Piedmont Hills High School

Piedmont Hills High School
Location
San Jose, California
United States
Coordinates 37°24′09″N 121°51′01″W / 37.402487°N 121.850159°W / 37.402487; -121.850159Coordinates: 37°24′09″N 121°51′01″W / 37.402487°N 121.850159°W / 37.402487; -121.850159
Information
Type Public
Established 1965
Principal Traci Williams
Enrollment 2200 (1415 school year)[1]
Color(s) Maroon, White, Black
Mascot Petey the Pirate
Website Official Website

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.

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

Recent history

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. Piedmont Hills High School Profile 2014-15 from the East Side Union High School District website
  2. "2010 CCS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS- DIVISION I" (PDF). CIF CCS. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. California Principal Says Cheerleading Miniskirts Too Risque, a September 13, 2011 Associated Press article
  4. Rubin, Ann (March 20, 2015). "Body found in San Jose high school swimming pool". KTVU. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  5. http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm see 200m 1991
  6. "Jerry Yang - Piedmont Hills Class of 1986 – Inducted in 2003". East Side Union High School District Education Foundation. 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2014.

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