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

Video games cause teen violence

Adam Jackson, A&E Editor April 29, 2013

Although video games are becoming more popular, some claim that these games have no impact on the average teenager. But the truth of the matter is that violent video games have a huge bearing on the...

Sequester costs America heavily

March 19, 2013

For Congress, the month of February ended with as much headway on budgetary issues as it began with: absolutely none. The sequester, which was an automatic budget cut, came into effect in the beginning...

Affirmitave action causes more problems than it fixes in America

Danielle Rector, Staff Writer March 19, 2013

Rejection letters understandably make students lament some of their decisions in school. But affirmative action sparks feelings of regret for a factor students cannot control: ethnicity. Despite...

Schools must fight sexting

Austin Hille, Editor In Chief March 19, 2013

The action of sending naked pictures of someone from one phone to another is a national issue that has even breached the borders of Cal High. Although most schools have taken precautions to stop this...

Legal drinking age should be lowered

Courtney Carlson, Online Editor November 16, 2012

The United States is one of four countries with the legal drinking age of 21.  This is the highest age requirement for the legal consumption of alcohol worldwide, with most other countries permitting...

New attendance system is smart

May 30, 2012

Staff Editorial The San Ramon Valley school district has recently taken one more step to insure student safety during school hours by  implementing a new attendance system, School Messenger. With...

Fashion industry at fault for dress cuts

May 30, 2012

Courtney Carlson Staff Writer Amongst bad hair days, failed tests, and messy break-ups, dress cuts are one of the parts of high school that make teenagers full of angst. This distress would be...

Death sparks undeserved racism

May 30, 2012

Ye Kim Park Staff Writer Many have heard of the tragic incident that took place on Feb. 26: A young, unarmed, 17-year old African-American boy named Trayvon Martin was  shot and killed in Florida. Recently,...

Apple should manufacture in the U.S.

April 25, 2012
Over the last few years, Apple Inc. has suddenly jumped from struggling competitor to dominator of the computer industry.

‘Kony 2012’ has misplaced goals

April 25, 2012
In mid-February, the activist group Invisible Children released the “Kony 2012” video, a video prompting activism across the world to stop a warlord in central Africa.
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