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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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Junior drops a beat with rap club

Junior drops a beat with rap club

Kaitlyn Martin, Staff Writer February 10, 2016

Two years ago, a group of friends listened to rap and all agreed it was honest about the problems in the world. Among these friends was junior Anthony Zhao, who said he wanted to do something different. He...

Junior Dylan Wirawan, second from left in the back row, poses for a photograph with his fellow pianists, who performed on Oct. 4 with world-renowned pianist Lang Lang (center). Wirawan has been playing the piano for several years.

Junior performs with world-renowned pianist

Jon Dadgari, Staff Writer February 8, 2016

Alongside 100 young pianists from the Bay Area, junior Dylan Wirawan had the chance on Oct. 4 to perform with world-renowned pianist Lang Lang in the 101 Pianists Program at Sonoma State University’s...

‘Undertale’ levels up retro-style games

Emma Hall, Managing Editor February 8, 2016
New RPG offers unique narrative, lovable characters

All Netflix, no chill

Lorela Cabral, Staff Writer February 8, 2016

For some of us, nothing sounds better than ditching all of our responsibilities, sitting down and binge watching TV shows on Netflix. Of course, many of us haven’t thought about what happens after...

Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ is a bloody good time

Hugo Suárez, Staff Writer February 8, 2016

Quentin Tarantino’s newest film is impossible to hate. The eighth film by the renowned filmmaker, “The Hateful Eight” is a Western mystery film with all the glorious, violent, foul-mouthed, outrageous,...

A reservoir of Tarantino filmmaking

A reservoir of Tarantino filmmaking

Hugo Suárez, Staff Writer February 8, 2016

Of all the famous filmmakers in entertainment history, few can be considered as influential and unique as Quentin Tarantino. The 53-year-old American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor,...

Sophomore Erika Shen is an incredibly talented ballet dancer who has won several awards.

Cal High sophomore dances, skis and more

Brittany Jimena, Opinions Editor December 7, 2015

It seems that a large majority of Cal High students participate in extracurricular activities. But it is unusual for a student to participate in three highly competitive events and excel in them like...

Mockingjay Part Two is a complete misfire

Neha Kaul, A&E Editor December 7, 2015

“The Hunger Games” saga, one of the biggest franchises in film history,  has finally come to an end. With four movies based on three books by Suzanne Collins, the franchise has milked up $800 million...

Bieber and Adele release new albums

Rebekah Cha and Lorela Cabral December 7, 2015

"Purpose" by Justin Beiber As Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun hinted, the year of 2015 will be an eventful one for the pop star's fans. After making countless headlines with his legal run-ins...

Ready Player 1

Emma Hall, Managing Editor December 7, 2015

With the holidays just around the corner, popular video game companies such as EA, Bethesda Softworks, Activision, and Square Enix began releasing big titles last month. EA released “Need for Speed”...

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