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The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

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Members of the band Friendly Fire get ready for their next gig by rehearsing in drummer Lucas Chan’s garage. Other band members include bassist Orion Duerrmeier, left, guitarist Mojo Maldonado, center, and singer Viktoria Lutsenko.

Local band Friendly Fire ignites the stage

Anistyn Lum, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

Most students in the 1970s probably listened to The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. But today, students are listening to Friendly Fire. Friendly Fire is a local San Ramon band that creates metal, thrash,...

Co-captains of color guard Sienna Helmer, left, and Ava Mattei pose with the flags they use to perform.

Color guard captains take the lead

Juliet Salomone, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

Being a strong leader requires a determined mindset and a positive attitude. Seniors Ava Mattei and Sienna Helmer are co-captains of the Cal High color guard, and have proved to be dedicated and inspiring...

From left to right, the Bikini Bottom starfish, Saoirse Casey, Andrea Rebiskie and Abbey Schleifman take to the stage duirng the theater class’s performance of “SpongeBob Squarepants: The Musical” last week.

Bikini Bottom comes to Cal

Mai Cole, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

Cal High’s theatre class brought an underwater adventure to stage last week with the production of “SpongeBob Squarepants: The Musical”. The production, based on Nickelodeon’s iconic animated...

‘The Last of Us’ returns with style

‘The Last of Us’ returns with style

KK DeMello, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

After more than two years since the season one finale, HBO’s hit series “The Last of Us” is back with the vengeance of an army of the infected. But only a few episodes in there’s already much...

‘The Last of Us’ returns with style

KK DeMello, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

After more than two years since the season one finale, HBO’s hit series “The Last of Us” is back with the vengeance of an army of the infected. But only a few episodes in there’s already much...

Sophomore Rosie Andre won the Spanish Club’s comic competition with this comic that addresses environmental awareness. For those students who don’t speak Spanish, the comic titled “In this second” translates as follows starting with the panel under the arrow and then moving to the top right: “In the world, there are a lot of things that we can’t stop in a second. Like floods, And the forest fires...And the climate change in general. However, cleaning up trash? We could start with that.” This is the Spanish Club’s first comic competition.

Spanish Club creates comic competition

Mishti Ramachandra, Features Editor May 1, 2025

Cal High’s Spanish Club offers more than just a chance to practice a language. But this new idea comes with a creative twist, providing students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the cultures...

About a dozen Cal High Art 2 and 3 students created drawings of children from Malawi in southeast Africa through their participation in the Memory Project.

Memory Project helps benefit children in need

Aditi Mandale, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

In Malawi, approximately two-thirds of children live in extreme poverty, and only one-third are able to attend high school. The Memory Project serves as a way to show appreciation for these children and...

Jasmine Young elegantly poses in a photo for Look Model Agency located in San Francisco.

Cal model featured in magazine

Gayatri Nair and Daniela Noubleau March 21, 2025

Jasmine Young is a dedicated and passionate Cal High senior, making her mark in the modeling world. She first stepped into modeling at 16 when her grandmother took vacation pictures from her Instagram...

Drake and PartyNextDoor released last month their new album, “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U”, featuring the hit “NOKIA”.

Drake and PartyNextDoor album is pretty mid

Sherlyn Hernandez, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

Drake is back, and the internet is losing its mind. The Toronto rap icon just dropped his latest album, “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” featuring singer-songwriter, PartyNextDoor on Feb. 14. As expected its...

From left to right, Zach Kuruvilla, Sibesh Sankaranarayanan, Angad Gahra, Aiden Berry, Jake Westfall, and Adam Carter come together to perform at Cal High’s lip sync.

Lip sync hits the stage

Christian Jung, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

Prior to Cal High’s annual lip sync competition, the excitement was building for junior Elise Matek. As one of the key performers for the junior class, Matek put in countless hours to perfect the juniors’...

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