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

2023-2024 Staff

Andrew Ma
Editor-in-Chief

Andrew Ma

Senior Andrew Ma is Editor-in-Chief of The Californian Paper. Now that he is officially geriatric afte...

Samantha Contreras
Co-Managing Editor

Samantha Contreras

Senior Samantha Contreras is Co-Managing Editor for The Californian Paper.  She joined the newspaper her sopho...

Trisha Sarkar
Co-Managing Editor

Trisha Sarkar

Senior Trisha Sarkar is Co-Managing Editor of The Californian Paper, which she has been a part of fo...

Asiyah Ally
News Editor

Asiyah Ally

Senior Asiyah Ally is a News Editor for The Californian. This is her fourth year in the newspaper an...

Ylin Zhu
News Editor

Ylin Zhu

Junior Ylin Zhu is returning for her third year with The Californian Paper as News Editor. She looks...

Andrew Chen
Assistant News Editor

Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen is an assistant News Editor and sophomore returning for his second year of Newspaper. He's ...

Vedant Desikamani
Assistant News Editor

Vedant Desikamani

Sophomore Vedant Desikamani is back for his second year with The Californian as an assistant News Editor. He...

Sophia Liu
Assistant News Editor

Sophia Liu

Junior Sophia Liu is returning to The Californian for a second year as an assistant news editor. She�...

Shravya Salem Sathish
Opinions Editor

Shravya Salem Sathish

Senior Shravya Salem Sathish is in for Round 3 of The Californian, now as Opinions Editor. This year, ...

Vishwas Balla
Senior Sports Editor

Vishwas Balla

Senior Vishwas Balla is returning for his third year as a member of the Californian paper. This year h...

Carson Pfotenhauer
Sports Editor

Carson Pfotenhauer

Carson Pfotenhauer is a junior at Cal High, and this is his first year being an editor. He likes to wa...

Marcus Chalasani
Assistant Sports Editor

Marcus Chalasani

Assistant Sports Editor Marcus Chalasani is a sophomore at Cal High returning to Newspaper for his second yea...

Mansi Swaminathan
Features Editor

Mansi Swaminathan

After working as a Staff Reporter during her freshman year, sophomore Mansi Swaminathan is returning ...

Yining Xie
Features Editor

Yining Xie

Junior Yining Xie is one of the Features Editors for The Californian. This is her second year in the ...

Addison Jing
A&E Editor

Addison Jing

Addison Jing, a sophomore, is a returning member of the newspaper team and co-editor of A&E. She l...

Daniela Noubleau
A&E Editor

Daniela Noubleau

Sophomore Daniela Noubleau is a returning member of The Californian staff. She is an assistant A&E Edi...

Zaki Humayun
News Lite Editor

Zaki Humayun

Senior Zaki Humayun is returning for his second year as a writer for The Californian. When he's not ...

Hallie Chong
Online & Podcast Editor

Hallie Chong

Senior Hallie Chong is coming back for her third year with The Californian as the Online and Podcast Edito...

Anika Choudhary
Online & Podcast Editor

Anika Choudhary

Senior Anika Choudhary is returning for her third year in newspaper as an Online Editor and Podcast Ed...

Anvi Kataria
Photo Editor

Anvi Kataria

Junior Anvi Kataria is back in The Californian Paper for her second year! This year she is the Photo Edit...

Erin Kim
Graphics Editor

Erin Kim

Erin Kim is returning for her second year with The Californian. She is a senior at Cal High and is ant...

Abhinav Purohit
Social Media & Video Production Editor

Abhinav Purohit

Senior Abhinav Purohit is back for year three as the Social Media & Video Production Editor for The...

Advay Aggarwal
Staff Writer

Advay Aggarwal

Advay Aggarwal is a freshman at Cal High and this is his first year in the newspaper staff. Advay is l...

Trevor Allen
Staff Writer

Trevor Allen

Trevor Allen is a senior and a newcomer to the newspaper team and is looking forward to writing and ...

Benjamin Barba
Staff Writer

Benjamin Barba

Benjamin Barba is a sophomore in his first year working for The Californian. He works as a staff writer and ...

Raiey A. Bekele
Staff Writer

Raiey A. Bekele

Junior Raiey Bekele is a newcomer to the newspaper who accidentally picked the yearbook class on Infinite ...

Eva Brooks
Staff Writer

Eva Brooks

Eva Brooks is a sophomore at Cal High participating in her first year at The Californian as staff wri...

Suhas Chalasani
Staff Writer

Suhas Chalasani

Suhas Chalasani is a sophomore at Cal High and it is his first year as a staff writer. He joined the n...

Mahita Chava
Staff Writer

Mahita Chava

Sophomore Mahita Chava is entering her first year of newspaper at Cal High as a staff writer. She hop...

Somak Das
Staff Writer

Somak Das

Somak Das is a sophomore and joined the newspaper team to be a photographer. He enjoys watching soccer and h...

Kk DeMello
Staff Writer

Kk DeMello

Kk DeMello is a junior who is in his second year as the best staff writer on The Californian. While DeMel...

Keerthi Eraniyan
Staff Writer

Keerthi Eraniyan

Keerthi Eraniyan, a first-time staff member of The Californian, is a freshman at Cal High. She’s i...

Gina Germano
Staff Writer

Gina Germano

Gina Germano is a junior and this is her first year of working on The Californian. She works as a sta...

