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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

Opinion

District should implement four-day school week

Advay Aggarwal, Staff Writer May 31, 2024

Imagine an extra day each week to catch up on sleep, hang out with friends, enjoy time with your family, or just relax. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Well, this is becoming a reality as an increasing...

Vandalism runs rampant and ruins school bathrooms.

Vandalism should not be tolerated

Shubhang Rathore, Staff Writer May 31, 2024

Bathroom vandalism is not uncommon among American schools. It’s often a result of boredom, ill will, or an easy avenue to share a message. It’s not very often that the intent of vandalism is positive....

Social media is detrimental to students

Social media is detrimental to students

Staff Editorial May 7, 2024

In today’s digital age, social media has become integral to students’ daily lives. In a survey conducted by The Californian, of the 169 students who responded, more than 90 percent indicated they...

Google oversteps by limiting news in searches

Staff Editorial May 7, 2024

The world’s most popular search engine is making searching for news a lot harder. As of April 12, Google has been testing removing California news sources from searches in response to Assembly Bill...

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District has decided to transition to Google Classroom for the 2024–25 school year.

Google Classroom makes a comeback

Aarav Manjunath, Staff Writer May 7, 2024

Another year, another system to learn. Per an email sent by the San Ramon Valley Unified School District on April 30, the district has decided to switch learning management systems (LMS) to Google Classroom...

Should Cal administer digital AP exams? - YES

Should Cal administer digital AP exams? – YES

Mahita Chava, Staff Writer May 7, 2024

College Board has been transitioning to digital standarized testing, and it is most evident with AP exams this time of year. This change has been slowly making its appearance with digital exams for AP...

Sophomore Abbey Arteaga opens the Bluebook app, which is used for all digital AP exams.

Should Cal administer digital AP exams? – NO

Shelly Parekh, Online Editor May 7, 2024

College Board is notorious for making high school students miserable, depriving them of money, sleep, and willpower. Their new method of creating unnecessary complications is digitizing AP exams. Last...

New FAFSA system causes unnecessarily stressful delays

Staff Editorial March 28, 2024

In late February, millions of high school seniors applying for federal financial aid in the U.S. received yet another shock. Typically, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens on Oct....

Detention system needs alternatives

Staff Editorial March 28, 2024

When introduced in January, Cal High’s current automated detention system was met with criticism and judgment. Per the new policies, one unexcused absence or five tardies results in a 30 minute detention,...

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