Miravalles-Calceta is shooting for the stars
Sierra Randel and Isabella Belof, Staff Writers
May 29, 2019
When the stage lights blare and the spotlight focuses on her, Brooklyn Miravalles-Calceta knows that despite her apprehension, she can’t let her nerves get the best of her. Miravalles-Calceta, a sophomore at Cal High, has been passionate about singing since the age of three. At eleven years old, she became more i...
Bible illustrates importance of graphic arts
Priyanka Krishna and Ceci Musgrove, Staff Writers
May 29, 2019
Cal High computer graphic arts teacher Jennifer Bible draws a picture of the world of graphic design. Originally starting as a business major, Bible first discovered her love for graphic arts and advertising in college at Chico State. She learned about graphic design from her roommate and started...
Ready, set, mosh!
Kristen Choi, Staff Writer
May 29, 2019
Summertime ushers in new opportunities for students to have fun and relax. Here’s a of a few of the hotly anticipated concerts swinging through the Bay Area this summer. 1. Billie Eilish – May 29 at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco The 17-year-old American singer and songwriter will p...
Promising new summer films
Varsha Ravi, Managing Editor
May 29, 2019
Summer is nearly here, and along with warm weather and no school comes... “Spider-Man: Far From Home” Set directly after the events of “Avengers: Endgame”, “Spider-Man: Far From Home” follows Peter Parker (Tom Holland) on a school trip to Europe. Shaken by the loss of a ...
‘Detective Pikachu’ brings a furry friend to the big screen
Kristen Choi, Staff Writer
May 29, 2019
The world’s favorite yellow rodent finally made his electrifying live-action debut in “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”. Based on the 2016 game of the same name, the film explores a Pokémon universe with references to prior video games such as Pokémon Red Version and the long-running anime Pokémon. ...
Short film festival project leaves a legacy
Gina Wu, Editor in Chief
May 2, 2019
Cal High leadership students strive to create a warm and friendly atmosphere that welcomes a vast number of students with diverse interests. One way that students attempt to achieve this goal is through legacy projects, which expand the variety of events and opportunities that are offered to students...
Banding together
Christine Oh, Co Editor-in-Chief
May 2, 2019
Cal High hosted schools from all over Northern California on April 13 for the NCBA spring festival. The festival at Cal was one of three festivals that the Northern California Band Association (NCBA) hosts throughout the year. “It’s a great privilege to be able to host other schools on our ow...
Google is changing the gaming scene
Aidan Trejo, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
Since the release of the Nintendo 64 in 1996, consoles have dominated the world of gaming. But Google’s new streaming service, Stadia, plans to change that. Google announced at the annual Gamers Developer Conference in San Francisco on March 19 that it will launch Stadia later this year. Similar...
Disney merger brings new possibilities
Ananya Nag, News Editor
May 2, 2019
Disney recently merged with 21st Century Fox, placing it at the forefront of the battle of the movie studios, and allowing Disney to own what could be almost half of the Hollywood films released into theaters. The merger has created the possibility of combining different universes from each...
Ending the game
Rachel Pak, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
Marvel’s last Avengers movie, “Avengers: Endgame,” wraps up the current Avengers storyline with a bang and lives up to the hype. In the previous movie, “Avengers: Infinity War,” Thanos successfully obtained all six of the infinity stones. The stones are each represented as an aspect o...