Campus leaders have new plans
Kate Hong, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
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Senior Tanner Draper seems like he was meant for his role as ASB president. Draper has been a class president ever since middle school, including his freshman, sophomore, and junior years, before being elected ASB president last spring. As head of student government, Draper believes that he can...
She’s busy exploring the Final Frontier
Priyanka Krishna, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
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For many students, working at NASA is a seemingly unreachable goal. But senior Madison Cicchitto reached for the stars and scored the opportunity of a lifetime at just 17 years old. For nearly six months, Cicchitto worked to earn an internship at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain ...
City Center finally opens
Rachel Pak, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
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After years of construction, planning, and hard work, the City Center Bishop Ranch is finally open to the public. The 300,000-square-foot center on Bollinger Canyon Road near the Target shopping center features 70 different shops and restaurants. The $300 million City Center also feat...
Thanksgiving’s main course is a real turkey
Lulu Khalil, Freshman Columnist
November 15, 2018
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It’s November, and you know what that means. Thanksgiving is right around the corner. For most of us, I think it’s safe to say that food comes to mind when we think of Thanksgiving. We’ve all heard the kindergarten story of how the pilgrims landed in North America and had ...
History taking a thematic approach
Ceci Musgrove, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
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Imagine a history class that isn’t taught in the typical chronological fashion that most classes are. Imagine a history class where racial issues, politics, and many other themes are taught together rather than being covered in their respective time periods. Cal High students don’t have to...
Writing up a storm
Varsha Ravi, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
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An empty coffee cup balances on a sheaf of stained notes on the edge of your table as you squint at the messy word document that’s become your home for the past month. The word count crawls by, until finally, you hit the magic number: 50,000. A handful of Cal High students are living th...
Cal welcomes new principal
Shirin Afrakhteh, Managing Editor
October 16, 2018
Despite being on campus for only a few weeks, new Cal High Principal Christopher George has already been described in countless ways – driven, charismatic, and humorous, to name a few. But the one trait no one can argue with is his dedication. As the former principal at Charlotte W...
Cal’s Fab Five
Sam Campopiano and Luca Dicten, Californian Editors
October 16, 2018
It seems that Cal High has become the set for School of Rock 2, as five teachers have started their own band. Scott Hodges, Anatoly Alexeeff, Hannah Cheng, Nicholas Patton, and Brandon Andrews are the five members of Cal’s teacher band. The band, which is yet to be named, informally began...
Anti-vaping class implemented
Emmy Burrus, Staff Writer
October 16, 2018
The vaping craze is sweeping the nation, and Cal High is no exception. To combat this, the school district has implemented a program called Saturday Vape Alternative to Suspension Class. Suggested by Cal High assistant principal Catie Hawkins,the class helps educate students about the dan...
District limits out-of-state trips
Ananya Nag, Staff Writer
October 16, 2018
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The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is re-examining the need for out-of-state trips this year, which should limit the number of students traveling beyond California’s borders. Although the district did not implement a new policy regarding out-of-state trips, all such trips will be scrutinized...