Piedmont Hills High School

Piedmont Hills High School

Infobox high school
imagesize = 157px
name = Piedmont Hills High School
city = San Jose
state = California
country = USA
colors = Maroon
mascot = Pirates
established = 1965
type = Public
enrollment = 2090 (05–06 school year) [ [http://www.esuhsd.org/Administration/documents/fastfacts05-06.pdf fastfacts05-06.indd ] ]
principal = Traci Williams

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. The school's mascot is the Pirate known as Petey the Pirate .

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

It is currently a California Distinguished School and has received various awards in several aspects of its curriculum.

Piedmont Hills High School is [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=piedmont+hills+high+school&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.273162,93.164063&ie=UTF8&ll=37.40746,-121.849065&spn=0.017283,0.04549&z=15&iwloc=A located] at the intersection of Piedmont Road and Ruskin Avenue (Piedmont and Sierra Road being the major cross-streets).

Nearby rival schools of Piedmont Hills include Independence High School.

ports

* Roller Hockey
* Football
* Boys and Girls Basketball
* Badminton
* Swimming and Diving
* Water Polo
* Boys and Girls Soccer
* Track and Field
* Boys and Girls Tennis
* Cross-Country
* Wrestling
* Baseball
* Softball
* Girls Volleyball
* Golf

Trivia

* In the school year of 2005-2006, the Piedmont Hills High School golf team achieved an undefeated record.
* The school holds an annual inter-class spirit competition called F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C.S.
* Piedmont Hills is one of the only schools in its district besides its rival Independence High School and Yerba Buena High School to own a music program.Fact|date=January 2008
* PHHS had an all-faculty oldies band called "Midnight Auto Supply" that would play an annual set of fundraiser concerts, usually in late spring.
* Starting in 2008, lockers will be removed due to theft.

Notable alumni

* Ato Boldon, Olympic Track Medalist & World Champion
* Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!
* Bryan Garza, guitarist and lead vocalist for indie band Scissors for Lefty
* Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress best known for her work on Hannah Montana and Camp Rock
* [(Carl Monroe)] Famous Celebrity Stylist
* [(Chanel Byron)] Olympic Athlete
* [(Christina Tran)] Emmy Award winning Actress
* [(Jason Ponte)] Famous Actor on Gossip Girl
* [(Jamie Cline)] Successful Grammy Award winning singer

ee also

*Santa Clara County high schools

References

External links

* [http://ph.campusgrid.net/home Official website]
* [http://www.esuhsd.org/ East Side Union High School District]


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