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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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Panic-stricken Twitter users, employees and advertisers take flight as Elon Musk gains control of their home and starts making changes.

Twitter users are fleeing the nest

Pranav Khosla, Staff Writer December 19, 2022

Ah, Twitter. That wonderful place of political controversy, celebrity drama, and…a new owner? Yes, that’s right. Elon Musk now owns a multi billion dollar social media company, and seems to have made...

Noodle the Cal High cat glares menacingly at the camera.

Friendly felines frolic on campus

Alexia Broughton, Investigative Editor December 19, 2022

If you’ve ever been to Cal High after hours - possibly from 5-7 p.m.-you may have seen some little shadowy figures roaming around the parking lot. Whether it’s after a football game or a school dance,...

This festive Thanksgiving turkey gets roasted, literally, by an oven fire in preparation for the holiday feast.

Coming too soon: Annual Holidays

Dhruv Kommuri, Staff Writer November 18, 2022

The time has come where the leaves change color and the turkeys cower in fear. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and people are getting ready to settle down to feast on the roasted turkey neatly...

Senior Charlie Darlington spends his unassigned sixth period finding parts for his car at home after work. When not fixing up his car, Darlington works at Sports Basement.

Students that are too cool for school

Zaki Humayun, News Lite Editor November 18, 2022

Picture this: It’s a Thursday afternoon at Cal High and you’re eating the chicken tikka masala recently picked up from the cafeteria. As you’re taking your last few bites the time hits 12:55 p.m....

Crafty crooks quickly carry away candy during Club Fair, just one of the many interesting events that has already taken on a strange twist this school year.

Cal High hijinks back in full force

Dhruv Kommuri, Staff Writer October 13, 2022

The first quarter of the 2022-23 school year is already in the books, and Cal High is off to a bit of a rough start once again. A new school year always seems to mean the same thing: more expectations...

Students such as News Lite Editor Wyatt Golla have made the  most out of the new Schoology bio feature by highlighting their interests, hobbies and, of course, their cleverness.

The newest craze: Schoology bios

Dallas Nowlin, Staff Writer October 13, 2022

Say goodbye to Instagram and Snapchat. A new form of social media has risen. It’s the grading platform, Schoology. All others pale in comparison. Many students discovered at the start of the year that...

Cal High's bathrooms have features many strange things, including this shrine to Taylor Swift in the girls bathroom earlier this school year.

What’s really going on in Cal High’s bathrooms?

Wyatt Golla, News Lite Editor June 1, 2022

There are some places that people are just not meant to venture into. Forbidden places like he Vatican City archives, Bing, and page 2 of Google. Among these locations is one so menacing that I am...

Florida Man and his accomplice baby aligator return for the third entry of staff writer Wyatt Golla’s epic saga.

Florida Man trilogy is now complete

Wyatt Golla, News Lite Editor April 29, 2022

Harken back with me, to the great trilogies of old. “The Godfather”, “The Lord of The Rings”, “Star Wars” (all three of them), “The Dark Knight”, “Indiana Jones” and many more. What...

Students spend support time doing last minute work on their phones and other activities.

Students support skipping student support

Jordan Vereen, Staff Writer April 29, 2022

No other time of the school day is as questionable as student support.  Sure, the idea of meeting with teachers or getting some time in to do homework does sound nice and dandy, but you really have...

As third quarter strikes, students' minds power off and their grades plummet.

The third quarter slog, according to a stupid, sarcastic sophomore

Jordan Vereen, Staff Writer March 23, 2022

Ah, the third quarter slog, a part of school we can all come together and be apathetic about. We can all remember the rigorous work and weeks that seem to slow down like a “Matrix” gunfight during...

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