and computers.

In ], ] donated new computers, which upgraded the school to the ] operating system. The library has enough computers for the average-sized class to use at once. It is a location where students who have "free periods" (unscheduled period in their schedule) often choose to remain, especially if the free period is in between classes.


At the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, librarian Susan Stutzman set up the Teen Advisory Board, a group for students to contribute to the library through writing book reviews, recommending purchases, buying books,<ref>{{cite news 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,<ref>{{cite news
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| publisher =The Piedmont Highlander | publisher =The Piedmont Highlander
|date=February 16, 2007 |date=February 16, 2007
}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news
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==Bird Calling Contest== ==Bird Calling Contest==
Piedmont High is home to the nationally known<ref name="St. John">{{cite news Piedmont High is home to the nationally known Leonard J. Waxdeck Bird Calling Contest.<ref name="St. John"/> Winners of the contest have been featured on the ], ], and ]. The contest was started in 1963 by biology teacher Leonard J. Waxdeck.<ref name="St. John">{{cite news
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| date =June 9, 2001 | date =June 9, 2001
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| accessdate = }}</ref> Piedmont Bird Calling Contest. Winners of the contest have been featured on the ], ], and ]. The contest was started in 1963 by biology teacher Leonard J. Waxdeck.<ref name="St. John"/><ref name="artlook">{{cite news
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| first =Danielle | first =Danielle
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| title =Centennial Art Look | title =Centennial Art Look
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| publisher =The Piedmont Highlander | publisher =The Piedmont Highlander
| date =January 23, 2007 | date =January 23, 2007
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==Sports== ==Sports==
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PHS offers a variety of varsity and junior varsity sports. PHS offers a variety of varsity and junior varsity sports. In addition, many Piedmont students participate in the national championship-winning rowing team ]; at least one Piedmont graduate, Scott Gault, has competed in the Olympics and World Rowing Championships.
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Piedmont High football ex-coaches Kurt Bryan and Steve Humphries created the ],<ref>{{cite news
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In 2004 and 2005, the nationally-ranked women's basketball team won two consecutive division IV state championships.
In 2006, the softball team hired Jen Deering as head coach. Deering was a member of the University of California's 2002 national championship team, and she led the Highlanders to the most successful season in their history, with a record of 21-5, before falling to Albany in the NCS Championships. Deering was then hired as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for Boston University. In 2007, veteran East Bay coach Kristen Morley was hired to take over the program. Morley was also a member of Cal's national championship team.


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.
PHS uses the Highlander, a ]-clad Scotsman playing the bagpipes, as its ].


In 2010, Piedmont lacrosse posted a 15–7 record and won a regular-season BSAL championship.
==Notable alumni==
Piedmont High School has produced both nationally and internationally recognizable alumni.


In 2011, the boys' tennis team finished the season as BSAL League champs, not having lost a league match in 11 straight years.
Pro-football player-turned-actor ] was a student.


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Former Secretary of Defense ] graduated in 1933 after maintaining a straight "A" average.<ref name="McNamara">{{cite news

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*], All-American basketball at ] in 1928–29<ref>{{Cite web| title = Player Bio: Vern Corbin| publisher = University of California| url = http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/corbin_vern00.html| access-date = February 3, 2011| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120404075330/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/corbin_vern00.html| archive-date = April 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = Storm | first = Pamela | author2 = Filion, Ron | title = Piedmont High School: Class of Fall, 1924 | publisher = Alameda County Genealogy | year = 2006 | url = http://www.sfgenealogy.com/alameda/schools/aphsf24.htm | access-date = February 3, 2011 | archive-date = January 20, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100120230428/http://www.sfgenealogy.com/alameda/schools/aphsf24.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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| accessdate = 2007-05-25 }}</ref> Actor ] spent part of his academic career in Piedmont before switching to the schools in neighboring ].<ref name="Rayburn">{{cite news
*], professional tennis player (World # 4) and coach<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maccabiusa.com/brad-gilbert.html |title=Brad Gilbert |website=Maccabi USA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826203440/http://maccabiusa.com/brad-gilbert.html |archive-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 July 2013}}</ref>
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*], former UCLA quarterback<ref>{{cite web|title=Piedmont Sports Hall of Fame |url=http://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/athletics/phs-hall-of-fame.php |work=Class of 2009-2010 |access-date=30 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023102313/http://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/athletics/phs-hall-of-fame.php |archive-date=23 October 2013 }}</ref>
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Public high school in Piedmont, California, U.S.
Piedmont High School
Address
800 Magnolia Avenue
Piedmont, California
U.S.
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Achieve the Honorable"
Established1921
PrincipalDavid Yoshihara
Teaching staff44.70 (FTE)
Grades9-12
Enrollment730 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio16.33
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 is a public high school located in Piedmont, California, United States, and is one of two high schools in the Piedmont Unified School District.

Designed by architect W.H. Weeks, the school was built in 1921 in a neoclassical design, part of the same plan that built the Piedmont city's Exedra.

Background

Piedmont High School offers school for children aged ninth through twelfth grade and is particularly popular for families with school-aged children looking to move somewhere to improve their schooling prospects.

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

Funded by a bond passed by voters in 1920, the Piedmont Unified School District opened the city's first high school in September of 1922.

Piedmont High was the last school in California to resist pressure from the state to stop enforcing a provision in their dress code which required students wear a uniform.

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, by which 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 connects the former site of the Alan Harvey Theatre, the library, the cafeteria and student center, and the amphitheater. Classrooms 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 designed by architect W.H. Weeks, 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.

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 following Measure E, which issued $56 million in bonds for the reconstruction of school facilities to meet earthquake safety guidelines.

Academics

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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. The school newspaper reported that the average of GPA of 2006's graduating class was 3.47.

Courses

Advanced Placement

As of 2009–2010, the school offers the following AP courses:

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

Creative and performing arts

Creative classes are offered 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 as a part of extracurricular.

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 languages

Spanish, French, and Mandarin are the three foreign language courses the school offers. 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.

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.

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"). The options are shown in detail below:

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. 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 both were 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. In 2007, the library's Teen Advisory Board revived the publication of the literary magazine The Highland Piper, which had last been published in the 1970s. The publication has since been discontinued.

Demographics

The majority of the student body is white, 68%, and Asian, 22%. 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 writer wrote that "wealth has created separate and unequal schools in Bay Area and elsewhere."

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 Piedmont 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, 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.

Bird Calling Contest

Piedmont High is home to the nationally known Leonard J. Waxdeck Bird Calling Contest. 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.

Sports

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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

Winter

Spring

Piedmont High football ex-coaches Kurt Bryan and Steve Humphries created the A-11 offense, 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

Brad Gilbert
Alex Hirsch

Awards

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

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