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The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

Opinion

History needed to understand Israel-Palestine conflict

Ben Anderson, Guest Writer February 14, 2024

Learning history and how to interpret it helps inform our worldview. Think about what this statement means for a moment. Our unique backgrounds and experiences lead us to interpret historical events differently,...

Counselors, students must communicate about course load rigor

Counselors, students must communicate about course load rigor

Staff Editorial February 14, 2024

During this time when students begin to select their courses for next year, counselors often advise students to refrain from taking too many AP and honors classes, or courses off-campus, in an effort to...

Cal High should maintain current block schedule

Staff Editorial February 14, 2024

Over the years, Cal High administrators and staff have engaged in recurring discussions about potential changes to the school schedule. Part of the reason is that the San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s...

Tweens cause a mess at displays, demanding age-inappropriate products in beauty stores.

Parents must rein in “Sephora kids”

Mahita Chava, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

Workers at popular beauty companies such as Sephora and Ulta are taking to social media to vent their feelings about children ages nine to 12 wreaking havoc in their stores. Since these stores don’t...

Students work on a lab for AP Environmental Science, one of several advanced STEM classes offered at Cal.

Variety in advanced classes is lacking

Nidhi Sudheendra, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

It is no secret that many Cal High students pile rigorous AP and honors classes into their schedules. What might not be as apparent is a lack of variety in the advanced classes offered. High school should...

Test-optional policies fail to bridge gap in economic disparity

Aarav Manjunath, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

Fraught with alleged problems in equity, standardized testing has long been a broken measure of student intelligence. In the last two decades, as many as 200 institutions of higher education permanently...

Teachers should decide blocked sites, not district

Staff Editors December 15, 2023

Chromebooks have become essential in Cal High’s classrooms, providing students and teachers with educational tools. But while searching for some websites, it’s likely students will find the image of...

Chromebooks should be provided based on need

Staff Editors December 15, 2023

When technology is used in the classroom, a teacher might see some MacBooks, one or two iPads, and a whole slew of Chromebooks. These school-issued Chromebooks are not exactly popular, but they are the...

Boycotting Starbucks is promoted online because of allegations that the brand is pro-Israel.

Starbucks boycott is misinformed

Nidhi Sudheendra, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

The conflict between Israel and Palestine has become a hot-topic debate, and Starbucks has been caught in the crossfire. Earlier in October, Starbucks Workers Union made a social media post in support...

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