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Student performers dance in front of a city backdrop in full Chicago-style with flair, darkness and all that jazz. The show opens tonight at 7 p.m. in the Cal High theater.

Cal drama brings criminally good jazz with ‘Chicago’

Tejas Mahesh, Staff Writer April 26, 2023

The dark thrill of Broadway’s musical “Chicago” finishes its three-night run tonight at Cal High’s theater. Set in Chicago during the jazz age of the 1920s, “Chicago” is a musical about women...

SF Shakes Actor Charlie Lavaroni conveys strong emotion while playing a fairy in a scene.

SF Shakes shakes up ‘younkers’ with lively Shakespeare performance

Shivani Phadnis, Staff Writer April 14, 2023

Plays are a lot less fun when you have to read them.  This is especially true when it comes to Shakespeare. How many times can someone read the words “wherefore,” “thine,” and “younker”...

The highly anticipated NBA play-in games will kick off on Tuesday April 11.

NBA play-in games tip off Tuesday

Carson Pfotenhauer, Sports Editor April 10, 2023

The Golden State Warriors narrowly missed the dreaded play-in games by securing the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, but eight other teams will be fighting to make the NBA playoffs this week.  The...

Rubin Jain, left, and Jayden Shah right have collected soccer gear to send to India.

Juniors start FutbolForAll nonprofit

Andrew Chen, Assistant News Editor March 15, 2023

Imagine wanting to play soccer after school but not having a ball. This is an issue most kids in affluent San Ramon don’t have to worry about. But in a lot of parts of the world, this is a very real...

Members of Cal High’s club Chalkaa perform a dance during their Dil Se showcase at Irvington High School in Fremont.

Chalkaa highlights Indian culture

Shivani Phadnis, Staff Writer March 15, 2023

Bollywood dancing has gone from the big screen to the small stage with Cal High’s official club Chalkaa. Chalkaa is a club where students practice, perform, and perfect different styles of Bollywood...

Florida’s education system, depicted as alligators because it is the Gator State, debate the issue of controversial books.

Should Florida ban controversial books? – NO

Rohan Iyer, Staff Writer March 15, 2023

In 2022, about 40 percent of all books banned in America contained LGBTQ+ themes, characters, or messages, according to a study by PEN America, a literature and human rights organization. To make things...

THE Florida Man returns in his last installment of the four-part series wielding a stapler.

Florida Man Season 1 finale is here

Wyatt Golla, News Lite Editor March 15, 2023

Every story needs a good conclusion, a last little send-off as it reaches the end. Some of the most renowned media is known for their spectacular endings: “The Sixth Sense”, “Titanic, “The Return...

AI is changing the way the world operates, and its future is still unknown.

It’s AI’s future and we’re all just living in it

Yining Xie, Features Editor March 15, 2023

The future is becoming more unknown as technology and science continue to develop. Artificial intelligence, more commonly known as AI, is a type of technology that mimics human intelligence. AI has been...

Narcan nasal spray has been on campus since December.

Cal prepares for drug overdoses with Narcan spray

Kian Kasad and Lexi Broughton March 15, 2023

A medication called naloxone was made available on campus in December as a way for Cal High to better prepare for possible drug overdoses. Naloxone is a synthetic drug that can be used to reverse an opioid...

Junior Mia Larson (right) tries to escape her opponent’s grasp duirng Cal High’s senior night.

Cal sees more female wrestlers

Carson Pfotenhauer, Sports Editor February 9, 2023

This generation, men and women coexist in sports at all levels, but especially in high school. This is happening at Cal High and around the EBAL. Last year, there were four girls on Cal’s wrestling...

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