Juniors and Parents: 'Case Studies' Coming Up

The popular annual college planning event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, at PHS. It's free, but you need to register by Friday, May 11.

Piedmont High Students' Art to See and Touch

Artists from the PHS AP Art class have a wide variety of art on display at the Piedmont Center for the Arts; ranging from 2D paintings, drawings and photographs to 3D art such as painted ukeleles

UC Berkeley Admissions Rate Hits Record Low

Only 18 percent of applicants were admitted for the fall, 2012 semester

Tweet! Chirp! Squawk! It's Bird Calling Time!

Tickets are on sale now for Piedmont High School's 47th Annual Bird Calling Contest

Escuela Bilingüe Launches Middle School

The independent Spanish immersion school hopes to offer the IB Middle Years Program

Service Learning Opportunities for PHS Students Offered This Summer

Registration is now open for Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies and Community Engagement (AISCE) summer service learning programs

PAINTS Bird House Gala Set for May 25

This 10th annual colorful event benefits visual arts programs in Piedmont schools

From PHS: It's the April 'Highlander Patch' Day

What's on the minds of Piedmont High School students? Check out these stories from PHS student journalists

Kony Craze Sweeps the Nation Via Viral Video

"Invisible Children" has made Joseph Kony a household name

PHS Stitches Together Support for Science Teacher

Square by square, students and faculty members are creating a quilt for Eileen Rohmer, who is undergoing treatment for cancer

'Green Team' Speeds Up Fundraising Office Move

A volunteer crew of students, parents, PEF board members, friends and family moved the office to its news quarters in just one day

Piedmont School Board: Teacher Evaluations, Beach School Construction

A public hearing on a proposed 5 percent increase in the PUSD parcel tax was overshadowed by other issues at Wednesday's Board of Education meeting

Last Chance to See PHS Students Perform 'Streetcar' Before International Debut

A benefit performance on April 5 will raise funds to offset travel expenses for an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer

Piedmont High Wraps Up Accreditation Process

Accreditation team members gave an informal report Wednesday, with formal results expected in about two weeks

Beach Capital Campaign Receives $20,000 Challenge Grant

The dollar-for-dollar match runs through April 6

Hunger Games: At PHS, Some Students Can't Wait, Others Shrug

The movie, based on the popular young adult trilogy, opens Friday, with midnight showings tonight at the Grand Lake Theater and elsewhere

Stanford Leapfrogs Cal in World Reputation Ranking

The 2012 ranking of world universities by reputation found both UC Berkeley and Stanford again among the top six "super-brands," with Stanford moving up to take over the fourth spot from Cal, which dropped down to fifth.

PUSD's New Issue of 'Magnolia' Features Teacher Training

Check out the colorful, multimedia magazine at the school district's website

Dozens of Bay Area Schools to Host 'Bubble Blowing' Protests

Several Piedmont schools — including Havens, Wildwood and PHS — are among those blowing bubbles this morning to protest education cuts. Please report on your school's participation in the comments section below this article.

School Shorts: Bubbles, Summer School, Tech Workshop, Energy Upgrade Fundraiser

A round-up of recent school-related news: Blowing bubbles to support education funding. PHS students talk robotics. Summer enrichment and service learning for PUSD students. Supporting the schools with home energy upgrades.

PUSD Committee Recommends 5% Parcel Tax Hike

The recommendation comes to the Piedmont Board of Education tonight

Beach Capital Campaign Aims to Raise $90,000

Beach Elementary School parents hope for donations by May 1 to restore the school's garden and improve its theater

Frats and Sororities Dominated Social Scene of Past

Until the mid-1990s, selective – and hard-drinking – social clubs were a prominent part of the Piedmont High School scene

Upperclassman Boys Pick Up Motorcycles, Chicks

'Leaning deep into turns is a feeling like nothing else,' says PHS junior Byron Essert. Parents aren't quite so enamored.

Former PHS Student Goes Pro with Bay Sessions

Miles Essert is working, running a business and competing internationally in longboarding – and he's still in high school

From PHS: It's the March 'Highlander Patch' Day

Student journalists reveal things you may not know about Piedmont High: longboarding, motorcycle culture and the PHS social clubs of past generations

PHS Drama: Spine-Tingling Suburb, Time-Honored 'Town'

Updated: More photos of Piedmont High School drama students who will debut two very different plays this week

What's Your Favorite Preschool in Piedmont?

Vote for your favorite in our "Readers' Choice 2012" poll

Planning for College: Mark Your Calendar for These PHS Events

The College and Career Center at Piedmont High School has seven events scheduled this spring to help students and their parents navigate the process of planning and applying for college

New Piedmont School Board Members Sworn In

The "new" PUSD Board of Education re-elected Roy Tolles as president and Rick Raushenbush as vice president

Readmont 2012: 'When The Emperor Was Divine'

PUSD launches this year's "one city, one book" project with a novel about the internment of a Japanese American family from Berkeley during World War II

Enrollment Day March 8 for Kindergarten, Other New K-5 Students

Be prepared – you will need to bring plenty of documentation

Orientation Thursday for Spring Break Trip to China

Priority goes to PHS and PMS Mandarin students and their families, but community members are welcome if there's room. Bring passports, photos, visa applications to Thursday's 7 p.m. orientation.

PHS 'Streetcar' Cast Invited to Edinburgh

A fundraising performance in April will help send drama students and their teacher to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

PUSD: Cancel Calories, Help Cure Cancer

PHS student Julian Ring writes about the upcoming Relay for Life in honor of district staff who are, or have been, fighting cancer

Havens School Searching for New Principal

PUSD Supt. Constance Hubbard will meet with Havens parents tonight (Feb. 9) to discuss the selection process

A Legend Lives on at Winter Jazz Night

Mingus Amungus fuses '50s jazz with 21st century funk at the annual Beach Dads Club fundraiser on Feb. 11

Q&A with School Board Candidates

Piedmont Patch asked candidates about their familiarity with financial issues, parcel tax exemptions, students' physical fitness and whether parent donations have reached their limit

The Cost of Campaigning: School Board Seats

Sarah Pearson and Andrea Swenson have outspent their opponents 2 to 1, according to the candidates' latest campaign disclosure statements

Giving Campaign Raises Over $1.6 Million

Giving Campaign co-chairs Terri Burge and Cory Smegal submitted the following letter, thanking everyone who contributed