In this climate, school threats are not a joke
Staff Editorial, The Voice of California High School
May 29, 2019
We frequently see Cal High on the news, and often it’s for all the wrong reasons. Recently, we had multiple school shooting threats, the most recent involving detailed graffiti of a shooting on May 9. This is not a problem with just one student, as administrators found the threats came from...
Student journalists win censorship battle
Staff Editorial, The Voice of California High School
May 29, 2019
The Californian applauds student journalists and the adviser at Bear Creek High School’s newspaper, The Bruin Voice, who recently fought for their right to free speech and rightfully won. An article written by Bear Creek student journalist about 18-year-old student Caitlin Fink, who makes a livin...
There are many paths to success
Staff Editorial, The Voice of California High School
May 2, 2019
As the end of the year draws ever closer, seniors are faced with a choice. For some of us, it’s the most important choice we’ve had to make in our lives. It’s the decision of our futures. Many of us will go on to pursue higher levels of education. We have been told throughout our lives tha...
Texas abortion bill sparks controversy
Staff Editorials, The Voice of California High School
May 2, 2019
Ever since abortions became a plausible “plan c” for unexpected pregnancies, the debate regarding Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice has been a hot-button issue. More recently, the controversial debate has reached a boiling point. Earlier this year, Texas Republican Representative Tony Tinderholt proposed a ...
Bribes undermine hard-working students
Californian Staff, The voice of Cal High
March 26, 2019
The month of March means one thing for seniors: college decisions. At any given moment students can be found either crying tears of joy or pain as the rejection and acceptance emails roll in. But there’s been something that made this season particularly frustrating. A truth has been revea...
Doors open for gender equality in sports
Californian Staff, Voice of California High School
March 26, 2019
High school football standout Toni Harris is breaking down gender barriers in an era where women have become more prominent in the sports industry. Harris announced on Feb. 26 her decision to continue her football career playing free safety at Central Methodist University, an NAIA program, mak...
We are desensitized to regular gun violence
October 16, 2018
Gun violence has taken the entire country by storm in the past couple of years. Sadly, more and more students have to cope with the reality of school shootings. Whether it is through the news, school shooting drills, or political discourse, all students in our nation have experienced ...
Brown rightly rejects school start time bill
October 16, 2018
Earlier this September Senate Bill 328 was passed by the California state senate and was expected to become law. The bill would have required all K-12 schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Proponents of the bill, specifically the American Academy of Pediatrics, believed that it would allo...
District needs to do more to address mental health
May 30, 2018
In an academic system that becomes more stressful almost by the day, it is no surprise that suicide and mental health issues are becoming more common. Combine increased academic challenges with the ever-present evil of bullying and social media, it’s no wonder that numbers have doubled since 2008...
AP Art was neglected
May 30, 2018
While the education system attempts to standardize learning for a diverse population of students through Common Core Standards, the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) have been placed as the focal point for education, well ahead of arts and humanities. This was sadly...