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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Native land and people should not be disrespected

Kat LeTran and Emma Hall December 15, 2016

The Army Corps of Engineers has finally declared to find a new route for the Dakota Access pipeline. Over the past three  months, Sioux Native Americans have fought arduously to remove the pipeline...

Kayla Neumann races down a mountain bike trail in Mammoth Lakes over the summer.

Neumann takes biking head on

Kallie Sedrel, Staff Writer November 7, 2016

Halfway down Follow Me, a mountain bike trail in Mammoth Lakes, California, junior Kayla Neumann hit a root with her front tire coming off a drop. She flipped over the handlebars, which jammed into her...

Presidential candidates square off

Presidential candidates square off

Gabby Reid, Staff Writer November 7, 2016

With all the buzz about tomorrow’s election, it can be almost overwhelming to take everything into account. Students that are or will be 18 by Nov 8 can legally vote, so it is important to inform...

Cal students stand with members of the Black Student Union during the homecoming rally in protest of the recent racism that has appeared in the form of graffiti in bathrooms on campus.

Students stand up to racist graffiti

Patrick Rettig, Editor in Chief November 7, 2016

Racism reared its ugly head on campus last month, destroying the feelings of safety, acceptance, and belonging felt by many students. Students and parents are outraged with the way that school administrators...

The Young Conservative Club’s posterboard at Club Faire featured images of a rainbow-colored gun with the words “We shoot back” and “Feminism is cancer.”

Conservative Club sparks controversy

Josh Iversen and Michelle Wang November 7, 2016

Cal High’s Young Conservatives Club recently disbanded in the midst of controversy among students and staff. Problems arose last month during the school’s annual Club Faire, when the club’s publicity...

Leadership student Caitlin Willard, left, works with sophomore Erika Reed.  Students in the program work on several different arts and crafts projects on every visit.

Student-run program works with special ed

Emma Hall, Managing Editor November 7, 2016

Sophomore Samantha Meier created a system where she and volunteers from the school’s leadership program work alongside special education students. “Most of the time they only get to interact with...

Cal Alumni involved in assault

Cameron Harris and Ingrid Lam November 7, 2016

San Ramon was recently shocked by the vicious assault of Casey Pletz, a professional snowboarder and former Cal High student. Pletz was attacked on Oct. 14 at 11:55 p.m. by four teenagers, including...

Trump tape shows true colors

Jenna Baner, Staff Writer October 14, 2016

Well, Donald Trump’s microphones aren’t always broken. He’s just not always aware that they’re on.   Unfortunately, this means that the American people along with the rest of the world had...

‘Calcgate’ busted

Patrick Rettig, Editor in Chief September 29, 2016

Cal’s math department was rocked last year when a cheating ring was uncovered that raised questions about both test security and student integrity. The cheating was discovered late in the second semester...

Cal split on knee-Kaeping issue

Cal split on knee-Kaeping issue

Josh Iversen, Managing Editor September 29, 2016

Two years ago, a quiet, easygoing Cal High student stood up and explained to his sociology class why he chose to sit during the national anthem. “He presented a very thoughtful, articulate explanation,”...

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