The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

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Celeste Virador sings “When You Wish Upon a Star” at the school’s White Noise benefit concert earlier this year.

Celeste the singing superstar

Emmy Burrus and Maira Nigaar, Staff Writers May 2, 2019

ste Virador dreamt of becoming a singer.  Little  did she know that years later she would be cast in the renowned San Francisco Opera Guild Summer Conservatory during the summers of 2016 and...

Kiernan Hanson plays one of the leads in Maddie Harris’ short film, “At a Glance,” which is about love at first sight.

Short film festival project leaves a legacy

Gina Wu, Editor in Chief May 2, 2019

Cal High leadership students strive to create a warm and friendly atmosphere that welcomes a vast number of students with diverse interests. One way that students attempt to achieve this goal is through...

Above, Cal Band director Kent Johnson instructs wind ensemble before their sight reading session.  Below, an alto sax soloist from Pittsburg High’s freshman Jazz Band performs. Schools throughout Northern California attended the festival.

Banding together

Christine Oh, Co Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2019

Cal High hosted schools from all over Northern California on April 13 for the NCBA spring festival.  The festival at Cal was one of three festivals that the Northern California Band Association...

Google is changing the gaming scene

Google is changing the gaming scene

Aidan Trejo, Staff Writer May 2, 2019

Since the release of the Nintendo 64 in 1996, consoles have dominated the world of gaming. But Google’s new streaming service, Stadia, plans to change that. Google announced at the annual Gamers...

Disney merger brings new possibilities

Disney merger brings new possibilities

Ananya Nag, News Editor May 2, 2019

Disney recently merged with 21st Century Fox, placing it at the forefront of the battle of the movie studios, and allowing Disney to own what could be almost half of the Hollywood films released into theaters.  The...

Ending the game

Ending the game

Rachel Pak, Staff Writer May 2, 2019

Marvel’s last Avengers movie, “Avengers: Endgame,” wraps up the current Avengers storyline with a bang and lives up to the hype. In the previous movie, “Avengers: Infinity War,” Thanos successfully...

Students are tested on music theory and musical ability during the Certificate of Merit test, which goes up to levels 10 or 11.

When music mixes with merit

Sierra Randel, Staff Writer March 26, 2019

Playing a musical instrument is difficult enough. But the many Cal students who take the Certificate of Merit test go above and beyond to demonstrate their musical skills. Certificate of Merit, or...

New production brings attention to the arts

Ceci Musgrove, Features Editor March 26, 2019

Remember kaleidoscopes, those fun cylinders given to us as kids, with colorful, geometric shapes inside?  Well, that’s the idea for this year’s performing arts concert.  Cal’s performing...

Food icons put to the test

Food icons put to the test

Varsha Ravi, Managing Editor March 26, 2019

After a long, hard day of shopping, whether you’ve been weaving through the aisles of Costco or finding yet another one of IKEA’s secret passageways, a warm meal never fails to hit the spot.  But...

Marvels leading lady

Marvel’s leading lady

Brynn Kan, Staff Writer March 26, 2019

Marvel’s first female-led superhero movie, “Captain Marvel,” blasted through theaters on International Women’s Day, March 8, earning $61.4 million in just two days. “Captain Marvel,” directed...

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