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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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Social media impacts students

Social media impacts students

Zak Syed, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

In today’s new digital age, social media has become an essential part of the lives of the current and older generations. With its ability to connect people from all corners of the world, social media...

Social media influencing Gen Alpha’s young kids

Social media influencing Gen Alpha’s young kids

Alyssa Reyrao, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

Generation Alpha is the first generation to be born into a fully technological and connected world. These kids, born between 2010 to 2024 and known as Gen Alpha, have grown up with social media available...

BookTok revitalizes reading

BookTok revitalizes reading

Shelly Parekh, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

From character edits to book reviews, romance novels to murder mysteries, fan theories to reading challenges, BookTok has resurged the interest in literature. BookTok, a combination of short TikTok videos...

Audrey’s sugar cookies are festive and delicious.

Holiday recipes worth celebrating

Audrey Goddard, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

I enjoy baking around the holidays because it’s a great way for me to create affordable yet delicious treats for my friends and family. These are a few of my favorite recipes I tried making this holiday...

Top gifts for Secret Santa

Top gifts for Secret Santa

Mishti Ramachandra, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

The holiday season is stressful for a reason. When it comes to juggling between holiday plans, finding gifts for everyone, and cramming for finals, finding the best Secret Santa gifts can easily slip...

Pro and amateur teams try to achieve structural integrity.

Gingerbread houses crumble under 7.5 magnitude shaker

Samantha Contreras and Addison Jing December 15, 2023

The Californian hosted its inaugural gingerbread house-making competition this month, and few of the homes survived a unique structural earthquake test none of the contestants foresaw. Competitors were...

Learning shifts to online platforms

Learning shifts to online platforms

Ben Barba Zuniga and Audrey Goddard November 9, 2023

Staring at computers all day has become the standard since the COVID-19 pandemic. During the lockdown, lectures, resources and tests were all moved online because it was the only option for teachers....

Does technology have a place in schooling?

Camille Miller, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

Technology is here to stay, so why not get used to it? Students must become accustomed with technology to succeed. It will be used in a variety of ways throughout their lives, like higher education, work,...

Does technology have a place in schooling?

Abhinav Purohit, Social Media & Video Production Editor November 9, 2023

In 2023, where digital technology has become an integral part of our daily lives, the idea of using non-digital ways to learn in our education system might seem like a step backwards. But the rapid digitalization...

A tired student learns about mitochondria through a pre-recorded lecture on his computer. Teachers are increasingly using virtual learning strategies despite school being in person.

Online learning is not a thing of the past

Mahita Chava and Sherlyn Hernandez November 9, 2023

Multiple teachers at Cal High continue to use online lectures despite the end of COVID-19 and distance learning era.  During online schooling, asynchronous learning, where students don’t have to...

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