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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

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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...

Artificial intelligence can replace student academic potential and creativity.

AI will hurt our education system

Addison Jing, A&E Editor February 9, 2023

Innovative artificial intelligence offers students a way out of writing essays, doing homework, and everyday work. But it comes at the cost of replacing student credibility and creativity. Platforms...

Students like Wyatt Golla nearly burst into flames as burnout from college applications becames too much. He survived.

I survived college applications (barely)

Wyatt Golla, News Lite Editor February 9, 2023

I won’t sugarcoat it. College applications are rough. Actually, anything that involves thinking about my future is so draining that by the end of it I feel like I just ran a marathon. The intricate...

Many Cal High students intern with city departments at San Ramon City Hall.

City Hall is the place to be for Cal High interns

Tejas Mahesh, Staff Writer February 9, 2023

Through Cal High’s iQuest program, seniors are able to find a wide range of internship opportunities in fields ranging from medicine to merchandising. But San Ramon’s City Hall seems to attract the...

Students have the air knocked out of them by the closing of the vape shop.

Flavored tobacco ban upheld

Mansi Swaminathan, Features Editor February 9, 2023

Vaping in the bathroom has long been perceived by some as the coolest way to hang out at Cal High. But this entrenched tradition may be threatened by California Senate Bill 793, which bans the sale of...

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