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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

2024-2025 Staff

Ylin Zhu
Editor-in-Chief

Ylin Zhu

Senior Ylin Zhu is back for her fourth and final year with The Californian Paper and this year as Editor-i...

Yining Xie
Managing Editor

Yining Xie

Senior Yining Xie is a Managing Editor for the Californian and has been on staff for three years. She i...

Mansi Swaminathan
Managing Editor

Mansi Swaminathan

Junior Mansi Swaminathan is returning for her third year with The Californian, now as Managing Editor. Her mai...

Vedant Desikamani
News Editor

Vedant Desikamani

Junior Vedant Desikamani is back for his third year with The Californian. This is his second year as an e...

Addison Jing
News Editor

Addison Jing

Addison Jing is happy to be back for her third year on the Californian staff. This is the junior’s f...

Andrew Chen
News Editor

Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen is a Junior at Cal High and has been doing Newspaper for three years. He enjoys writing ...

Sophia Liu
Assistant News Editor

Sophia Liu

Senior Sophia Liu is at The Californian for a third year as an assistant news editor. She’s hoping to ...

Gabby Huie
Assistant News Editor

Gabby Huie

Junior Gabby Huie is excited to return for her second year on the Californian staff. As an assistant news edi...

Nidhi Sudheendra
Opinions Editor

Nidhi Sudheendra

Senior Nidhi Sudheendra first joined The Californian in her junior year. She originally wanted to be par...

Anvi Kataria
Opinions Editor

Anvi Kataria

Senior, Anvi Kataria is both Opinion and Podcast Editor for this school year. This is her third year on...

Marcus Chalasani
Sports Editor

Marcus Chalasani

Junior March Chalasani returns for his third year with the Californian newspaper staff. In his free ti...

Carson Pfotenhauer
Sports Editor

Carson Pfotenhauer

Carson is a Senior at Cal high and this is his third year in newspaper. He enjoys watching and writing ...

Keerthi Eraniyan
Features Editor

Keerthi Eraniyan

Sophomore Keerthi Eraniyan is back for her second year on The Californian staff as Features Editor. An av...

Mishti Ramachandra
Features Editor

Mishti Ramachandra

Junior Mishti Ramachandra is now Features Editor, and is diving into her second exciting year with t...

Zak Syed
Assistant Features Editor

Zak Syed

Zak Syed is a first year assistant features editor but his second year in the newspaper classroom. He ...

Ben Barba Zuniga
News Lite Editor

Ben Barba Zuniga

Junior Benjamin Barba Zuniga is the News Lite Editor for the Californian Paper. As head of the dumbest s...

Sabrina Jackson Kimball
A&E Editor

Sabrina Jackson Kimball

Sophomore Sabrina Jackson Kimball is entering her second year with the Californian and is an A&E E...

Caleb Yi
A&E Editor

Caleb Yi

Junior Caleb Yi is going into his second year with the Californian and is an A&E editor. In his fr...

Saya Kubo
Online Editor

Saya Kubo

Junior Saya Kubo is in her second year of newspaper and is part of The Californian as one of the Onlin...

Riya Reddy
Online Editor

Riya Reddy

Senior Riya Reddy is back for her third and final year of being part of The Californian as one of th...

Shelly Parekh
Online Editor

Shelly Parekh

Senior Shelly Parekh is back for her second year with The Californian, this time as both one of the On...

Alexander Gomes
Photo Editor

Alexander Gomes

Alexander is a Senior at Cal High and this is his 4th year in newspaper. He Enjoys digital and analog ph...

Olivia Soares
Photo Editor

Olivia Soares

Olivia is a junior at Cal High and loves taking photos. She also loves playing sports like soccer and ...

Gina Germano
Graphics Editor

Gina Germano

Senior Gina Germano is the Graphic Editor for the Californian. When she's at home, she will be seen liste...

Daniela Noubleau
Ad Manager

Daniela Noubleau

Junior Daniela Noubleau is returning once again this time for her third year of newspaper.This is her f...

Vihaan Tigadikar
Social Media Editor

Vihaan Tigadikar

Junior Vihaan Tigadikar is the Social Media Editor of The Californian Paper. Vihaan plays for the Cal...

Yaalini Augustine
Staff Writer

Yaalini Augustine

Yaalini is an excited new member of The Californian. After wanting to join for the past few years, sh...

Jane Blinston
Staff Writer

Jane Blinston

Sophomore Jane Blinston is a Student Reporter in the school newspaper “The Californian”. Having t...

Aubrey Chan
Staff Writer

Aubrey Chan

Junior Aubrey Chan is an first year student apart of The Californian Paper who is excited to contrib...

Shaurya Chauhan
Staff Writer

Shaurya Chauhan

Sophomore Shaurya Chauhan is in his first year as part of the Californian. He is excited to learn more abo...

