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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

Gas prices have soared around the county, including the Bay Area. At the Safeway on Bollinger Canyon Road, premium gas costs more than $6 per gallon.

High gas prices squeeze wallets thin

Genevieve Huie, Staff Writer May 5, 2026

As the U.S.-Iran war heads into its third month, gas prices across the United States are climbing to record heights because of disruptions in global oil supplies. Students are feeling the pain at the...

Freshmen Sadhana Ganapathy Subramanian, left, and Riley Quan open the viral mango ice cream at H Mart’s new store in Dublin. The Korean supermarket opened its first East Bay location on March 26, and has been packed ever since.

H Mart opens first East Bay store in Dublin

Momina Anwar, Staff Writer May 5, 2026

To some, it’s a place to find the perfect snack. To others, it’s a literal taste of home. With the grand opening of its newest location in Dublin on March 26, H Mart continues to prove that it is...

Students in Miranda Kershaw’s French class use both school-issued Chromebooks and personal laptops to complete their assignment. District policy said personal devices should remain at home unless students have prior approval from the school.

What’s wrong with Chromebooks?

Shyamak Panda, Staff Writer May 5, 2026

Most students use their school-provided Chromebooks to finish their homework and classwork assignments. But a growing number of students are using their personal devices, such as MacBooks and Dell computers,...

The Grizzly Overdrive team works on their CAD model during a meeting in a team member’s home. The team competed in the VEX Robotics World Championship last month.

Robotics builds up to the world stage

Yashi Sharma, Assistant A&E Editor May 5, 2026

Cal High’s Grizzly Overdrive robotics team made history last month by becoming the first from Cal to advance to the VEX Robotics Worlds Championship. Featuring hundreds of teams from 39 countries...

Senior Jaeie Kim falls under the Level II UB on Bize’s Hierarchy of Employment, shown in her discouragement of any students getting employed in jobs such as a lifeguard. Kim represents students who will not be seeking a job in the summer.

Unemployment is the new trend

Benjamin Barba Zuniga, Opinions Editor May 5, 2026

An inevitable question that all high school students are asked at some point during their last few years in secondary education is, “So, when are you going to get a job?” But as it turns out,...

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