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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A student picks up her lunch at the food table located outside the front office, where many lunch thefts have occurred.

Hey, where’s my lunch?

Rachel Pak, Staff Writer March 26, 2019

After four long hours of classes, Cal High’s collective stomach is grumbling. Before lunch starts, students place orders on DoorDash and other food delivery services and eagerly wait in class for...

Military gives outlet for students ready to serve

Kristen Choi, Staff Writer March 26, 2019

There are many paths to take after graduating high school, and it’s difficult to know where life will lead. Most students know about the process of applying to college and how to enter the workforce...

Words should matter every week, not just one

Words should matter every week, not just one

Leilani Lau, Freshman Columnist March 26, 2019

I found last month’s Words Matter week rally to be ironic. People seated near me made comments about the presentations, the games and the people chosen to play the games that were hurtful and disrespectful.  They...

Cal alum David Crinnion founded a start up that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable plastic made of algae. His experiences in the iQuest program helped him become a CEO.

Cal alum creates innovative eco-friendly company

Siddhant Gupta, Managing Editor March 26, 2019

David Crinnion has started a company that produces biodegradable, environmentally-friendly plastic.  The catch? It’s made of algae. A 2014 Cal High graduate, Crinnion founded Algotek in 2017...

Holocaust survivor and San Ramon resident Bernie Rosner speaks to students at Cal High about his experiences at the Auschwitz and Mauthausen concentration camps. He focused his speech on the resilience of the human spirit.

Holocaust survivor talks on campus

Ananya Nag, News Editor February 12, 2019

Emotions ran high as Holocaust survivor and San Ramon resident Bernie Rosner recount-ed his experiences during World War II to students last month. Several sophomore and junior classes gathered...

AP Students conflicted on long finals

Varsha Ravi, Managing Editor February 12, 2019

The dragging monotony of finals season has long since ceased to be a surprise. But some students were surprised by the length of their AP final exams in late December. Last semester, two...

The first floor female bathroom is now designated the gender-neutral bathroom.

Gender-neutral bathroom is relocated

Christine Oh, Co Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2019

The second floor female restroom had been designated the gender-neutral bathroom at Cal High since the end of the 2017-18 school year. But when students returned to campus after the winter break,...

Teachers adopt new standards based grading

Maira Nigaar, Staff Writer February 12, 2019

e rise, but the system is notjust grading students – studentsare grading the system. Instead of a single, overall grade, this standards based grading system breaks down thecontent of the subject...

AP Comparative Gov should be offered

AP Comparative Gov should be offered

Nick Harvey, Freshman Columnist February 12, 2019

AP Comparative Govern- ment (APCG) is a fascinating class that we need at Cal High. The class consists of learningabout the political systems of sixdifferent countries - the Unit- ed Kingdom,...

Cal High graduate Kyle Crowleys memorial stone was dedicated in the school quad last month. The Marine lance corporal was killed in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2004.

Memorial dedicated to fallen student

Ben Rettig, Staff Writer December 18, 2018

The afternoon of Nov. 27 was one of remembrance for the Cal High community as one of their own was forever etched in the foundation of campus. Lance Corporal Kyle D. Crowley, a proud Cal graduate and...

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