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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Freshman excels in history competition

Freshman excels in history competition

Annissa Bensalah, Features Editor April 27, 2015

It’s not everyday you meet a history genius who is only a freshman. Michael Bahk recently won first place in the performance category of the Contra Costa division of the National History Day Competition. His...

Community service possible for truants

Albert Liao, Staff Writer April 27, 2015

A Cal High junior girl was recently punished at a district hearing with 10 hours of community service for multiple cuts and excessive tardies. But when she did not finish the 10 hours within the one...

Cal junior fights cancer

Cal junior fights cancer

Sydney Finkel, Staff Writer March 10, 2015

Cal High junior Davis Bullock was diagnosed with stage four Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) on Jan. 9, and is undergoing chemotherapy. But those around him know that cancer is no match for the strong-will...

Senior Divya Wadhwani remembered fondly

Senior Divya Wadhwani remembered fondly

Annissa Bensalah, Features Editor March 10, 2015

Cal High senior Divya Wadhwani passed away due to a debilitating muscle disorder. She lost her battle to mitochondrial myopathy on Jan. 16. Divya had been battling the disease since she was a toddler,...

District explores new school schedule

Zoe Chan, Zoe Chan March 10, 2015

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is proposing a new schedule change that would end first semester before winter break. The district is planning on starting and ending school earlier in order...

Former coach sentenced

Erin Fox, Managing Editor March 10, 2015

Former Cal High head wrestling coach Kevin Lopez was sentenced last month to more than 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to eight felonies related to his inappropriate acts with three minors, prosecutors...

Teacher returns from military mission

Teacher returns from military mission

Albert Liao, Staff Writer March 10, 2015

Cal High special education teacher Ryan Kral recently returned to campus after spending the last year deployed on a military mission in  Afghanistan. Kral, a captain in the Army, was deployed from...

City Council discusses court locations

Erin Fox, Managing Editor March 10, 2015

The popular 24-hour basketball courts on the southeast corner of Central Park along Bollinger Canyon Road are long gone, but the battle for their relocation is more fervent than ever. Since the courts’...

Box of bones discovered in Cal library

Box of bones discovered in Cal library

Caitlin Stein, News Editor March 10, 2015

When new librarian Nikky Ogden decided to clean out part of the Cal High library in January, she never imagined she would be transported back to 1971, let alone taken back another 2,000 years. “I...

Mock trial wins consecutive titles

Mock trial wins consecutive titles

Austin Hille, Editor In Chief March 10, 2015

Cal High’s mock trial team won its second consecutive county title on Feb. 26, but that’s not the real story. What students should be concerned about is that most of the mock trial team can be considered...

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