Meet & Greet with New PUSD Superintendent May 8
PUSD invites the community to meet the District’s new Superintendent, Dr. Jennifer Hawn. Please join us Monday, May 8, 5-7:00pm, in the Plaza between the STEAM Building and Alan Harvey Theater on the campus of Piedmont High School. Refreshments and snacks will be provided! RSVP on the District website.
Melissa Daymond Named New Wildwood Elementary Principal
At its April 26 meeting, the PUSD Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Melissa Daymond as new Principal of Wildwood Elementary School. She will replace the retiring Carol Cramer on July 1, 2023. Visit the District website for more information about PUSD's newest principal!
PHS STEAM Building/Alan Harvey Theater Project Earns Award of Merit
PUSD's STEAM Building and Alan Harvey Theater project - made possible by 2016's voter-approved H1 Facilities Bond - on the campus of Piedmont High School, has earned a 2023 Award of Merit in the 'Best Educational Project' category of the Pacific Coast Builders Conference Gold Nugget Awards. Congratulations to all the District's partners on the project and thank you to the Piedmont community for voting to make these outstanding facilities available for our students. Learn more about the H1 Bond and project here.
Piedmont Middle School Hosts Diversity Day
Great day at Piedmont Middle School as Diversity Day returned April 24 after a three-year hiatus. Students enjoyed a variety of presentations and activities, as well as lunch featuring foods from around the world. The day ended with a Wish/Action Tag activity where students hung tags on trees with a wish written on one side and an action they will take on the other. Visit PUSD's Facebook page for photos. Thank you to all the organizers, speakers, and to the PMS Parents Club for making the day possible.
Highlander Robotics Places 3rd at World Championships
Congratulations to the Highlander Robotics Team for placing 3rd in its division at the FIRST Robotics World Championships last week in Houston. Read full story courtesy of the Piedmont Post.
'I Am Here' Assembly Returns to PHS/MHS
Before Spring Break, Piedmont and Millennium High School students gathered for the return of the 'I Am Here' Assembly to close out Diversity Week on April 7. Read more about the event courtesy of the Piedmont Post.
Physics Students Work to Bring Clean Water to Houses in Panama
Students in Ms. Chamberlain’s physics classes are applying lessons learned in the classroom to real world situations through a partnership with Global Brigades - an international non-profit working to meet the health and economic goals of communities around the world. Funded by PUSD’s Department of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity (DEI), students have joined with Global Brigades to develop and apply their STEM skills to improve access to clean drinking water for partner communities. Students met via Zoom with a Water Council in Panama on April 28 to discuss efforts to connect houses with the town’s water supply. After interviewing Council members to learn their specific needs, students will spend the next few weeks designing a gravity-based system to bring clean water to residents, present the project to local engineers and fundraise to help make the project a reality.
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