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The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

A former forensics student uses a micropipette in class to collect data from micro tube. Current Cal students will get to learn these techniques now that forensics is offered again.
Old classes are back, some courses renamed
Zoya Iqbal, Staff Writer • March 21, 2025

As course registration for the 2025-26 school year comes to a close, Cal High students seeing several former...

Classroom tables and desks will be empty this summer as students won’t be able to remediate grades in summer school.
No more summer school
Aditi Mandale, Staff Writer • March 21, 2025

Looming budget cuts will cause changes in summer programs for San Ramon Valley Unified School District students in a few months. According to...

Government teacher Tasneem Khan, left, works with senior Addison Gesicki during class.
Tasneem Khan learned from past experiences
Yashi Sharma, Staff Writer • March 21, 2025

People associate the term supernatural powers with abilities like teleportation. But people forget that one of the most valuable powers a human...

The first round of 2025 NBA Playoffs start April 19.
NBA playoffs tip off this weekend
Landon Olberg, Staff Writer • April 18, 2025

The NBA playoffs are here better than ever.  Teams that looked like their season was lost are now...

Cal High’s stunt team performs at the NorCal Invitational at Freedom High School on March 8. The team won this competition and the Joust in Riverside on March 15.
Cal’s cheer sports are flying high
Kavin Jain, Staff Writer • March 21, 2025

Ditch the pom-poms and drop the chants. Cal High’s stunt team has been taking cheerleading to a whole new level, and competitive cheer has...

Gisela Lau performs at the RADIX Dance Convention on Nov. 8 in San Francisco. Lau, who was accepted to University of Michigan for dance, placed 10th in the senior solo category.
Cal senior embraces her artistic passion
Sofie Woo, Staff Writer • March 21, 2025

Cal High senior Gisela Lau enters the dance stage with the studio lights beaming on her face. She carries the weight of her hard work and years...

Meet the Staff
Carson Pfotenhauer
Carson Pfotenhauer
Sports Editor

Carson is a Senior at Cal high and this is his third year in newspaper. He enjoys watching and writing about football and baseball. Besides being a journalist, Carson likes to play NCAA Football 25, watch...

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