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Students attended Cal High's annual homecoming dance last Saturday in the school quad. During the dance, a 16 year old boy who doesn't attend Cal allegedly attacked a female assistant principal at the front of the school after trying to leave the dance early.
Boy allegedly attacks female assistant principal during homecoming dance
Ylin Zhu and Mansi Swaminathan • October 25, 2024

A female assistant principal was physically assaulted by a 16-year-old boy last Saturday during Cal High’s...

Juniors Abbey Arteaga, Kaden Chen and Andreas Zotos walking behind the new gates in the front of the school.
New gates tighten campus security
Gayatri Nair, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024

The addition of new black iron fences and gates around the perimeter of Cal High has tightened security on campus this school year. Gates and...

Measure Q yard signs are seen in front of houses around the neighborhoods of San Ramon. The parcel tax requires a two-thirds majority in the Nov. 5 election in order to pass.
Voters to decide renewal of parcel tax
Christian Jung, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024

As the San Ramon Valley Unified School District approaches the expiration of a long-time parcel tax at the end of the school year, voters must...

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Students watch as a teacher arrests their phones and places them into the phone jail.
Sports
Cal High sophomore Lola Cervantes, left, evades Dougherty Valley defender Hayden Pearson during a league game against the Wildcats in January. Cervantes is hoping to be named to Mexico’s U15 women’s national soccer team later this month.
Sophomore makes a name for herself
Mai Cole, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024

Representing your family’s country for the sport you love is just a long shot dream for many high school...

Rylan Kuo, right, gets ready to face his opponent at the 2024 Junior Para North American Cup in Charlotte, NC.
Senior fencer competes at Junior Olympics
Anay Gupta, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024

While fencing is one of the more unique sports worldwide, Cal High has an individual that excels among his competition. Senior Rylan Kuo has...

Cal High freshman Adithi Chennavaram, left, catches the ball while dodging Carlmont defender Jeanette Healey during the Grizzlies’ JV flag football game on Sept. 16.
New JV teams start up this fall
Anistyn Lum, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024

The varsity women’s flag football squad is no longer the only team in the program. This season Cal High added a new JV girls team to the flag...

Features
Christina Haaverson stands in front of a plane before taking flight from the Livermore Municipal Airport. From classroom to cockpit, Haaverson exercises her skills as a certified professional private pilot and practices flying on weekends.

Sherlyn Hernandez, Staff Writer

October 10, 2024

Rae Anne Crandall, left, and her husband, Jim Crandall, pose in front of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.

Zak Syed, Assistant Features Editor

October 10, 2024

Cal High chemistry teacher Manmeet Kaur's business Shfon Skincare has many products to treat acne.
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Meet the Staff
Sherlyn Hernandez
Sherlyn Hernandez
Staff Writer

Junior Sherlyn Hernandez is jumping into her second year with The Californian as a staff writer. Hernandez enjoys being active, you can find her at the gym, playing soccer, or on a hike. Besides physical...

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