Audrey Goddard
Staff Writer

Audrey Goddard

Audrey Goddard is a senior joining The Californian for the first time as a staff writer. She hopes to...

Ren Guo
Staff Writer

Ren Guo

Ren Guo is a sophomore at Cal High who joined The Californian team as a staff writer for the first ti...

Sherlyn Hernandez
Staff Writer

Sherlyn Hernandez

Sherlyn Hernandez is a sophomore at Cal High and is joining The Californian as a staff writer. She likes go...

Brooke Hirsch
Staff Writer

Brooke Hirsch

Senior Brooke Hirsch joined the newspaper team as a photographer and possibly an illustrator. She’...

Gabrielle Huie
Staff Writer

Gabrielle Huie

Gabrielle Huie is currently a sophomore and this is her first year with The Californian as a staff writ...

Sabrina Jackson Kimball
Staff Writer

Sabrina Jackson Kimball

Sabrina Jackson Kimball is in her first year as a freshman with The Californian as a staff writer. She is excit...

Johanna Jayakumar
Staff Writer

Johanna Jayakumar

Johanna Jayakumar is a sophomore starting her first year at The Californian newspaper as a staff writer. Sh...

Saya Kubo
Staff Writer

Saya Kubo

Saya Kubo is currently a sophomore at Cal High and is in her first year with The Californian as a staff...

Celine Leung
Staff Writer

Celine Leung

Senior Celine Leung is joining The Californian as a first-year staff in the social media team! In he...

Camille Miller
Staff Writer

Camille Miller

Camille Miller is a sophomore at Cal High and in her first year with The Californian as a staff writ...

Melissa Nguyen
Staff Writer

Melissa Nguyen

Melissa Nguyen is currently a senior at Cal High and returning for her second year as a staff writer f...

Landon Olberg
Staff Writer

Landon Olberg

Landon Olberg is a sophomore at Cal High and this is his first year being a staff writer for The Californ...

Shelly Parekh
Staff Writer

Shelly Parekh

Junior Shelly Parekh is in her first year at The Californian as a staff writer. She is excited to explo...

Shivani Phadnis
Staff Writer

Shivani Phadnis

Senior Shivani Phadnis is a reporter for The Californian. This is her second year of newspaper and sh...

Mishti Ramachandra
Staff Writer

Mishti Ramachandra

Mishti Ramachandra is a sophomore and this is her first time as the staff writer for The Californian. She...

Shubhang Rathore
Staff Writer

Shubhang Rathore

Shubhang Rathore is a sophomore at Cal High and is a transfer student. This is his first year as part ...

Riya Reddy
Staff Writer

Riya Reddy

Junior Riya Reddy is back at it again for her second year of being a staff writer for The California...

Alyssa Reyrao
Staff Writer

Alyssa Reyrao

Alyssa Reyrao is a sophomore in her first year as a staff writer. She wishes to improve in writing an...

Jani Rodrigo
Staff Writer

Jani Rodrigo

Senior Jani Rodrigo is a first time reporter for The Californian team at Cal High and is looking forw...

Taij Singh
Staff Writer

Taij Singh

Freshmen Taij Singh joined the newspaper team as a staff writer. He loves to read books, whether it be fi...

Nidhi Sudheendra
Staff Writer

Nidhi Sudheendra

Nidhi Sudheendra is a junior and a first time reporter at The Californian. She wants to specialize in soci...

Zak Syed
Staff Writer

Zak Syed

Zak Syed is a sophomore and is in his first year on the newspaper team as a staff writer, and reporter...

Srikar Thippavajjula
Staff Writer

Srikar Thippavajjula

Srikar Thippavajjula is a junior and is in his first year as a writer for The Californian. He is exci...

Vihaan Tigadikar
Staff Writer

Vihaan Tigadikar

Vihaan Tigadikar joined newspaper as a photographer and a reporter this year. Vihaan is a sophomore and...

Caleb Yi
Staff Writer

Caleb Yi

Caleb Yi is a sophomore who is in his first year with The Californian joining as a staff writer. He p...

Noah Young
Staff Writer

Noah Young

Sophomore Noah Young is a staff writer for The Californian and this is his first working on the paper....

Jordan Vereen
Staff Writer

Jordan Vereen

Senior Jordan Vereen is a staff writer for The Californian Paper. Initially writing for the p...

Aarav Manjunath
Staff Writer

Aarav Manjunath

Senior Aarav Manjunath is a first-year reporter for The Californian Paper. After three years ...

Samika Karode
Artist

Samika Karode

Samika Karode is a senior who recently joined the newspaper team as an illustrator. Samika joined hopi...

Susanne Soroushian
Artist

Susanne Soroushian

Senior Susanne Soroushian is an artist for The Californian. She was a freelance artist in her junior ...

Alexander Gomes
Photographer

Alexander Gomes

Alexander Gomes is a junior and this is his second year on the newspaper staff. He is an avid photograph...

Bekah Gracer
Photographer

Bekah Gracer

 Bekah Gracer is a senior and a first year photographer for The Californian. She has been in the Photo Advan...

Sophia Santiago
Photographer

Sophia Santiago

Sophia Santiago is a senior who is a new member of The Californian Paper. She’s looking forward to bein...

Olivia Soares
Photographer

Olivia Soares

Olivia Soares is a sophomore and this is her first year in newspaper. Her favorite thing to do in her...