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Students may find it difficult to navigate across campus in a few years as Cal High’s population continues to grow.

Sea of change coming

Ingrid Lam, News Editor October 19, 2015

With the way student populations are shooting up in the East Bay, it is no wonder that the threat of potential overcrowding is now coming close to home, as Cal High looks to exceed 3,200 students within...

Class of 2015 graduate Erin Fox wore Cal’s traditional white gown for females last June. All students will wear black gowns at the Cal’s future graduation ceremonies.

Gender blind grad gowns

Anmol Arora, Staff Writer October 19, 2015

With a trend toward the support of equal rights for the gay and transgender community, Cal High administrators have decided that all students in the Class of 2016 will wear black gowns at graduation this...

Is sex ed in health class sufficient?

Patrick Rettig, Editor in Chief October 19, 2015

Like any other class at Cal High, health is subject to state standards. Within the health standards, many sensitive subjects such as mental health, drugs, and alcohol are covered in a straightforward...

New homework policy implemented

Kat Letran, Features Editor October 19, 2015

Less work and more play? Sounds fake, right? But alarming levels of stress from students have caused  the San Ramon Valley Unified School District to introduce a new homework policy this year that...

Above, the all-girl band Novicain Road includes, from left to right, drummer Mia Wallace, bassist Jessica Stephens,  singer Gabby Reid, and guitarist Ursella Cheung.

Novicain Road rocks ‘n’ rolls

Hugo Suárez, Staff Writer October 19, 2015

Ursella Cheung and Gabby Reid’s love for the band Guns N’ Roses brought the two sophomores together. Their passion for music in general led them to start their own band, Novicain Road. Founded...

Retiring teachers leave the Grizzly den

Retiring teachers leave the Grizzly den

Albert Liao, Staff Writer June 9, 2015

As Cal says goodbye to students who leave for college, it also bids farewell to seven teachers who have dedicated years of their lives for the well-being of their students. The teachers who are retiring...

Goodbye, Cal High (Pt. 1)

Goodbye, Cal High (Pt. 1)

Adam Jackson and Gabby Silva June 9, 2015

As we roll into June, the seniors begin to say their final goodbyes to Cal High. It’s bittersweet. There are so many things to look forward to, especially graduation and the world beyond high school. But...

Anti-drug speaker misleads students

Michelle Wang, Editor in Chief June 5, 2015

Freshman Juliette Mohr thought she was in for a typical anti-drug presentation when Alex Matthews from Narconon Redwood Cliffs visited her health class. Matthews started his April presentation with...

‘P.E. Diddy’ goes viral

Vaidya Keeran, Staff Writer June 5, 2015

San Ramon recently made the Bay Area proud. How so? We made the news. OK, so maybe nothing big really happened. But when you live in San Ramon, making the news is something worth telling future grandchildren. For...

Senior Morgan Yee co-writes UCSF oncologist’s research paper

Senior Morgan Yee co-writes UCSF oncologist’s research paper

Chandni Mistry, Staff Writer June 5, 2015

Senior Morgan Yee has researched cancer radiation treatment with a doctor at UCSF over the past two summers and is a co-author on the doctor’s research paper. She interns with Dr. Dilini Pinnaduwage,...

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