The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

Teachers priced out of the area

Teachers priced out of the area

Mansi Swaminathan and Ren Guo October 5, 2023

The high cost of living in the Bay Area has made it difficult for teachers to afford to live in the area where they work. In fact, with the median home price running at least $1.5 million in the San Ramon...

Junior Brooke Johnson is interviewed by three seniors to get into iQuest. Advisor Michelle Turner is present with a laptop

Courses interview to find the right students

Mansi Swaminathan, Features Editor May 26, 2023

While filling out lengthy applications and attending interviews and auditions can be a long process, it is worth it for students with interests in classes such as leadership, iQuest, Intro to Law, and...

Many Cal High students looking into careers in AI

Mansi Swaminathan, Features Editor March 15, 2023

With the introduction of ChatGPT and many other artificial intelligence machines, the interest in studying AI and the demand for careers in this field has naturally increased. Many universities and high...

Students have the air knocked out of them by the closing of the vape shop.

Flavored tobacco ban upheld

Mansi Swaminathan, Features Editor February 9, 2023

Vaping in the bathroom has long been perceived by some as the coolest way to hang out at Cal High. But this entrenched tradition may be threatened by California Senate Bill 793, which bans the sale of...

The significance of weighted GPAs compete with the argument of weighted GPAs being unecessary.

Should weighted grades be eliminated? – NO

Mansi Swaminathan, Features Editor December 19, 2022

A weighted GPA reflects the difficulty of students’ coursework and considers the rigor of their high school classes when measuring their GPA. Eliminating weighted grades that come with these advanced...

Cal High students are among the many Americans struggling to combat rising inflation.

Rising inflation is hitting Cal High students hard as well

Mansi Swaminathan, Features Editor November 18, 2022

As inflation continues to eat away at many Californians’ wallets, it is clear the overall cost of living in the Golden State has caused stress to many. And it’s not just adults feeling the pinch....

David Huan, second from the right, speaks to the girls volleyball team during a break in the action.

David Huan leads Cal volleyball to victory

Mansi Swaminathan and Ryan Wang October 13, 2022

There is yet another change at Cal High that will help elevate the athletic program to newer heights with the addition of first-year women’s varsity volleyball coach David Huan. Huan is one of the club...

Corporal Maricela Bracamonte patrols campus in her SRO uniform during break at Cal High.

School Resource Officer assigned to Cal

Mansi Swaminathan, Features Editor October 13, 2022

Cal High has upgraded from sharing one School Resource Officer (SRO) with Dougherty Valley High to having its very own on campus this year. The San Ramon police force’s new addition, Corporal Maricela...

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