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The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

New campus precautions are needed

Californian Staff, Staff Writer May 26, 2023

Cal High is no stranger to the various incidents that have happened on campus and the solutions our administration concocts in hopes of preventing them from recurring. But on May 8, an attack left a Cal...

Services for special needs

Californian Staff, Staff Writer May 26, 2023

The discussion of providing better educational services to students with special needs was brought to the San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s school board public hearing on May 16. A budget plan...

Traditional grading systems are unfair to students compared to standard based grading.

Standard based grading better than traditional

Dallas Nowlin, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

The traditional grading system we at Cal High are accustomed to, which uses the grades A-F based on tasks of differing grade weights, has become an increasingly outdated way of grading and must be replaced...

From left to right senior Alyssa Villarde, graduate Geneva Katharine, senior Mia Rabuco, senior Kylie Matek, senior Natalie Peete, senior Julia Rocha, senior Gaia Landsman, graduate Lisette Green, senior Noelani Ching posing for 2022 prom.

Is Prom overpriced?

Zaki Humayun, News Lite Editor March 22, 2023

Prom is a staple of high school, something that all students look forward to as a celebratory culmination of all the work they’ve put in throughout the year. But the fact of the matter is that this...

Students need to be informed

Staff Editors March 15, 2023

Cal High received a call about a bomb threat on Feb. 22. After the threat was received, the school went into a secure campus and ultimately transitioned into a lockdown. As the lockdown was happening,...

Eliminate class phone restrictions

Staff Editors March 15, 2023

Eighteen-year-olds can enlist in the military and vote for representatives in government, but they are unable to use their cell phones during their high school classes. Most Cal High teachers have policies...

Florida’s education system, depicted as alligators because it is the Gator State, debate the issue of controversial books.

Should Florida ban controversial books? – NO

Rohan Iyer, Staff Writer March 15, 2023

In 2022, about 40 percent of all books banned in America contained LGBTQ+ themes, characters, or messages, according to a study by PEN America, a literature and human rights organization. To make things...

Florida’s education system, depicted as alligators because it is the Gator State, debate the issue of controversial books.

Should Florida ban controversial books? – YES

Ayaan Karan, Staff Writer March 15, 2023

A book found in Florida schools called “It’s Perfectly Normal” was promoted for kids ages 10 and up. Though the book’s cover indicates it’s geared toward students as young as 10, it contains...

Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his state budget revisions.

California’s anti-bias training is unnecessary

Jacqueline Guerrero, Staff Writer March 15, 2023

In the Budget Act of 2022 signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the finalized spending plan for the 2022–23 school year has allocated a whopping $10 million toward anti-bias training for educators, an astonishing...

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