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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

Students in Joanna Condon’s Principles of Biomedical Sciences class listen to a lecture. While most classes at Cal High now average 27 students, class sizes will be increasing.

District budget cuts expected to have major effects

Christian Jung, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

Budget cuts across the San Ramon Valley Unified School District are starting to impact Cal High, and students are beginning to feel the pressure. Following a vote on Jan. 14, the district Board of Education...

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...

From left to right, Zach Kuruvilla, Sibesh Sankaranarayanan, Angad Gahra, Aiden Berry, Jake Westfall, and Adam Carter come together to perform at Cal High’s lip sync.

Lip sync hits the stage

Christian Jung, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

Prior to Cal High’s annual lip sync competition, the excitement was building for junior Elise Matek. As one of the key performers for the junior class, Matek put in countless hours to perfect the juniors’...

Freshman Nabila Haqiq puts her phone in a wall caddy. Many teachers at Cal High use phone jails and wall caddies to prevent student phone use during class and lesson time.

Administrators unsure how new law will affect students

Christian Jung, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent signing of the Phone-Free School Act will require California public high schools to restrict or ban smartphones by July 1, 2026. For schools like Cal High, the law should...

Seniors Sophia Bonifacio, left, and Anne Yamada pose behind their scoreboard before a match. They both will be trying out for Cal’s beach volleyball team this season.

Beach volleyball to kick up sand in spring

Christian Jung, Staff Writer December 13, 2024

Cal High will introduce beach volleyball as a varsity sport for the first time this upcoming spring season, providing a truly unique opportunity for the girls who join the squad. Especially since there’s...

Measure Q yard signs are seen in front of houses around the neighborhoods of San Ramon. The parcel tax requires a two-thirds majority in the Nov. 5 election in order to pass.

Voters to decide renewal of parcel tax

Christian Jung, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

As the San Ramon Valley Unified School District approaches the expiration of a long-time parcel tax at the end of the school year, voters must decide next month whether to renew this funding source that...

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