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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

Before Cal’s campus was remodeled in the 2000s to what it looks like today, the campus consisted of a hexagonal shaped library where the quad is now with “pods” on four corners.

Cal High’s history spans half a century

Melissa Nguyen, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Fifty years ago, Cal High began as a small middle school in an agricultural area most students wouldn’t recognize today. But over the years, Cal has transformed into a diverse and growing community...

Retired teacher Steve Armstrong taught a variety of science courses at Cal from 1979-2014.

Teachers who started in the 1970s share stories

Ren Guo, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Cal High’s teachers are a huge part of the community and their experiences have shaped the school’s history over the past 50 years. Steve Armstrong is among those teachers, having taught at Cal over...

Geography teacher Jackson Collins graduated from Cal in 2019.

School’s alumni return as teachers

Keerthi Eraniyan, Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2024

Hearing Cal High teachers fondly recall their days attending their alma mater as students is not as uncommon as one would think. Many current and former Cal teachers claim Cal as their alma mater, bridging...

Cal High's first principal, Ernie Berger, who was principal from 1973-83

Where are Cal High’s 11 principals now?

Taij Singh, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Over Cal High’s 50-year history, it has been led by a roster of 11 principals who each left their mark on the school. So where have these principals gone since leaving Cal? Cal’s first principal...

Other notable Cal High alumni

Mahita Chava, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Chuck Cary Cary is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1985 to 1991. He graduated from Cal in 1978 and played for several MLB teams, including the Chicago White...

2007 Cal High graduate Ashley DeWitt won an Emmy in January for her voice directing work on the animated Netflix children’s show “Ada Twist, Scientist.”

Voice director Ashley DeWitt wins Emmy

Mahita Chava, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

In December, 2007 Cal High graduate Ashley DeWitt became a Children’s and Family Emmy winner for Outstanding Voice Directing for the animated Netflix show “Ada Twist, Scientist”. DeWitt was the...

The Californian advertised a New Year’s Eve rave at a San Ramon hangout called The Zone.

The Californian’s history in a nutshell

Jordan Vereen, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

I am a lover of history. I am a lover of Cal High. I am a lover of the newspaper. So, when I heard of this 50th anniversary (HISTORY!!!) edition for Cal, there was only one thing I could do in good conscience....

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