Ian Cheng
Staff Writer

Ian Cheng

Sophomore Ian Cheng is excited to be part of the Californian staff. He is interested in photography an...

Christian Jung
Staff Writer

Christian Jung

Junior Christian Chung is a first year reporter for the Californian Paper. As an aspiring writer, and an a...

Livi Jung
Staff Writer

Livi Jung

Livi Chung is a freshman just starting to join the Californian. She wants to find stories and bring them ...

Ryan Clark
Staff Writer

Ryan Clark

Ryan Clark is a junior and is beginning his first year at the Californian Paper and is looking forward to...

Mai Cole
Staff Writer

Mai Cole

Mai Cole is a sophomore at Cal High, and is beginning her first year in newspaper. She is an aspirin...

Alex Damonte
Staff Writer

Alex Damonte

Junior Alex Damonte is beginning her first year with the Californian Paper and is looking forward to...

KK DeMello
Staff Writer

KK DeMello

Senior KK DeMello is returning for his third year with The Californian as a reporter and as someone wh...

Swara Dongare
Staff Writer

Swara Dongare

Swara Dongare is a freshman entering Newspaper class as a staff writer. When she’s not on her phone y...

Anay Gupta
Staff Writer

Anay Gupta

Anay Gupta is a sophomore who is in his first year of the newspaper class. He is part of the Varsity Swim ...

Niyati Gupta
Staff Writer

Niyati Gupta

Senior Niyati Gupta is a first year member of The Californian Paper. In her free time, she enjoys pl...

Sherlyn Hernandez
Staff Writer

Sherlyn Hernandez

Junior Sherlyn Hernandez is jumping into her second year with The Californian as a staff writer. Hernandez en...

Zoya Iqbal
Staff Writer

Zoya Iqbal

Sophomore Zoya Iqbal is excited for her first year as a member of the Californian. She is looking for...

Kavin Jain
Staff Writer

Kavin Jain

Junior Kavin Jain is a new addition to the Californian. After reading the newspaper and hearing good ...

Anistyn Lum
Staff Writer

Anistyn Lum

This is Anistyn Lum’s first year as a staff writer for The Californian Paper. She is a freshman in the...

Viktoria Lutsenko
Staff Writer

Viktoria Lutsenko

Freshman Viktoria Lutsenko sets out to contribute to the Californian newspaper class. Reason she cho...

Aditi Mandale
Staff Writer

Aditi Mandale

Sophomore Aditi Mandale is a staff writer for The Californian, and this is her first year working on th...

Gayatri Nair
Staff Writer

Gayatri Nair

Gayatri Nair is a sophomore and this is her first year in newspaper. Gayatri chose newspaper because...

Luc Nolthenius
Staff Writer

Luc Nolthenius

Luc Nolthenius is a senior at Cal High and he is very interested in what he’s going to be doing in New...

Dallas Nowlin
Staff Writer

Dallas Nowlin

Senior Dallas Nowlin is a Staff Writer at The Californian Paper. Returning for his second year of writing ...

Landon Olberg
Staff Writer

Landon Olberg

Landon Olberg is a Junior here at Cal High and this is his second year with the Californian. He plays ...

Chioma Onyema
Staff Writer

Chioma Onyema

This is freshman Chioma Onyema’s first year with the Californian. Chioma is excited to write stories for...

Katelyn Pak
Staff Writer

Katelyn Pak

Katelyn Pak is a sophomore and has just recently begun her first year with the Claifornian. She swims...

Ria Ramchandani
Staff Writer

Ria Ramchandani

Ria Ramchandani is a sophomore in her first year of News as a staff writer. She looks forward to interviewi...

Korn Ravipaty
Staff Writer

Korn Ravipaty

Going from a newspaper-sword wielder to a writer herself (who will still hit people over the head with t...

Olivia Saini
Staff Writer

Olivia Saini

Senior Olivia Saini is a first year at The Californian. She likes to draw, read fantasy and science ...

Juliet Salomone
Staff Writer

Juliet Salomone

Sophomore Juliet Salomone is excited to be starting her first year on the Californian. She joined the...

Yashi Sharma
Staff Writer

Yashi Sharma

Yashi Sharma is a sophomore joining the Californian for the first time. She is excited to explore the...

Jacob Wong
Staff Writer

Jacob Wong

Sophomore Jacob Wong is a staff writer for The Californian Paper. This is his first year taking the newspaper...

Sofie Woo
Staff Writer

Sofie Woo

Sofie is a freshman and it's her first year being in newspapers and she's excited to be a part of the...

Ibrahim Yassine
Staff Writer

Ibrahim Yassine

Ibrahim Yassine is a senior and is beginning their first year in newspaper. They do both digital and...