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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

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival actors perform Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” for Cal English and drama students.

Thespians bring Shakespeare to Cal

Caleb Yi, A&E Editor May 7, 2024

Cal High had a special performance by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, showcasing one of Shakespeare’s comedies, “As You Like It”. The play was available for second and fourth period English...

Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift drop “eternal sunshine”, “Act II” and “Tortured Poets Department”, respectively.

Big names release brand new music

Caleb Yi, A&E Editor March 28, 2024

Three anticipated albums by highly acclaimed artists have already dropped or are being released this spring. Ariana Grande delivered “eternal sunshine” this month, while Beyoncé’s “Act II”...

A lot more students are receiving detention slips, which are assigned to students with five tardies or one cut.

Detentions increase ninefold with new system

Caleb Yi, A&E Editor February 14, 2024

Detentions have skyrocketed ninefold since Cal High administrators introduced a new system this semester that automatically assigns detentions through Infinite Campus, Principal Demetrius Ball said. To...

Students gather around and use their phones to record a fight instead of intervening, contributing to a bystander mentality.

Bystander mentality enables fighting in school bathroom

Caleb Yi, A&E Editor November 9, 2023

A violent fight broke out in the boy’s bathroom on Oct. 5, as bystanders provoked the combatants and recorded instead of intervening, sparking concerns about how Cal High students and administrators...

Kellen Torrey goes up for a layup while warming up for the 2023 “Simply Basketball: Battle of the Bay” game.

‘Boy Wonder’ inspires next generation

Caleb Yi and Noah Young October 5, 2023

Cal High 2023 graduate Kellen Torrey has created a new basketball documentary, sharing the story of his hardworking lifestyle and basketball career. His documentary, “Boy Wonder”, was created when...

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