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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

New campus precautions are needed

Californian Staff, Staff Writer May 26, 2023

Cal High is no stranger to the various incidents that have happened on campus and the solutions our administration concocts in hopes of preventing them from recurring. But on May 8, an attack left a Cal...

Services for special needs

Californian Staff, Staff Writer May 26, 2023

The discussion of providing better educational services to students with special needs was brought to the San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s school board public hearing on May 16. A budget plan...

Change school ranking criteria

Editing Staff April 28, 2023

When determining the rankings for high schools, a lot of unnecessary emphasis is placed on standardized testing, primarily the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Credible...

Keep water use restrictions

Editing staff April 28, 2023

After five droughts over the past five decades, these lengthy dry spells have felt like an unwelcome neighbor that repeatedly shows up at California’s door despite solutions to brush it away. But on...

San Ramon should expand Central Park

Staff Editorial December 19, 2022

An eyesore in our city sits in a prominent area in San Ramon, unused and abandoned, and ultimately a waste of usable space. The empty lot in between San Ramon’s City Center and Central Park lot takes...

Cal must prepare for earthquakes

Staff Editorial November 18, 2022

While living and attending school in an earthquake-prone area such as San Francisco’s Bay Area, it is more than likely students have experienced a few earthquakes during classes. In-school drills prepare...

Drastic new admin rules are unwarranted and detrimental

Staff Editorial August 21, 2022

Former Iron Horse Middle School Principal Demetrius Ball replaced Principal Megan Keefer this school year, bringing with him a barrage of new, far-reaching rules. These include revoking senior parking...

Campus culture must improve

Staff Editorial June 1, 2022

With the school year coming to an end, the campus life at Cal High has become as unique as the times we’re living in.  While many students were stepping onto Cal High’s campus for the first time...

SRVUSD should provide students contraceptives

Staff Editorial June 1, 2022

With the ongoing issues of teenage pregnancies and STIs in this country, it is clear that teenagers need to be more diligent in practicing safe sex.  But should schools have to help with that? It...

Wasteful use of plastic at school must stop

Staff Editorial April 29, 2022

The way school lunch is packaged wastes an unnecessary amount of plastic.  Almost every food item is packaged in single use plastic wrappers or containers. Packaging that is soiled with food cannot...

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