Brent Daniels, currently assistant principal at Burlingame High School, will step into his new job July 1, following the retirement of current principal Rich Kitchens.
Few of the parents attending a recent session on Internet safety at the school had heard of the newest applications such as Askfm or Chatroulette.
Continuing a longstanding tradition, the winners of Piedmont High's 2013 bird calling contest will make an appearance on the David Letterman show May 21.
The Piedmont Highlander produced this video of a final round of chirps and squawks, then the announcement of the winners.
Head to Piedmont High at 7 p.m. to hear this year's contestants squawk and chirp.
Fletcher, who takes over from retiring PMS Principal Jeanne Donovan on July 1, describes himself as "very active."
The appointment of Ryan Fletcher, currently vice principal of J.L. Stanford Middle School in Palo Alto, was announced at Wednesday night's meeting of the PUSD Board of Education.
Pedmont's school board meets in public session tonight at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
In addition to bragging rights, the top three finishers in the May 10 competition will be heading to New York where they have once again been invited to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Absenteeism that plagues other districts in the East Bay is not a serious problem in Piedmont.
Illicit drugs and violence account for the majority of the offenses leading to out-of-school suspensions in PUSD.
Piedmont High School earned a gold medal from U.S. News and World Report.
The 2013 recipients of the award are Bill Drum (posthumously) and Mary Ireland.
The California Department of Education this week released 2012 figures for statewide and local high school graduation and dropout rates.
The I-search Celebration and public viewing will be held on Tuesday, May 7 and shows examples of what students are thinking about and how they convey this information to others.
This year's annual Spring Fling Tri-School Fundraiser offers a Pop Up Gala, featuring an auction, dinner and dancing and will take place on April 27 at a top secret location.
James Steyer of Common Sense Media will speak on "How Technology Is Shaping the Younger Generation."
The Piedmont Unified School District is accepting public comment on a proposed list of new textbooks for French, Mandarin and Spanish for high school and middle school students. The school board's decision is expected May 8.
The team ended a stellar season with a third place finish in the "A" League Tournament.
The colorful event promises to be a fun-filled fundraiser for local school art programs.
The Piedmont High School principal will retire after more than three decades at the school. His jobs have ranged from rookie social studies teacher to a five-year stint as assistant principal before he took over the top spot at PHS.
Annual fundraiser for Beach Elementary School is Saturday.
University of California President Mark Yudof plans to retire in August.
Superintendent Constance Hubbard answers questions from Piedmont Civic Association.
With only a week left in the run-up to the March 5 vote on renewing Piedmont's parcel tax for schools, an informal survey of yard signs indicates strong support for the Piedmont Unified School District measure.
Richard Kitchens is one of eight people who will be honored at the university's Alumni Day on March 2.
State officials released district-level details about a plan to give more money to poorer schools.
The "Spotlight" will arrive in Piedmont mailboxes next week, just days before the March 5 special election on Measure A, the school parcel tax.
Meet counselor and teacher Karen Blanpied.
Statements made by a proponent of Measure A at a recent League of Women Voters forum on the school parcel tax proposal were incorrect.
The Board of Trustees also approved a tuition increase for general graduate, graduate engineering, medical and law students, and for first-year MBA students for the 2013-14 academic year.
Find out when you'll need to plan for days off and spring break.
Voters may request a vote-by-mail ballot at any time from now until Feb. 26 for the March 5 Piedmont Unified School District Special Election.
Check out the winner — and the winning hand.
In-person registration of students who will enter Piedmont Unified Schol District schools for the first time next fall begins Thursday, March 7.
Fourth grader Lynette Richardson will join a much older crowd of guests to talk about social and emotional learning.
Did you hear Gov. Jerry Brown mention Piedmont schools?
What's on tap for the Piedmont Unified School District's Board of Education tonight.
A special election on the Piedmont Unified School District parcel tax measure will be held March 5, 2013.