Piedmont’s streets came alive again on Monday morning as students from transitional Kindergarten (TK) to 12th grade made their way back to the classrooms for the first day of school. Piedmont’s annual walk-through registration — where middle and high school students get their schedules, books, and take care of other administrative tasks — was Friday.
Scenes from registration and the first day of school:
Piedmont High School on registration day 
MHS Principal Irma Munoz Daniels prepares to greet students. 
Students return text books and pick up new ones in the library 
Retired librarian Kathryn Levenson returned to help for the day 
Sisters at PHS library 
A parent volunteer helps a student with their registration card 
Friends compare schedules in the PMS breezeway 
PMS Principal Karyn Shipp hands out ID cards. 
8th grader Francesca Clark hands out t-shirts to incoming 6th grade students. 
A PMS student picks up their ID card. 
School photos 
Piedmont Scouts outside PMS
A brand new TKer 
Emotions ran the gamut on Monday morning 
Kindergarten teacher Lydia Adams helps a student with their lunch bag. 
The Havens hallways — neat and orderly on the first day. 
Havens parents gathered in Ellen Driscoll for a coffee after drop-off.
A balloon arch on the Beach blacktop 
The Beach blacktop is where it all starts on day one. 
Students file into their classrooms after lining up outside
The school district lost several key administrators last spring but managed to fill the positions before the end of the year. Joining Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Hawn and Assistant Superintendent Ariel Dolowich this year are:
- Jean Fagin – Director of Special Education
- Tyler Small – Director of Athletics
- Jamie Van Kleeck – Assistant Principal of Piedmont Middle School
- Dr. David Yoshihara – Principal of Piedmont High School
New PHS Principal Dr. David Yoshihara 
Parent volunteers treated the Class of 2025 to donuts to celebrate their “Last First Day” of high school 
Seniors Emily Williamson, Juliana Thornborrow, Eliza Hammond, Olive Litwin, and Reni Suhr 
Seniors Teresa McKay, Haylee Cheang, and Fiona Chen 
Seniors Gus von Metzsch, Nick King, Tommy Ashton, Cash Elmquist, and Sam Shelby 
Seniors Ella Yasar, Inaya Majid, Genevieve Hiller, Clara Murray, Friedie Schickedanz, and Teresa McKay
Sixth graders ready for their first day at PMS
It will be a busy fall for the district: Witter Field is set to reopen this week after almost a year of construction, setting the stage for the return of home football games. And on November 5, Piedmonters will vote for new school board members and on an important parcel tax ballot measure.