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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

Mrs. Ivan’s Honors Pre-Calculus B period class takes their test during the hour-long class.

Finals should be offered only during finals week

Anistyn Lum, Staff Writer June 2, 2025

The last four days of finals week that wrap up each semester are structured for students to take two-hour finals for two of their classes each day. The schedule is designed for teachers to test students...

Members of the band Friendly Fire get ready for their next gig by rehearsing in drummer Lucas Chan’s garage. Other band members include bassist Orion Duerrmeier, left, guitarist Mojo Maldonado, center, and singer Viktoria Lutsenko.

Local band Friendly Fire ignites the stage

Anistyn Lum, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

Most students in the 1970s probably listened to The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. But today, students are listening to Friendly Fire. Friendly Fire is a local San Ramon band that creates metal, thrash,...

Junior Sayansh Gupta presents the VEX robot he built with his team for a robotics competition. He has attended many in the past, including the Maine Lobstah Bowl Signature Event.

Student excels in his work with VEX Robotics

Anistyn Lum and Christian Jung May 1, 2025

Since his early days building Lego creations, junior Sayansh Gupta has demonstrated a passion for robotics and problem solving that has led him to the top of the competitive robotics world. As a member...

No prince charming can save this movie

Anistyn Lum, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, how many more remakes until Disney falls? Well, actually it looks like it shouldn’t take long because from the looks of it, this year does not seem promising for the company. Disney...

It ends with a lawsuit

Anistyn Lum, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

“It Ends With Us” is a story about two strangers, Lily Blooms and Lyle Kincaid, blooming into lovers. But Lily starts to figure out that Lyle is abusive. She has to break the cycle of abuse soon enough...

Cal High freshman Adithi Chennavaram, left, catches the ball while dodging Carlmont defender Jeanette Healey during the Grizzlies’ JV flag football game on Sept. 16.

New JV teams start up this fall

Anistyn Lum, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

The varsity women’s flag football squad is no longer the only team in the program. This season Cal High added a new JV girls team to the flag football program, which kicked off with great success during...

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