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The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

Ashleigh Maple being precise and careful while doing sophomore Em Somsel’s makeup at Cal. Maple has continued cultivating the makeup business she started in her junior year.

Local makeup artist brushes up

Sherlyn Hernandez, Staff Writer February 11, 2026

Senior Ashleigh Maple is growing her platform by starting her own business doing other people’s makeup. Growing up, Maple watched her best friend, Amelia, experiment with photography, often practicing...

Juniors Kai Licata, left, and Aritro Bhatacharjee plan their next visit to Country Club Elementary School with the Teaching Tech Club, which involves elementary school students in STEM activities so that they can explore from a young age.

Teaching Tech Club

Sherlyn Hernandez, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

Through hands-on projects and exciting activities, Cal High’s Teaching Tech Club is sparking a love for STEM in elementary school students and trying to shape the next generation of innovators. The...

Christina Haaverson stands in front of a plane before taking flight from the Livermore Municipal Airport. From classroom to cockpit, Haaverson exercises her skills as a certified professional private pilot and practices flying on weekends.

Soaring through skies

Sherlyn Hernandez, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

When not in the classroom teaching “Animal Farm” or the power of mindfulness, Christina Haaverson spends occasional weekends soaring through skies as a private pilot. Haaverson’s parents initially...

Talia Campo-Torres shows off her sponsorship’s products on social media. She shares about her favorite items from Bubble so that her followers might try the products themselves.

Freshman model brands her bubble

Sherlyn Hernandez, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

Freshman model, dancer and cheerleader Talia Sabrina Campo-Torres has strutted her way into the spotlight. Torres started modeling for Models Inc. Talent agency about a year ago and now works with major...

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