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Piedmont Hills High School

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Traci Williams

Mascot
  
Petey the Pirate

Number of students
  
2,200 (14–15 school year)

Established
  
1965

Color(s)
  
Maroon, White, Black

Phone
  
+1 408-347-3800

Founded
  
1965

Enrollment
  
2200 (14–15 school year)

Address
  
1377 Piedmont Rd, San Jose, CA 95132, USA

District
  
East Side Union High School District

Similar
  
James Lick High School, Independ High School, Evergreen Valley High School, Sierramont Middle School, Milpitas High School

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Piedmont Hills High School is a comprehensive public four-year high school located in the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose, California, USA. It is part of the East Side Union High School District and is the second highest performing school in the district, based on California's Academic Performance Index. It is currently a California Distinguished School and has received various awards in several aspects of its curriculum. Together with Independence High School and Yerba Buena High School, Piedmont Hills is one of a few schools in the district to have its own music program.

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The school began operation in 1965, under founding principal Gerald R. Bocciardi.

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Recent history

  • In 2008, lockers were removed due to vandalism, theft, and safety issues.
  • In 2010, the Pirates won the 2010 CCS Division I Championship for football, the first in the school's history.
  • In 2011, the school's cheerleaders were required to wear sweatpants under their cheerleader skirts while attending classes; the principal considers the miniskirts "too risque" though the rule does not appear during games.
  • In 2012, the school's concert choir received a Unanimous Superior at the CMEA Festival, the first in the school's history.
  • In 2012, the school's vocal jazz group, the "Treblemakers", competed in and won the vocal jazz portion of Northern California Jazz Festival for a second consecutive time.
  • In 2012, the girls' track & field team was the #1 CCS champion.
  • In 2013, the Piedmont Hills Drama Department production of "Hairspray" won Best Ensemble at the Stage's Top Honor Awards.
  • In 2014, the Treblemakers competed in the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival and won a Commanding Performance rating.
  • In 2014, concert choir received a Unanimous Superior from CMEA, held at Silver Creek High School.
  • On March 20, 2015, a dead man in his twenties was found at the bottom of the diving pool.
  • In 2015, Piedmont Hills celebrated its 50th Anniversary with an all-alumni production of A Chorus Line, as well as a Homecoming Reunion.
  • In 2015, the school's baseball team won the 2015 CCS Division Championship for baseball, the first in the school's history.

    • Notable alumni

  • Ato Boldon, Olympic Track Medalist & World Champion
  • Melissa (Nichols) Dyrdahl, co-founder and CEO of Bring Light, former Senior VP of Adobe Systems Incorporated
  • Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!
  • Steve Papin, American football player
  • Stephen Anderson, American football player for the Houston Texans

    • References

    Piedmont Hills High School Wikipedia
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