Background
Piedmont High School offers ninth through twelfth grade. The school motto is "Achieve the honorable." The school maintains rigorous academic standards, and is well known in the area as an excellent school. Many families move into Piedmont for the schools once their children reach school-age.
Piedmont's colors are purple and white (representing the Scottish thistle), and its mascot, the Highlander, reflects the school's Scottish heritage.
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