San Ramon community protests SRVUSD spending and issues with remote learning
Nick Harvey, Opinion Editor
June 27, 2020
San Ramon Unified School District parents organized a sit-in protest on Tuesday in front of the district office before the Board of Education meeting to show both their opposition to management raises and support for allowing students to return to campus in the fall. Approximately 75 individuals showed...
District board supports students returning to campus full time in the fall
Christine Oh, Co Editor-in-Chief
June 24, 2020
Students in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District will return to campus full-time in August if the school board has its way. The district’s Board of Education said it unanimously supports having students on campus for a full-time in-person schedule during Tuesday night’s meeting streamed...
Pet adoptions have increased during shelter-in-place
Wyatt Golla, Staff Writer
June 8, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, something interesting has happened: animal adoption rates have increased. This adoption boom isn’t just happening in one or two states. In nearly every state, pets are being adopted from shelters at a startling rate. Since animal shelters are deemed...
Spring sports seasons cancelled due to coronavirus
Sabrina Contreras, Co-Managing Editor
May 24, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic swept through the United States in March, professional, collegiate, high school and youth sports were canceled, devastating many athletes. This includes many at Cal High who officially saw their spring sports come to an end on April 3 when the California Interscholastic...
People are turning to outdoor activities during quarantine
Ananya Nag, News Editor
May 24, 2020
With the shelter-in-place order set indefinitely, people are resorting to outdoor activities to keep themselves busy and active. In an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, gyms, malls, school sports, and all other forms of social gatherings have been suspended. During this time,...
Seniors lose out on graduation ceremony, and so much more
Avni Kalur, Staff Writer
May 22, 2020
Across the top of the Cal High website lies a red stripe stating that class is canceled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 year. For freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, this means missing out on creating more memories with friends and finishing out the school year as expected. For seniors,...
San Ramon community spreads positivity amid the pandemic
Emmy Burrus, News Editor
May 22, 2020
Since March 17, counties across the Bay Area have been on a strict shelter-in-place order to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Despite being stuck indoors for the most part, people have still been finding ways to spread positivity within their neighborhoods. Many people have been leaving positive...
Exchange students’ year is cut short at Cal
Christine Oh, Co Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2020
When the San Ramon Valley Unified School District made the decision to temporarily close all schools on March 13, students prepared to stay inside, do schoolwork online, and stay safe from the coronavirus pandemic. But for juniors Marta Albertoni and Emma Soelgaard and senior Vilma Nilson, this wasn’t...
The University of California is suspending the use of SAT and ACT
Ronnie Gogoi, Staff Writer
May 22, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has had major impacts across the globe, and many students have been feeling some of these when it comes to the University of California admission process. On April 1, the UC system temporarily adjusted admissions requirements to help students and their families in the...
Schools worldwide have responded to coronavirus pandemic in different ways
Isabelle Coburn, Online Editor
May 22, 2020
Schools from all over the world rushed to take action when the coronavirus pandemic spread in February and March, forcing most schools to close. In the urgency to set up virtual education, different schools nationwide and internationally have taken very different approaches to accommodate their...