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   One Year in Quarantine
One day history books will detail all of the unusual year that was 2020. The coronavirus pandemic obviously will headline the strangeness of the year.
One Year in Quarantine
How history books will look back on 2020?
Sami Tripasuri, Staff Writer • March 12, 2021

As the future generations peer into their history textbooks, a certain page will catch their attention. This one is different from the rest....

Managing editor Sabrina Contreras documented what she was feeling last year when in-person school was cancelled for initially a few weeks. A year later, students still are not back on campus.
A journal entry from long ago
March 12, 2021
After a year of staring a computer screens in lieu of being in the classroom, many students and teachers are burned out with online learning.
Burning out during quarantine
March 12, 2021
Seniors Audrey Zhang, left, and Kaitlyn Perry helped collect food and other supplies for an Interact service project that benefitted the Bay Area Rescue Mission.
Clubs figure out how to keep volunteering in quarantine
March 12, 2021
News
Cal Highs leadership class has made adjustments to this years homecoming festivities, which have been moved up a month. The dance also will be outdoors because of COVID-19 precautions.
Homecoming is back... just a month earlier
Saachi Sharma, Staff Writer • September 12, 2021

Homecoming is coming a little earlier this year. In addition to being scheduled for next week - a month before it’s traditional late October...

The 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan replaced the Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Teachers remember 9/11 20 years later
September 11, 2021

No Cal High students were alive 20 years ago today when a dark day in American history unfolded.  But those who were alive vividly remember...

Students can play cornhole during lunch now that the game and many others are set up around the quad.
Campus has a new look this year
September 3, 2021

Cal High's campus isn’t quite the same as students left it back in March of 2020. As returning students walk around campus, they might...

Opinion
Schoology knocked Schoolloop out of Cal High and the rest of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District to become the champion of grading platforms. Unfortunately, many students find it confusing and difficult to navigate.
The San Ramon Valley Unified School Districts report card, while definitely improving from the first semester, is a mixed bag this year.
Staff writer Ridhi Goyal argues that the San Ramon Valley Unified School District should mandate that students and staff received the COVID-19 vaccine before they return to campus in August.
A&E
Black actors cast in historically white roles cause controversy
Rohan Iyer, Staff Writer • May 28, 2021

Representation has always been a problem for people of different ethnicities and races, especially in the film industry, with massive controversy...

How COVID-19 has changed the entertainment industry
Shiphrah Moses, Staff Writer • May 28, 2021

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, many people looked to movies and television to keep themselves entertained. From Netflix’s...

'Mortal Kombat' is still bloody fun
Evan Heinz, Staff Writer • May 14, 2021

“Mortal Kombat” is a well known video game that reached its peak in the arcade era in 1993.  There have been multiple films made to portray...

Sports
New district guidelines for athletes and coaches now require only members of indoor sports, such as the girls volleyball team, to provide proof of vaccination or submit to twice-weekly COVID 19 tests. The district initially indicated that all athletes must follow these guidelines.
Varsity football coach Danny Calcagno talks with members of his team during Fridays homecoming game, which Cal won 41-7 over MIlpitas. All coaches and athletes are now required by the district to show proof of vaccination or be tested twice a week for COVID-19.
New Cal High mens basketball coach Steve Ohlmeyer, who graduated from Cal High in 1988, has worked with the schools program for the past 20 years.
News Lite
Its hard to find a job that benefits the lifestyle of post-pandemic teens.
The beloved Costco churro has returned to the Costco food court.
The deserted land that is the Cal High quad.
Features
Peets cold brew is one of the better iced coffee drinks, but Philz sells the best coffee in San Ramon.
Golnazar Gourmet Ice Cream at 12983 Alcosta Blvd. near Iron Horse Middle School offers the best ice cream in San Ramon.
Canyon Lakes Brewerys par burgers are a great hit, but faced some tough competition from other great spots in San Ramon.
Senior Issue
Senior Issue 2021
Senior Issue 2021
June 2, 2021

Senior staff writer Shannah Saul will be attending IDC Herzliya in Israel this fall.
Some students go overseas for university
June 2, 2021
Senior Jacob Pfister is attending Arizona State Universitys Professional Flight program in Mesa next year.
Seniors head toward unconventional paths
June 2, 2021
History teacher Scott Hodges plays the guitar with Partial Credit during his last performance in late May. Hodges is retiring after 23 years at Cal High.
Iconic teacher leaves Cal
June 2, 2021
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