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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Cal High students leave campus through the newly installed gate on a path that leads to the Iron Horse Trail.

Admin enforces new safety measures more strictly

Andrew Chen, Vedant Desikamani, and Sophia Liu October 5, 2023

School administrators have implemented new policies and started enforcing some old ones more strictly this year to keep Cal High students safer. Some of the new policies include hallway/bathroom passes,...

Senior Dennis Zax works on a computer in class. Zax launched a machine learning start-up company this summer called ezML.io and now has eight employees working for him.

Senior creates machine learning startup

Gabrielle Huie and Sabrina Jackson Kimball October 5, 2023

Senior Dennis Zax accomplished his childhood dream this summer with the launch of ezML.io, a machine learning tech startup he started that has already garnered more than 10,000 users. EzML.io, which stands...

Cal High’s three new assistant principals are, from left to right, Oriana Yanes, Kristine Sexton, and Tiffany Zammit.

Cal welcomes assistant principals

Advay Aggarwal and Taij Singh October 5, 2023

Cal High has welcomed this year three new assistant principals who bring a wide variety of experience from their unique and diverse backgrounds. Kristine Sexton, Oriana Yanes and Tiffany Zammit join Cal’s...

Freshman Neha Gaddam works on her geometry homework during class. Gaddam decided to enroll at Cal High this year despite living closer to Dougherty Valley High School.

Fewer Dougherty transfers come to Cal

Melissa Nguyen and Andrew Ma October 5, 2023

Over the past two years, more than 200 students have transferred from Dougherty Valley High School to Cal High, according to school records. Transfers from Dougherty were down more than 21 percent this...

AP Spanish aids Latin America

AP Spanish aids Latin America

Daniela Noubleau, A&E Editor May 26, 2023

AP Spanish teachers have decided to expand their students’ horizons this year with a final project that looks beyond textbooks and the Bay Area and into Latin America. As part of the project, students...

A sign indicating one of the new rules are now in place to improve campus security is now attached to campus gates.

Dublin teen allegedly attacks student

Ylin Zhu and Andrew Ma May 26, 2023

Three Dublin High students entered Cal High’s campus and allegedly attacked a sophomore boy on May 8, leaving students, staff, and parents in the community shaken. A video of the alleged attack shows...

Third degree black belt Eric Chua performs a front kick

Eric Chua wins gold for the kick of it

Marcus Chalasani, Assistant Sports Editor May 26, 2023

Junior Eric Chua won his 18th gold medal for Taekwondo at the Pan American Junior Championship for Taekwondo in the Dominican Republic in April. Chua won two gold medals for freestyle, where his team...

From left to right, the CALtronics team of Sushant Mireddy, Abhay Rathi, Srinikesh Kanneluru, Aaditya Sanil, and Swayam Shah pose with adviser, Sean Raser. The team designed an autonomous freight aircraft called G-59 Zeta.

Students’ design flies high

Andrew Chen, Assistant News Editor May 26, 2023

Team CALtronics, made up of Cal High students and teachers, placed third in the national Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) competition in only their first year of competing. RWDC is an annual virtual...

From left to right, Jordan Vereen, Anika Choudhary, Andrew Ma, June Kim, and Lance Shilling perform at the state competition in Brentwood on March 25. Choudhary, a main character is fighting with her mom in the center of the stage.

Odyssey of the Mind travels to Worlds

Hallie Chong and Asiyah Ally May 26, 2023

The art of performance and craftsmanship is no joke to the juniors of the Odyssey of the Mind team. The team won the state championships and are moving on to the world championship this week for the second...

Junior Brooke Johnson is interviewed by three seniors to get into iQuest. Advisor Michelle Turner is present with a laptop

Courses interview to find the right students

Mansi Swaminathan, Features Editor May 26, 2023

While filling out lengthy applications and attending interviews and auditions can be a long process, it is worth it for students with interests in classes such as leadership, iQuest, Intro to Law, and...

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