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Sep 22 | Sep 23 PUSD Board Mtg 7:00 PM (Tue not Wed) | Sep 24 | Sep 25 | Sep 26 Varsity - 6:30 PHS School Team Attends Challenge | Sep 27-28 Wellness Center 5k Run on Saturday PHS School Team Attends Challenge Success | ||
Sep 29 | Sep 30 School Site Council Meeting 3:00 - 4:30 Room 31 (Agenda) Education Speaker Series Golf, Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Water Polo | Oct 1 | Oct 2 Senior Panoramic Photo during school day Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Water Polo | Oct 3 | Oct 4-5 | ||
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PHS Calendar of EventsVisit the PHS Calendar to download the calendar to your home computer or mobile device, or view Special Schedules and School Year Highlights. Block ScheduleView or print the daily schedule of bell times. Student Newspaper TPHNewsCurious about what’s really going on with students? Read the PHS student newspaper, The Piedmont Highlander PHS Yearbook's Photo JournalVisit the PHS Yearbook class’s People of Piedmont High online photo journal, showcasing photography skills and individual student stories PUSD Online Registration The PUSD online registration system will remain open all year so that parents can return to the system as needed to purchase School Spirit Wear, join Parents' Clubs, pay for school activities and more. Please use your login information that you created during online registration. Click here for password recovery or email the Joint Fundraising Office for help | What’s Happening?School Site Council MeetingThere will be a school site council meeting on September 30, 2014 (Tuesday) at 3:00 - 4:30 pm in Room 31. Some agenda items include: WASC Goals 2014-2017 and Single Plan for Student Achievement Goals 2014. All parents and students are welcome to attend. (Agenda) Community College Night - October 2ndOn October 2nd in the PHS Library from 7-8:30 pm Anna Pilloton, Outreach and School Relations Coordinator at the College of Marin, will present the benefits of attending a community college. Two-year colleges are less expensive and can be used as a launching point to a bachelors degree. Ms. Pilloton will discuss the current college landscape and why community college as a pathway to transfer to four year colleges and universities is a wonderful choice. She will review the benefits of cost savings and smaller class sizes with qualified professors. Other topics will include the California master plan, core courses and expectations, transfer pathways for UC, CSU and private schools, and college success. This event is free and open to all students and parents at PHS and Millennium. For more information about the PHS College Center, please go to our website. Education Speaker Series: How to Prepare Students for the Age of Technology, Tuesday, September 30The Piedmont Education Speaker Series has invited four local and nationally-known experts who work in computer science fields to share their thoughts and expertise in a panel discussion on How to Prepare Students for the Age of Technology, on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alan Harvey Theater. In this panel discussion, parents will learn more about the 1:1 Chromebook project being piloted at Millennium High School, Piedmont High School, Piedmont Middle School, and the elementary schools, how to set appropriate technology use guidelines for all ages, why even a brief introduction to computers is essential for everyone, and how an “innovator’s mindset” will help prepare students for success in the workplace. Speakers will include Stephanie Griffin, PUSD’s Director of Instructional Technology; serial entrepreneurs Ali Partovi, Co-Founder of Code.org, and Dion Lim, CEO of Next Lesson; and Kurt Fleischer, Senior Scientist at Pixar Animation Studios. PUSD families may purchase tickets to the full Education Speaker Series through the PUSD Online Registration system; others may contact the Fundraising Office at 653-1816. At this time, tickets for individual events cannot be purchased in advance. Tickets will be available at the door for $10. From 7:30 pm - 9 pm at Piedmont High School in the Alan Harvey Theater (note venue change from PHS Student Center). The Education Speaker Series is presented by the Piedmont Unified School District with the generous support of the Associated Parent Clubs of Piedmont. PHS Attending Challenge Success Fall Conference - September 26 - 27PHS will be sending a school team comprised of teachers, administrators, students and parents to the Challenge Success Fall Conference at Stanford University on September 26 & 27. The conference will provide an opportunity for our school team to learn more about school engagement, academic integrity and adolescent physical and mental health. This year, both new and returning schools will convene at Stanford University on Friday evening, September 26th for a parent education session open to the public featuring New York Times best-selling author and clinical psychologist, Dr. Wendy Mogel, Co-Director, Stanford d. life lab, Stanford Lecturer, Design Program, Dave Evans, and Challenge Success Co-Founders, Dr. Denise Pope and Dr. Madeline Levine. The $10 fee will be covered for those who RSVP to Principal Daniels or the PHS Parents' Club. Carpooling will be coordinated. Please see the flyer for details. Dates for Mandatory Tutoring Time AttendancePlease mark your calendars. Students are required to be at school during the tutoring time, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, on these school days: Tuesday, October 7 Tuesday, October 21 Tuesday, November 4 Tuesday, December 2 Tuesday, January 27 Tuesday, February 24 Tuesday, March 24 (Correction) Tuesday, April 28 Monday, May 18 | |||
Daily AnnouncementsRead exactly what the students hear daily by checking out the daily PHS Announcements Infinite CampusVisit Infinite Campus, the student and parent portal, for access to copies of messages from school, grades, progress reports, report cards, class schedules, attendance records and more. Parents can provide updates to parent/guardian contact information, household information, and emergency contacts too. | School AnnouncementsPHS School and Debate Team Wins in its First Tournament [In the picture: Henry Hopcraft, Veronica Wong, Bryn Lawson, Alex Rickard, Keith Sibal, Ty Ozsoy, Max Lee, Will Reicher, Coach Carlton, Joseph Chan, Dan Reicher (Parent/Volunteer Judge)] The Piedmont High School Speech and Debate Team had their first tournament at Santa Rosa High School participating in Student Congress. In Student Congress, the students pretend to be members of the house debating resolutions. PHS sent 9 students debating topics as varied as having the United States use all means available to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and requiring all smart phones to have a kill