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

Thanksgivings main course is a real turkey

Thanksgiving’s main course is a real turkey

Lulu Khalil, Freshman Columnist November 15, 2018

It’s November, and you know what that means. Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  For most of us, I think it’s safe to say that food comes to mind when we think of Thanksgiving.  We’ve...

From left to right, students Sam Gilstrap and Caroline Jiang work with English teacher Devan Manning to try write a novel by the end of the month through National Novel.

Writing up a storm

Varsha Ravi, Managing Editor November 15, 2018

An empty coffee cup balances on a sheaf of stained notes on the edge of your table as you squint at the messy word document that’s become your home for the past month.  The word count crawls...

Christopher George became principal last month.

Cal welcomes new principal

Shirin Afrakhteh, Opinions Editor October 16, 2018

Despite being on campus for only a few weeks, new Cal High Principal Christopher George has already been described in countless ways – driven, charismatic, and humorous, to name a few.  But the...

Vaping reamins a serious concern in Cal High.

Anti-vaping class implemented

Emmy Burrus, Co Editor-in-Chief October 16, 2018

The vaping craze is sweeping the nation, and Cal High is no exception.  To combat this, the school district has implemented a program called Saturday Vape Alternative to Suspension Class. Suggested...

District limits out-of-state trips

Ananya Nag, News Editor October 16, 2018

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is re-examining the need for out-of-state trips this year, which should limit the number of students traveling beyond California’s borders. Although the...

Librarian starts YouTube book talks

Librarian starts YouTube book talks

Brynn Kan, Staff Writer October 16, 2018

Shhh, quiet please.  Cal High librarian Nikki Ogden is filming a book talk for her new Youtube channel, CHS Book Talks.  The channel, which started last month, includes book reviews of...

Senior interns at UCSF over summer

Senior interns at UCSF over summer

Varsha Ravi and Gina Wu, Staff Writers October 16, 2018

Senior Varun Thakur stares blankly at his computer. He’s dreading the long, grueling process of painstakingly typing out email after email to 150 professors, in search of the holy grail – a summer...

Mock trial team returns to state

Mock trial team returns to state

Ingrid Lam and Joanne Kim March 14, 2018

Cal High’s mock trial team will represent Contra Costa County in the California Mock Trial Finals this weekend after winning the county championship last month. The mock trial team won the county...

Trump’s controversial first year in office

Michael Barry, Staff Writer February 9, 2018

The Year 2017 could rightfully be called the Year of Donald Trump. Major news organizations on both sides of the political spectrum have seemed to aim a majority of their content on Trump and his cabinet....

National Anthem no longer at rallies

Kiley Borba, Staff Writer February 9, 2018

Students who attended the winter rally last month might have noticed that something was missing: the National Anthem. Although many students might not have even noticed that the “Star Spangled Banner”...

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