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The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

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Popular Disneyland rides like Splash Mountain will be reopened as a new rides.

New Changes Come To Disneyland

Luc Nolthenius, Staff Writer October 18, 2024

Disney revealed in August concrete plans for whole new lands and park experiences at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim,  according to USA Today.  There are some mixed opinions about the...

Students in Theater IV, a new honors class, rehearse a “Midsummer Nights Dream” for their upcoming performance.

Theater IV is now an honors class

Olivia Jung, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

Lights, camera, action! Theater IV, a class for young actors to hone their skills and express themselves clearly, has become an honors course at Cal High this year. Senior CahMai Young was excited...

New photo teacher Angelique Mcintosh, right, looks at test strips from senior Sean Davis, helping him determine which of his photos he should use during the Advanced Photo class. Mcintosh previously taught at Golden View Elementary.

Photo class comes into focus with new teacher

Yashi Sharma, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

Angelique Mcintosh is Cal High’s new photo 1 and advanced photo teacher, replacing longtime teacher Paul Fortayon, who ran the film photo program for 24 years before leaving last year. Mcintosh decided...

New Cal High band director Robert Grigas leads students during practice in the quad. His teaching career has spanned more than two decades.

New band teacher sets the tone

Juliet Salomone, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

Cal High’s band has had a new teacher every year for the past five years, and this year is no exception. New music director Robert Grigas took over in August to continue his career that has spanned...

The new theatrical version of “Wicked”, the wildly popular Broadway musical, stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba.

A few fantastic films for fall

Yaalini Augustine, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

The fall always offers great avenues for films to use as their themes, and studios like Disney always wait to drop their most stunning hits around this time. So here’s a sneak peak of some of the...

Sabrina Carpenter’s new album “Short ‘n Sweet” is a hit, with multiple songs hitting the Billboards Hot 100.

‘Short n’ Sweet’ tops the charts

Katelyn Pak, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

“Oh, I leave quite an impression,” Sabrina Carpenter has said. Indeed she has. With the launch of her latest album, “Short ‘n Sweet”, Carpenter’s fans are in an uproar. “Sabrina...

Cal High colorguard marches down Pine Valley Road during the 2023 Homecoming parade.

Homecoming week is right around the corner

October 10, 2024

Cal High’s annual homecoming week is starting on Monday, Oct. 14. with the typical festivities spread across six days. Here are the main events for the coming week. Monday, Oct. 14: Dress-up theme...

These summer flicks should be worth watching

Alyssa Reyrao, Staff Writer May 31, 2024

Summertime is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to lay back, relax, grab some snacks and watch a fresh, newly released movie. These are some of the most anticipated movies coming this...

The famous promotional poster of the 1975 classic "Jaws" shows the killer great white shark that terrorized a Massachusetts beach town one summer. The Steven Spielberg film helped put him on the map as a director.

These movies are perfect for summer viewing

Kk DeMello, Staff Writer May 31, 2024

With summer in sight, this means there are only two places that will not be hotter than the Sahara desert: the pool, and the movie theater.  Nowhere else captures that summer feeling quite like the...

Shea Daly, top left, Maverick Smith, middle, and Bella Kelleter, right, surround Tyler Hurley as he dies. Hurley dramatically throws up red ribbons to represent blood.

‘Play That Goes Wrong’ gets it right

Saya Kubo, Online Editor May 7, 2024

Usually theater performers want their production to go as smoothly as possible. But this wasn’t the case for Cal High’s “The Play That Goes Wrong”, a chaotic comedy where literally everything...

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