Parent Newsletter #33: 4/3/26

Website | Phone: (510) 594-2626

Location: 800 Magnolia Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
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Principal: Dr. Yoshihara | Asst. Principal: Mr. Marik

Dear Highlander Families,

In case you're wondering...38 days left of school. That is 38 days until our seniors bid adieu and our sophomores become upperclassmen. It'll be here before we know it. We are rapidly approaching the finish line. We have one more day of State Testing (Science), then AP Testing, and then all the end-of-year celebrations.

We hope everyone has a safe, relaxing, and refreshing spring break. We will see everyone again on April 13.

Warmly,

Dr. Yoshihara

April 13: Special Schedule (Reverse Lockdown Drill)

April 15: Pathway To The Trades (Academy)

April 17: Parents' Club Meeting (9 am, AHT Lobby)

April 17: Cap & Gown Distribution (Brunch and Lunch)

April 20: State Test (Special Schedule)

April 25: Senior Prom (6-11 pm, TBD)

AP season is coming, and the PHS Parents Club needs parent volunteers to make it happen! Please sign up here to help proctor as many tests as you can. Note that if your student is taking an AP exam, you are welcome (and encouraged) to proctor a different exam. A brief training session will be provided before testing begins. More details are available at this Sign-Up Genius Link.

Staying local for Spring Break? Why not come cheer on Highlander Robotics FRC 8033 at the First California Northern State Championship. They will be at the Cow Palace from April 9-12! Many of the top teams in the world will be competing so the robot action will be fierce. More info can be found here.

They are stoked to qualify for this first ever NorCal Champs event since California went to "Districts" this year. Come support us and join the Maker Mania!

The Play Like a Girl+ event is less than a month away and we are getting excited for an even bigger and better event than last year. We expect more than 1,000 girls+ from around the Bay Area ages 2-18 to come out to jump, throw, kick, punch and play like a girl+!!! With an event of this size, we simply couldn’t do it without the help of our amazing volunteers (that’s YOU!). We need help from 7:30am until 2:30pm – please sign up for the shift that works for you.

Event Date: Sunday, May 3rd

Event Time: 10am-1pm

Event Location: Piedmont High School Witter Field Complex

To sign up for a volunteer shift, please click HERE. Volunteering is WAY more fun with a friend…please feel free to share this link.

For event details, including a list of participating sport vendors, please visit Play Like a Girl+ Piedmont.

We can’t thank you enough for once again supporting this impactful event!

PHS Parents' Club Meeting

April 17, 2026, 9:00-10:30am

Alan Harvey Theater Lobby

Agenda

Happy Spring Break,

Sally Baack and Dana Lung

Co-Presidents, PHS Parents' Club 2025-2026

For all out Bird Calling enthusiasts, the video came out well. It is a large file (>5GB) so it may ask for you to download it. Otherwise, another huge thanks to Sally Baack for keeping this tradition alive. Onto next year's planning, I'm sure.

57th Annual Bird Calling Video: Recorded on 3/20/26

The Bridging the Bay club hosted the French exchange students during lunch on 3/20. Students sat in groups and compared life in France with life here in Piedmont. It was a great event!

The 12th annual Piedmont School Maker Faire on the Piedmont High School campus on Sunday, May 17th at 11am - 3pm! Come celebrate K-12 STEAM education in our community.

Students, parents, teachers, makers of all ages! Our "Call for Makers" is officially open. This event wouldn't be possible without you sharing your projects! Whether you've built a flying robot, crocheted a plushie, created a cardboard arcade game, illustrated a comic, coded an interactive story, grown a hydroponic garden, or your latest experiment or creation, we want to see it. Come share your work or lead a maker activity and inspire our community.

Submissions are due April 30th → Submit your project here

Need a spark? Our website has a bunch of project ideas to get you started. But honestly, the best projects are the ones you're already excited about.

This week's report was run from 2/23-3/20 (4 weeks). 188 students had perfect attendance during this period. This includes:

• No tardies (of any type)
• No absences (of any type)

Congratulations to Graham for such great attendance. Please email the Principal with your Crumbl cookie choice, and I'll personally deliver it to your class.

3/30: 26 tardies to period 1 (7/6/3/10)

3/31: 16 tardies to period 1 (3/5/2/6)

4/1: 13 tardies to period 2 (1/6/5/1)

4/2: 14 tardies to period 1 (2/4/3/5)

4/3: 13 tardies to period 2 (2/5/5/1)

Overall, aside from Monday the daily tardy count was low, although no grade level reached the goal of zero tardies. Freshmen got within a few students on many days and seniors only had one tardy on two of the days. Let's see if the return week proves to be the winning one for one of our grade levels1

Here are the dates for our upcoming grade-level meetings:

12th Grade:

Next Meeting: Thursday, April 23: 7:30-9:00 pm

Facilitators: Sara Ironside, Jen Ferguson

RSVP: jen.c.ferg@gmail.com for more information

Last Meeting of the School Year: Tuesday, May 19: 7:30-9:00 pm

11th Grade:

Last Meeting of the Year: Thursday, April 23: 7:00-8:30 pm

Please email if you are willing to host.

Facilitator: Kristen Brett

RSVP: kbrett@srvusd.net

10th Grade:

Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 28, 8:00-9:30 pm

Facilitators: Sarah Puckett, Maggie Mittan

RSVP: maggie.mittan@gmail.com for more information

Last Meeting of the School Year: Tuesday, May 26: 8-9:30 pm

9th Grade:

Next Meeting: Friday, April 24: 8:45-10:15 am

Facilitators: Judy Lin, Yoko Ichikawa, Anne Hawkins

RSVP: hawkins42@gmail.com for location information

Last Meeting of the School Year: Tuesday, May 19: 7:00-8:30 pm

I know we have many items left behind each day. For me, phones seem a bit more important. If this looks familiar and you want to claim it, please email the principal with a description of the screensaver. Thank you and I hope it finds its owner.

• Thank You to Monseur Smith for an impressive French Induction Ceremony this past Tuesday evening. It was an elegant event for our students and families to experience.