The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

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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There’s no fault in John Green’s stars

Annissa Bensalah, Features Editor May 21, 2014

Cal High students can’t spend five minutes on campus without hearing at least one student eagerly recommending a John Green novel to friends. For those students who’ve been living under a rock,...

Books everyone should read before seeing the movie

Annissa Lai, Staff Writer May 21, 2014

With summer just around the corner, the stress of everything school-related is nearly over. There will be an abundance  of leisure time to relax on a beach, soaking in the summer sun. So what could...

Alopex breaks garage band mold

Alopex breaks garage band mold

Maddy Pisio, Staff Artist April 10, 2014

For most people, garage bands are synonymous with three things: high voltage power chords, tough-as-nails lyrics, and an uncontrollable amount of angst. But a trio of Cal High juniors have joined together...

Freestyle Friday a new outlet for student rappers

Freestyle Friday a new outlet for student rappers

Tim Hoffman, Staff Writer April 10, 2014

The room is packed to the walls and several students stand before the crowd, ready to spit venom. But it’s all chill because it is just another Friday to determine who stakes claim to the Cal High...

Cal’s winter guard team wins first circuit championship

Delainey Willing, Staff Writer April 10, 2014

Members of the Cal High winter guard team can call themselves champions. Competing in the California Color Guard Circuit for the first time, the team won the championship on March 29 at Independence...

New sci-fi blockbuster lives up to hype

Kathryn Lew, Staff Writer April 10, 2014

“Divergent” hits the mark as accurately as one of Four’s knives. Released on March 21, “Divergent” features Shailene Woodley as Tris and Theo James as Four in this science fiction blockbuster...

Fans flood in to see Biblical film ‘Noah’

Julia Savage, Staff Film Critic April 10, 2014

With 2014 turning into the year of religious movies, “Noah” opened the biblical box office with a bang when the story of Noah’s ark hit theatres on March 28. Starring Russell Crowe as Noah and...

‘Muppets Most Wanted’ is a must-see comedy

Saatvika Deshpande, Staff Writer/Artist April 10, 2014

“Muppets Most Wanted” is full of slapstick humor, colorful musical numbers, and various celebrity cameos. The movie was released on March 21 and  is a guaranteed hit. Starring Ty Burrell, Ricky...

My Chemical Romance reaches the finish line

Keilana Lorenzana, A&E Editor April 10, 2014

If you haven’t already heard, My Chemical Romance (MCR) announced their break-up on March 22 of last year. This alternative rock band started out in 2001 in New Jersey with lead-vocalist Gerard Way,...

Of Mice and Men releases impressive album

Michelle Wang, Editor in Chief March 4, 2014

Angst-ridden Californian band, Of Mice & Men recently released their third studio album, "Restoring Force,” via Rise Records. Among lineup changes and adversities, including the lead singer getting...

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