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

Cal alumnus earns ring with Super Bowl champions

Jake Barnes and Paige Zilinskas March 15, 2016

Cal High alumnus Anthony Lomando has taken his love of sports to a whole new level, and he has a Super Bowl ring to prove it. Lomando, a 2000 Cal graduate, is the assistant strength and training coach...

District approves cell phone antenna on campus

Aileen Villalpando, Staff Writer March 15, 2016

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education approved earlier this year a proposal to construct a Verizon Wireless cell antenna on the Cal High campus. Verizon’s antenna will be...

Junior injured after hitting speed bump

Joanne Kim, News Editor March 15, 2016

When Cal High installed five new speed bumps in the back parking lot last month, the school hoped to improve student safety. This plan quickly backfired when junior Arjun Dhamrait fell victim to the...

District approves new school calendar

Annissa Bensalah, Features Editor February 10, 2016

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District school board unanimously voted on Dec. 15 to implement a schedule that would move first semester finals before winter break next school year. The new schedule...

Senior Davis Bullock (10), pictured here playing against Foothill, is back at school and on the field after an arduous recovery from cancer. His last round of chemotherapy was on April 22, 2015, and he’s currently in remission.

Davis Bullock beats cancer

Sydney Finkel, Staff Writer February 10, 2016

Last year at this time, senior Davis Bullock was lying in a hospital bed wondering if he would ever be able to play soccer again. Bullock was unexpectedly diagnosed with stage IV Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma...

Students may find it difficult to navigate across campus in a few years as Cal High’s population continues to grow.

Sea of change coming

Ingrid Lam, News Editor October 19, 2015

With the way student populations are shooting up in the East Bay, it is no wonder that the threat of potential overcrowding is now coming close to home, as Cal High looks to exceed 3,200 students within...

Class of 2015 graduate Erin Fox wore Cal’s traditional white gown for females last June. All students will wear black gowns at the Cal’s future graduation ceremonies.

Gender blind grad gowns

Anmol Arora, Staff Writer October 19, 2015

With a trend toward the support of equal rights for the gay and transgender community, Cal High administrators have decided that all students in the Class of 2016 will wear black gowns at graduation this...

Is sex ed in health class sufficient?

Patrick Rettig, Editor in Chief October 19, 2015

Like any other class at Cal High, health is subject to state standards. Within the health standards, many sensitive subjects such as mental health, drugs, and alcohol are covered in a straightforward...

Photo courtesy of Gary Lambert

From Antiquity to the Renaissance

Taylor Singer, Staff Writer October 19, 2015

Last summer, I joined a group of 30 Cal High students on an unforgettable trip across Europe with former Cal teacher Gary Lambert. This trip, which was the first planned by Lambert, spanned 12 days...

New homework policy implemented

Kat Letran, Features Editor October 19, 2015

Less work and more play? Sounds fake, right? But alarming levels of stress from students have caused  the San Ramon Valley Unified School District to introduce a new homework policy this year that...

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