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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

Students were asked to make two Vans designs that reflected their hometown. “Hometown Pride” featured drawings, and “VanD(IY)oren Legacy” involved more sculpting and 3D art.

Art students place top 50 in Vans Culture Contest

Ylin Zhu, News Editor May 27, 2022

Imagine having your flashy design grace a pair of Vans worn by skaters pulling off kickflips at the San Ramon Skate Park. This could have happened for Cal High students Nicolette Ogne and Sathvika Sitaraman,...

Senior Ramya Kaja’s piece from her AP Art portfolio depicts a girl on Earth staring up into space and follows her theme of exploring curiosity. All AP Art students need to create 15 pieces based on a single theme for their portfolio.

AP Art students paint their way to the end of the year

Sophia DiGiovanni, Features Editor March 23, 2022

Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Cal High AP Art students are trying to do just that. The course, which is offered for...

What to do when youre considering going to an art school

What to do when you’re considering going to an art school

Isha Pandya, Graphics Editor May 29, 2020

I am currently a student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. I am studying to get my bachelors degree in communications design with an emphasis in illustration. Pratt is an art school, and like many...

New production brings attention to the arts

Ceci Musgrove, Features Editor March 26, 2019

Remember kaleidoscopes, those fun cylinders given to us as kids, with colorful, geometric shapes inside?  Well, that’s the idea for this year’s performing arts concert.  Cal’s performing...

Sharing their specialties

Sierra Randel, Staff Writer February 12, 2019

Instagram is not just for selfies anymore. Cal High students use Instagram to work with companies, sell products, and to reach a wider audience for their talent than they could otherwise. Thefollowing...

Cal High junior Zoe Medlins painting Look Me in the Face (left) is currently on display in Washington, D.C., after she won Eric Swalwells Congressional Art Competition.

Zoe Medlin’s art displayed in D.C.

Maira Nigaar, Staff Writer October 16, 2018

Vibrant colors fill junior Zoe Alyse Medlin’s world as she paints her life, one stroke at a time.  Medlin, a self-taught artist who takes her passion for art outside of school, regularly creates...

Cal High students joined with many others worldwide to collaborate with the Memory Project by creating portraits of children facing poverty in more than 43 countries.

Art makes memories with project

Ariel Chow, Staff Writer May 15, 2017

Art is not only a way for people to express themselves, but it’s also a way to give back to people and spread kindness. This past month, 11 students from Art 3 and AP Art have participated in the...

Art whiz shows skills

February 6, 2012

by Justine Chang, staff writer Her senses become calm, but her imagination runs free when she starts to create a captivating vision across the canvas. Senior Winnie Chang is a student who discovered...

Cal senior artist finds his visual voice

November 4, 2010
While most kids stick to clip art and stick figures and clip art, talented Cal High senior Joshua Barish finds natural expression in his distinctive artwork.

Senior Uses Art to Express a Message

September 13, 2010
Picture this: a young Congolese girl observing her freshly-raped mother, thinking “Is this what’s going to happen to me because I’m a girl in this area?”
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