Wellness Center’s 5th Annual FallFest 5K is a Great Success
The District’s Wellness Center provides a range of services and programs to support students and families in meeting the challenges of adolescence through education, early-intervention, and prevention....
View ArticleSchool’s Consent Assembly Turns 10
Piedmont High School has been ahead of the curve for 10 years. Though Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a bill that requires California high schools to teach the issue of sexual consent, PHS has...
View ArticleConnected Learning in Action: Debbi Hill and Membean
In this continuing series, teachers working with students in the Connected Learning 1:1 program share how they use the tools to impact student learning. Below is an email sent by Connected Learning...
View ArticlePUSD Readmont 2016: The Martian
We are pleased to announce the official launch of Readmont 2016, Piedmont’s “one city, one book” project, now in its sixth year! All Piedmonters are encouraged to read The Martian by Andy Weir. In this...
View ArticleDigital Citizenship Week October 18th-24th, 2015
With 92 percent of teens going online daily and nearly three-quarters of kids age 0–8 using apps, it’s time to have “the Talk.” As parents and educators, we want to raise kids to be safe,...
View ArticleNewsela Current Event Articles Support All Levels
Piedmont teachers using the Newsela service can be found at all of our schools. Newsela.com rewrites articles from today’s headlines for five reading levels, allowing an entire class to read the same...
View ArticleJournalism Class Interviews Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter
On October 20, the Piedmont High School Journalism class interviewed Matt Richtel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter and best-selling author. Richtel was on campus to address students...
View ArticleQuestions for Science Teacher Logan Medina
Logan Medina teaches 8th grade Science at Piedmont Middle School. He studied Marine Biology at UC Santa Cruz and has been teaching middle school Science for seven years — in Half Moon Bay, Monterey,...
View ArticleOpportunities for Engagement
The District encourages all families to get involved and participate in some of the many committees that help shape District policy. Upcoming meetings and events, all of which are open to the public...
View ArticleHow Can We Make Our Schools As Safe and Secure As Possible?
On October 1st, a student walked onto the campus of Umpqua Community College in Oregon and fatally shot nine people, injured nine others, and shot at two police officers before taking his own life....
View ArticleMiddle and High School teachers focus on online writing
“I can’t wait to implement.” “This was the best professional development day I’ve ever attended!” Middle and high school English and Social Studies teachers had high marks for the training they...
View ArticleThe Magnolia Message – Letter from the Superintendent
Welcome to the Spotlight on Student Learning, the District’s monthly electronic newsletter. Each edition of this year’s Spotlight will have a different theme, and this month’s theme concerns the use...
View ArticleThe Piedmont Adult School Issuing High School Diplomas Following Changes in...
There have been recent changes in State law concerning high school graduation and diploma requirements. What follows is intended to clarify how Piedmont Unified and the Piedmont Adult School are...
View ArticleThe Magnolia Message – Letter from the Superintendent
PUSD Educators, As we lead into the Thanksgiving holiday and the season of giving thanks, I would like to express my personal gratitude for the entire staff of Piedmont Unified. I am quite proud of...
View ArticleThe Magnolia Message – Letter from the Superintendent
PUSD Families, As we lead into the Thanksgiving holiday and the season of giving thanks, I would like to express gratitude for the Piedmont community’s extraordinary support for public education. This...
View ArticleWhy Computer Science?
Why Computer Science? This week is National Computer Science Week, celebrated across the country with Hour of Code. As our world increasingly uses technology, understanding how it works, and how we...
View ArticlePHS Acappella Choir Performed for a Full House on Wednesday Evening
by Joe Piazza The Piedmont High School Acappella Choir performed their annual winter concert on Wednesday evening in front of a packed house of students, family, and friends. The 140 voice choirs...
View ArticlePHS Dance Department Presents Dances About Identity
by Amy Moorhead The Piedmont High School Dance Department presented Footprints: Dances About Identity in the fall concert performed on Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4 to enthusiastic crowds...
View ArticleWeek of Symphonic and Jazz Band Concerts Culminates in Assembly for Younger...
by Andria Mullan The PHS Symphonic and Jazz Bands performed their annual holiday concert on December 9th. A highlight of the evening for the Symphonic Band was the performance of “Variations on a...
View ArticleSchool Orchestras Showcase Their Accomplishments
by Catherine DeVos On Tuesday, December 8, the Sixth Grade Orchestra, Seventh and Eighth Grade Orchestra, and High School Orchestra presented a very successful concert in the Alan Harvey Theater....
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