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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

Senior Issue 2025

A UCLA student’s dorm contains essentials needed for their freshman year of college.

Dorm essentials you may overlook

Anvi Kataria, Opinions Editor June 2, 2025

As the school year comes to an end, many seniors start thinking about the next big step: college. Many are already committed to one, while others are still waiting to see how the game of waitlists plays...

A private college counselor admires her freshly earned stack of cash while sitting back and relaxing. She provides minimal help to her student, who reaps no benefits from her aid.

Are college counselors worth your money?

Yining Xie, Managing Editor June 2, 2025

Before entering the college applications process, many students wonder if the price tag for a college counselor is worth it. Many argue that college counselors are entirely unfair, especially since...

The expense of choosing a college

Sophia Liu, Assistant News Editor June 2, 2025

The only feeling worse than getting rejected by your dream school is considering the possibility of declining your offer due to cost. With the cost of attendance rising at every university, declining...

English teacher Donna Montague works with senior Vishnu Bharadwaj on his writing during class. Montague, who started teaching at Cal High in 1986, is retiring after a 38-year career where she has taught thousands of students.

Calculus King and iconic teachers retire

Riya Reddy and Yaalini Augustine June 2, 2025

Three storied careers in the classroom are coming to an end this week as English teacher Donna Montague, resource teacher Sue Romoser  and math teacher Jatinder Singh are retiring. Montague is Cal’s...

From freshman footsteps to senior strides

From freshman footsteps to senior strides

Nidhi Sudheendra and Ylin Zhu June 2, 2025

Freshman year As the Class of 2025, we began our high school journey fresh out of quarantine, wearing masks and social distancing out of memory. While the rest of our upperclassmen peers knew the...

A knight stands stuck in the realm of the waitlist wasteland unable to move toward the acceptance atmosphere ahead.

Recollections from a waitlist warrior

Shelly Parekh, Online Editor June 2, 2025

Everyone knows how to react to an acceptance. The camera rolls as you anxiously log into your portal, and the confetti streaming down your acceptance letter leads you to scream in joy as your friends and...

A starfish taking a day off at the beach is notified that they’ve run out of excused absences.

Most efficient way to use your 10 sick days

Shelly Parekh and Yining Xie June 2, 2025

The school kindly grants students 10 excused full days off from school, redeemable without the presence of a doctor’s note. If all 10 full days are used, students must provide the attendance office...

Cal High’s 15 athletes who are commited to play their respective sports in college next year include the following Grizzlies (clockwise from upper left): Derek Souza Jr. (lacrosse), Kalea Thompson (stunt), Hailey King (softball), Charlotte Maravilla (stunt), Jane Gerbracht (swim), Ella Borovitz (lacrosse), Sofie Addiego (basketball), Priya Mistry (lacrosse), Aiden Dube (track and field), MJ Manning (lacrosse), Mya Smith (stunt), Jayda Crosby (softball), Eshaan Hussain (track and field/cross country), David Ruy (soccer), and Aiden Berry (water polo).

A lucky 15 playing in college

Carson Pfotenhauer, Sports Editor June 2, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic I really got into professional wrestling. I loved the wrestlers and the action in the ring. I even put together a weekly schedule of events I’d watch. Every Monday,...

High school is like pro wrestling

Luc Nolthenius, Staff Writer June 2, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic I really got into professional wrestling. I loved the wrestlers and the action in the ring. I even put together a weekly schedule of events I’d watch. Every Monday,...

Which UC is the biggest and baddest of them all?

Dallas Nowlin, Staff Writer June 2, 2025

Get ready folks—today we’ve got a special treat. The Universities of California schools are preparing for an all out melee where the last one standing wins! So, who will the winner be? Let’s place...

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