switch. In all, the team debated five resolutions. Piedmont did very well taking home two trophies. Freshman Will Reicher took second place and Sophomore Henry Hopcraft placed fifth. The Speech and Debate team is always looking for more students to participate with practices after school Wednesdays and Fridays. For more information, you can contact club President Joseph Chan at 1800jojo@gmail.com. PSAT TestingRegistration for the October 18th PSAT test is now closed. Please advise your registered student to pick up a PSAT study guide from the Counseling Office. CAHSEE Testing (Make Ups)Students who have not taken the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) or unsuccessfully completed any subject (ELA or Mathematics) will have the opportunity to retake or take the tests on October 7 (ELA) and/or 8 (Math). Families whose student/s will have to take CAHSEE will be sent a letter and a message via Infinite Campus. Testing will be administered in the library with check in at 8:00 a.m. If you have any further questions, please contact Amanda Carlson or Ginna Myers at the Counseling Office (510-594-2626 ext. 646). 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists Announced!The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition for recognition and scholarships. Over 22,000 high school students participated last year by taking the 2013 PSAT/NMSQT. Nine PHS students are being recognized this year for their superior performance on the PSAT. Congratulations to the following semifinalists: Remy Afong, Thomas Horn, Alexander Krenitsky, Andrew Moy, Drake Palmer, Jackson Roberts, Samuel Thacher, William Thacher, and Eric Zhang! | |||
PHS Athletic DepartmentTo learn more about participating on PHS athletic teams, policies, guidelines, and more, visit the PHS Athletic Department. PHS Athletic Director Craig Best 510-594-2621 cbest@piedmont.k12.ca.us PHS Boosters ClubFor information, visit the PHS Boosters Club.
The PHS Athletics Directors suggest you visit the NCAA website to get information on eligibility for college-bound student athletes. | ERRATUMLast week’s bulletin announced the following: “ROP Classes Still RegisteringAre you interested in getting extra credits towards graduation? R.O.P. is still registering for Law Enforcement, Retail Marketing, Photography, and Television Productions. See Mrs. Ramirez in the Career Center (G-102) for more information. “ This information is inaccurate. We only have four ROP classes at PHS- ROP Biotechnology, ROP Journalism, ROP Environmental Science and ROP Culinary Arts. We apologize for this error. All enrollments in these classes are closed. AthleticsPHS Fall Sports InformationSpectators welcome... come root for PHS teams! View the PHS Athletics Calendar for a list of events. | |||
College and Career CenterThe PHS College & Career Center is a resource available to all PHS students, offering many services to students, including one-on-one college and career counseling, visits with college admissions reps and practice ACT and SAT tests. Stay up to date with the College & Career Center by reading the bi-monthly bulletin. Wellness CenterThe Wellness Center provides a range of resources to support students and families in meeting the challenges of adolescence. For more information visit the PHS Wellness Center site. | Student ServicesFreshman-Counselor Check InsEach counselor is checking in with EVERY individual freshman in PHS from September 22 to October 17. These brief conversations are aimed at building relationships with the students, determining how the students are adjusting to high school so far and to pro-actively address any potential academic and socio-emotional concerns. For more information about these check ins, please contact your student’s counselor: Dress Code at PHSParents and administration at PHS strive to create a community and climate that is highly conducive to academic growth and socio-emotional learning. In this regard, the dress code instituted at PHS serves to create a culture of respect among our academic scholars. We would like to ask parents' help in making sure that our students are dressed appropriately for school. Please check the complete dress code provisions in your student's planner, pages 17-18. Wellness Center 5k Run - THIS SaturdayCourse Volunteers still being sought, please click the link below for more information. This fun community race through the streets of Piedmont on September 27th raises awareness about the PUSD Wellness Center and the funds needed to support its mission. Click here for information and links to register. PHS College and Career Center Now OpenThe PHS College and Career Center is a resource available to all Piedmont High School and Millenium students. The center offers a variety of services to students, including:
The Center maintains a library of college and career reference materials, scholarship, tutoring references and financial aid information, and hosts college related informational events for students and parents throughout the year. Take advantage of teacher tutorials!Students are highly encouraged to connect with their teachers for extra support or curriculum enrichment possibilities. Tutorials are held by each teacher every Tuesday from 8:00 am - 9:00 am. Extended Library Hours for StudentsThe PHS library is now open to students for extended, after school hours on the following days: Tuesday: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Wednesday: 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm Thursday: 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm | |||
PHS Parents’ ClubThe PHS Parents’ Club provides support to the High School. PHS Parents' Club meetings are held in the District Boardroom from 9-11 am and are open to all. Meeting dates are: Tuesday, November 4 Wednesday, December 3 Wednesday, January 7 Wednesday, February 4 Tuesday, March 3 Tuesday, April 14 Wednesday, May 6 Wednesday, June 2 The PHS Parents’ Club is a member the Associated Parents’ Clubs of Piedmont. Visit the APCP website to learn more about how APCP supports our schools. School Board Meeting NotesLooking for more information on current and past school board meetings? Please visit the Board Meeting Materials provided by the Board of Education. School District InformationFor more school district information, please visit the PUSD website. | PHS Parents’ Club News | |||
Links to published bulletins can be found here. | The PHS Bulletin
The Piedmont PortalFor Community and District-wide news, please visit The Piedmont Portal. The Piedmont Portal s a joint endeavor provided by volunteers of The Piedmont Educational Foundation and the Associated Parents Clubs of Piedmont and includes additional news about things happening in and around Piedmont. Subscribe to the free, weekly Piedmont Portal bulletin to stay up to date on these school and community announcements. |
