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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Photo courtesy of Gary Lambert

From Antiquity to the Renaissance

Taylor Singer, Staff Writer October 19, 2015

Last summer, I joined a group of 30 Cal High students on an unforgettable trip across Europe with former Cal teacher Gary Lambert. This trip, which was the first planned by Lambert, spanned 12 days...

New homework policy implemented

Kat Letran, Features Editor October 19, 2015

Less work and more play? Sounds fake, right? But alarming levels of stress from students have caused  the San Ramon Valley Unified School District to introduce a new homework policy this year that...

Anti-drug speaker misleads students

Michelle Wang, Editor in Chief June 5, 2015

Freshman Juliette Mohr thought she was in for a typical anti-drug presentation when Alex Matthews from Narconon Redwood Cliffs visited her health class. Matthews started his April presentation with...

‘P.E. Diddy’ goes viral

Vaidya Keeran, Staff Writer June 5, 2015

San Ramon recently made the Bay Area proud. How so? We made the news. OK, so maybe nothing big really happened. But when you live in San Ramon, making the news is something worth telling future grandchildren. For...

Senior Morgan Yee co-writes UCSF oncologist’s research paper

Senior Morgan Yee co-writes UCSF oncologist’s research paper

Chandni Mistry, Staff Writer June 5, 2015

Senior Morgan Yee has researched cancer radiation treatment with a doctor at UCSF over the past two summers and is a co-author on the doctor’s research paper. She interns with Dr. Dilini Pinnaduwage,...

Work experience class offered in the fall

Faith Desaboya, Staff Writer June 5, 2015

Do you have a part time job that you love? How would you like to get paid to work and earn school credit at the same time? This will be an option available next year for Cal High juniors and seniors...

How did Cal spend $108K on a dance?

Austin Hille and Chandni Mistry April 27, 2015

Last year, Cal High’s senior ball cost a staggering $108,030. The average amount spent by senior classes on this annual formal dance is normally between $60,000 and $70,000, nearly $40,000 to $50,000...

Wheeler voted best teacher at Cal High

Wheeler voted best teacher at Cal High

Austin Hille and Raz Mostaghimi April 27, 2015

Throughout their high school careers, Cal High students have been affected by many things: seagulls, excessively heavy books, and most importantly, teachers. Of course, every teacher is different. But...

Aspiring jockey trains

Aspiring jockey trains

Joyce Ho, News Editor April 27, 2015

Senior Cassidy Burg climbed on her first horse at six months old and has loved riding ever since. Burg, president of Cal High’s National Honors Society,  graduated one semester early to focus on...

Cal students observe Day of Silence

Cal students observe Day of Silence

Adam Jackson, A&E Editor April 27, 2015

Communication has always been a vital part of society, to the point where it is nearly impossible to go a day without it. But on April 17, students across the nation vowed to not speak for an entire...

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