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
Carol Chen

Carol Chen, Photo Editor

Senior Carol Chen joins the Californian as an artist for the second time, after taking a break during  junior year. This year, she plans to experiment with different illustration styles and gain proficiency in all aspects of newspaper-related graphics. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games, reading, and drawing for fun. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career in concept design and visual development.

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[Photo] Senior Issue 2022

June 1, 2022
From COVID-19 tests to masks the a Fleetwood Mac CD, seniors have added a variety of items to their time capsule.

What will you remember in 10 years?

Melody Mulugeta, Ari Harvey, Nicholas Harvey, Hannah Shariff, Carol Chen, Sydney Cicchitto, and Brian Barr
June 1, 2022
With their graduation caps nearly in the air, some seniors have some words of wisdom for future Grizzlies.

Dear underclassmen, here’s some good advice

Shiphrah Moses, Sydney Cicchitto, Carol Chen, Ari Harvey, and Nicholas Harvey
June 1, 2022
Students desperately cling to a DoorDash order. Many have recently been stolen.

[Photo] DoorDash thieves whisk away lunches

April 29, 2022
Wordle is a word puzzle game where players guess a five letter word in only six attempts. Letters in the correct space are shown in green, while letters in the wrong space are shown in yellow and letters that aren’t in the word of the day remain gray. The game resets daily, which fosters healthy competition and occasionally anguish among its players.

[Photo] Hey NY Times, is this a word?

March 17, 2022
Cal High strings and chamber orchestra performs at the district’s Area String Festival, hosted on March 9 in the Cal High Event Center.

[Photo] Area string festival’s triumphant return

March 23, 2022
Senior Carol Chen’s illustration of Zoom courtroom earned her third place in the Mock Trial courtroom artist competition this year.

[Photo] Mock trial team wins county for fifth year in a row

March 21, 2022
Student created a GoFundMe page for English teacher Ted Levey when they heard his wife had terminal cancer. Donations exceeded more than $50,000.

[Photo] Students create GoFundMe for teacher whose wife dies

December 22, 2021
International travel bans arent helping people any more than wearing your mask halfway.

[Photo] Omicron variant travel ban is more than unfair

December 21, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom broke with the Democratic Party over Proposition 30, which would increase taxes on personal incomes over $2 million to support climate programs. Newsom says the proposition is a corporate ploy by Lyft and has appeared in high profile advertisements to oppose the Democrat-backed proposition.

[Photo] Vaccine mandate coming

November 29, 2021
The class interface of Schoology shows students folders with everything from class materials to announcements.

[Photo] How was Schoology selected?

November 29, 2021
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[Photo] Should fast food workers be considered essential?

May 21, 2020
Illustration by Carol Chen.

[Photo] Tulsi Gabbard

February 11, 2020
In an effort to show the beauty within Cal High, The Californian will be profiling a student each issue who is working to improve campus life.

[Photo] Young activist fights for sustainability

December 17, 2019
Untitled Goose Game allows players to walk, run, flap wings, and most importantly, honk.

[Photo] Duck, duck, duck, “Untitled Goose Game”!

December 17, 2019
Cal High followed other district high schools by eliminating guest passes for the homecoming dance.

[Photo] Guest passes are a thing of the past

November 15, 2019
The Area 51 raid quickly became the quirkiest headline of the summer, going viral after a FaceBook post.

[Photo] Fridays are for the Aliens

October 14, 2019
Illustration by Carol Chen

[Photo] College Board’s Latest Evil Scheme

October 10, 2019
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