Cal Goes Digital: Schooling Away from School
Emmy Burrus, News Editor
April 17, 2020
In the new era of social distancing and shelter-in-place orders because of the coronavirus pandemic, teachers at Cal High and across the country are learning to adapt to the new requirements for online learning. When the San Ramon Valley Unified School District announced on April 7 that it was following...
Soda crusade switches up Cal campus
Shirin Afrakhteh, Opinions Editor
April 9, 2020
A handful of students decided to gather and end an injustice that they believe has plagued Cal High for years: the quality of school lunches. Students have taken matters into their own hands by collecting Switch sparkling juice that come with the school lunch and storing them in lockers as a form...
Interact club helps local community
Angela Deanne Paloma, Staff Writer
March 28, 2020
The Cal High Interact club has been serving communities both locally and globally for years. Interact is an independent service club for high schoolers sponsored by San Ramon Rotary, which is an organization of local adults who provide service and humanitarian aid. Rotarians, members of Rotary, sometimes assist or accompany Intera...
Teachers strike averted
Ronnie Gogoi, Staff Writer
March 28, 2020
The San Ramon Valley Education Association ratified a tentative agreement with the school district last week that helped prevent a teachers strike for the second straight year. Nearly 99 percent of the 1,451 teachers who voted between March 17 and 19 approved the new three year contract with...
Junior prom: Behind the scenes
Emmy Burrus, News Editor
March 24, 2020
Junior officers hope to impress with “Roaring 20’s” themed prom
Robotics state canceled
Ronnie Gogoi and Angela Deanne Paloma
March 24, 2020
For the first time since 2008, both of Cal High’s robotics teams have made it to state competitions. Officially, the teams are known as the Fighting Grizzlies. The two teams, known as 1516A and 1516B in VEX Competitions, were expected to compete at the state competition at a Google building...
Mock trial team makes history with three-peat
Jeana Lee, Staff Writer, Photographer
March 20, 2020
For the first time in Cal High history, the mock trial team won the Contra Costa County championship and qualified for state finals for the third consecutive year. “Everyone has worked really hard this year so it’s great to see that pay off,” sophomore prosecution attorney Cindy Zhu said. Although...
History Bowl Cancelled Due To Coronavirus
March 12, 2020
Cal High was supposed to be the epicenter of the History Bowl for the 2019-2020 school year. For the first time in school history, Cal was going to host the Northern California History Bee and Bowl Championship, which was scheduled for March 15. But because of the increased threat of the Coronavirus,...
Lack of substitutes a problem
Christine Oh, Co Editor-in-Chief
February 11, 2020
Imagine having a foreign language teacher who doesn’t actually know the foreign language. Seems strange, right? Well, that’s been the situation in Cal High’s Spanish 3 classes since October, when teacher Amy Smith went out on leave. Since then, students have experienced a string...
Cool new classes offered
Isabelle Coburn, Online Editor
February 11, 2020
Cal High teachers are breaking the mold of what they teach by proposing new and fun classes for next school year. Some teachers’ passions are reflected in these new courses, all of which fulfill students’ A-G graduation requirements. Principles of Leadership and...