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

Senior Issue

More and more high school students are hiring private counselors to help them prepare their college applications.

Private counselors help navigate applications

Isaac Oronsky, Co Managing Editor June 2, 2021

Though the college application process was vastly different for the Class of 2021, one thing remained the same as any other year: many Cal High students hired private college counselors to help with the...

A look into the campus that the Class of 2021 once called home. Now as they depart on their future endeavors, it becomes a part of their past.

Seniors reflect on their time as Grizzlies

Four years later and the Class of 2021 is still standing. Barely.  After being welcomed to Cal High by false fire alarms ringing in our ears to senior year assassins leaving multiple casualties, this...

At the end of the first floor of the main building, Troy Bristols history classroom acts as a prime hangout spot for students.

The crown jewels of Cal’s campus

Christine Oh, Sabrina Contreras, and Kate Hong June 2, 2021

During our 2.5 years of in-person high school experience on Cal High’s campus, we’ve found some true gems of this school that students need to be made aware of if they haven’t discovered them already....

Dustin Smith wins the Worst Dietary Decision by eating an AirPod.

The 11 worst superlatives for the Class of 2021

Josh Nichols, Brady Horton, and Ben Olson June 2, 2021

In our four years at Cal, there have been numerous instances of triumph and success. But we want to focus on the lowlights, so to say. Welcome to the Class of 2021’s Senior Worsts.  Worst Victims...

A bittersweet farewell to College Board

A bittersweet farewell to College Board

Ronnie Gogoi, Co News Editor June 2, 2021

As I get ready to leave high school, I look back fondly at the many wonderful things that I did.  I made great friends, enjoyed school clubs, and was able to grow as a person. But I also have a list...

Words of wisdom for underclassmen

Words of wisdom for underclassmen

With a combined 12 years of experience at Cal High, we put our collective brains together to dispense some sage advice for those of you who still have a year or more of high school to finish. Isabelle,...

Cals 2020 Class is the first ever to have a virtual graduation ceremony

Cal’s 2020 Class is the first ever to have a virtual graduation ceremony

Avni Kalur, Staff Writer May 29, 2020

Across the top of the Cal High website lies a red stripe stating that class is canceled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 year.  For freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, this means missing out on...

Jean Dillman graduates with the Class of 2020 and moves on to a new chapter in her life.

Dillman bids Cal High adieu

Rahul Deshpande, Online Editor May 29, 2020

As this year’s seniors say goodbye to Cal High in an unprecedented way, so does iconic AP Calculus AB teacher Jean Dillman, who announced her retirement after quarter of a century at the school. Many...

Seniors are making the most of their time in quarantine

Michelle Kuperman, A&E Editor May 29, 2020

The class of 2020 walked off campus on March 13 not knowing that it would be there last time in high school. My classmates and I struggled the first couple weeks handling the news of not being able...

Dear underclassmen: here’s our advice on college apps

Varsha Ravi and Jeana Lee May 29, 2020

Completing college applications is stressful. Period. It’s a time during one’s life that won’t be looked back on with fondness. But remember that you are so not alone in this struggle. Countless...

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