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

Lenard Matthews wishes the school community was informed after he was called the n-word by a student.

PE teacher called racial slur by student

Mansi Swaminathan, Features Editor May 7, 2024

Cal High PE teacher Lenard Matthews said he was verbally attacked by a student who used racial slurs, including the n-word, after breaking up a fight in late March. Matthews, who is African-American,...

San Ramon Valley High School senior Jake Sellar uses an angle grinder on a piece of steel while working in the schools auto shop class. Cal High had a similar class until 2006.

Most district auto shop classes are out of gas

Cal High’s former auto shop class gave students the skills to earn jobs straight out of high school. That was until it was discontinued in 2006. This begs the question: Should the school bring back...

Banning Lyon holds his new book,  “The Chair and The Valley,” which is about his experiences with  PTSD. He is English teacher Regina Lyons husband.

iQuest students help teacher’s husband publish book about PTSD

Suhas Chalasani and Zak Syed May 7, 2024

The journey of Cal High English teacher Regina Lyon’s husband through a psychiatric facility scandal called “The Chair and The Valley,” will be released on June 4 with the help of two Cal iQuest...

From left to right, sophomores Cindy Li and Arjun Patel pose with Positive Psychology teacher Christina Haaverson before leading a meeting for Anthrominds, a new Cal club.

New club is dedicated to raising awareness about mental health

Srikar Thippavajjula, Staff Writer May 7, 2024

Many students live stressful lives that are often negatively affected by depression and anxiety. But one Cal High club, Anthrominds, aims to solve these issues by raising awareness about mental health. Started...

CHAP secretary Melissa Nguyen, left, and president senior Siena Dhillon raise money for sick children.

CHAP focuses on helping children

Advay Aggarwal, Staff Writer May 7, 2024

The Children's Health Assistance Program, also known as CHAP, is a club dedicated to helping children with different medical issues cover expensive medical bills. Each year, the club focuses on supporting...

The Ladies First initiative creates mentrual product care packages that the organization donates to women shelters throughout the Bay Area.

Ladies First initiative takes initiative

Eva Brooks, Staff Writer May 7, 2024

The overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 caused a ceaseless debate about women’s health in America. In the summer of 2023, a year after the reversal of Roe v. Wade, four Cal High students founded Ladies...

AP World History had enough students sign up for the course to fill at least six sections next school year, compared to only two or three for AP European History.

AP World offered

Keerthi Eraniyan, Staff Writer May 7, 2024

As Cal High’s newly introduced AP World History class is added to more schedules, the number of students taking AP European History has dwindled, raising questions about changes in course scheduling...

Mike Wickman is Cal High’s new Student Resource Officer.

Mike Wickman is the new SRO on Cal’s campus

Advay Aggarwal, Staff Writer May 7, 2024

Mike Wickman is Cal High’s new Student Resource Officer (SRO). Wickman is a policeman with 11 years of experience. He has been working with the San Ramon Police Department for the past seven years. Since...

A student learns about Cal’s new courses, Honors Modern East Asian History, Peer Counseling and AP World History.

New courses introduced for new year

Mishti Ramachandra, Staff Writer March 28, 2024

March is that wonderful time of the year when the stress of course selection finally starts to kick in for students. But students will notice some new changes on the course selection sheet this spring...

The Muslim Student Association put up posters supporting Palestine around campus that were removed by Principal Demetrius Ball because of concerns about the posters’ content.

Admin removes MSA posters

Keerthi Eraniyan, Staff Writer March 28, 2024

The decision by Cal High administrators to remove Muslim Student Association (MSA) posters supporting Palestine last month has created controversy about free speech rights and censorship on campus. In...

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