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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Scotty, left, and Austin prepare to throw dodgeballs at opponents in their Strategies of Recreational PE class.

Strategies in rec course connects students

Gabrielle Huie, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

Strategies in Recreational PE is a class like no other physical education class on campus. The class was added to Cal High’s course offerings last school year, and provides students with one year of...

Jatinder Singh enthusiastically teaches AP Calculus BC.

Jatinder Singh is calculus king

Celine Leung and Mishti Ramachandra November 9, 2023

Everybody needs to have a teacher like Jatinder Singh at least once in their lifetime. These are the words of senior Hao Ouyang, a former AP Calculus BC student of Singh’s.Ouyang is not the only Cal...

A Moms for Liberty chapter parades through the streets of Williamson County, Texas. A group of parents from the organization recently spoke at a school board meeting.

Moms for Liberty arrives at SRVUSD

Keerthi Eraniyan, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

The conflict between school boards across the nation and the controversial nonprofit organization Moms for Liberty has reached the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, challenging school policies...

Students gather around and use their phones to record a fight instead of intervening, contributing to a bystander mentality.

Bystander mentality enables fighting in school bathroom

Caleb Yi, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

A violent fight broke out in the boy’s bathroom on Oct. 5, as bystanders provoked the combatants and recorded instead of intervening, sparking concerns about how Cal High students and administrators...

From left to right, the Amateur Radio Club’s board includes Adam Fredrick, Vijay Shah, Ryan Clark, and Kai Hamre. The club recently had an antenna installed atop the technology building above Room T-6, where the club’s radio equipment is housed.

Club Spotlight: Amateur Radio

Srikar Thippavajjula, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

The antenna on top of Cal High’s technology building has caught the gaze of many onlookers, but what many don’t know is that it’s part of a project from a club that is dedicated to celebrating a...

Manuela Galvez Molina, right, celebrates “Día de la Cruz,” or “Day of the Cross,” a festival in Andalusia, Spain.

Coming from Spain to San Ramon

Gina Germano and Alyssa Reyrao November 9, 2023

Sophomore Manuela Galvez Molina transferred to Cal High from Spain this school year and is the only foreign exchange student among nearly 3,000 of Cal’s student body. “I’m excited about living the...

Cal High junior Ved Joshi stands in his backyard next to the picnic tables he constructed for his Boy Scouts Eagle project.

Ved Joshi contributes to National Park

Eva Brooks, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

About 1,400 pounds of redwood were shipped to Joshua Tree National Park’s historic site, the Desert Queen Ranch, on a trailer linked to a Subaru Outback driven by Cal High junior Ved Joshi. This 485-mile...

Freshmen cheer from the Class of 2027 float. Volunteers covered graffiti on the float so it could run in the parade.

Parade marches on despite racist graffiti

Ylin Zhu and Andrew Ma October 5, 2023

Three class floats were found vandalized with racially charged graffiti last Friday morning, just hours before Cal High’s annual homecoming parade that was part of the school’s 50th anniversary celebration. Leadership...

The mural on the third floor of the main building was painted by members of the newly formed mural club. The mural was a product of a Global Studies final project last school year and was what initially brought the mural club together.

Murals add flair to campus

Srikar Thippavajjula, Staff Writer October 5, 2023

The large mural adorning the third floor of Cal High’s main building is a striking new addition to the hallway walls. But it was not just another group of paid contractors or volunteer team who brought...

Author Raina Telgemeier, right, and Cal English teacher Theresa Pacheco have a friendship dating back to high school.

Raina Telgemeier shares smiles with Cal teacher

Saya Kubo and Benjamin Barba October 5, 2023

Renowned graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier and Cal High English teacher Theresa Pacheco first met at Lowell High School in San Francisco, where they forged a friendship spanning three decades. When the...

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