After 24 years of teaching at Cal High, Photography 1 and Advanced Photography teacher Paul Fortayon is leaving Cal to begin a new path in his life.
Fortayon has accepted a vice principal position at...
School administrators have implemented new policies and started enforcing some old ones more strictly this year to keep Cal High students safer.
Some of the new policies include hallway/bathroom passes,...
Sophia Liu, Assistant News Editor
• April 28, 2023
As another school year at Cal High draws to an end, teachers and staff are discussing more potential changes to the bell schedule next school year.
In particular, Cal staff are considering adjusting the...
Sophia Liu, Assistant News Editor
• March 15, 2023
Cal High’s mock trial team was victorious again last month when it won a record breaking sixth straight Contra Costa County championship.
The team won its ninth title in the past 13 years and 12th overall,...
A new AI chatbot called ChatGPT is upending teaching at Cal High because of its potential for cheating.
ChatGPT is an AI-powered language model launched by OpenAI last November. It can hold conversations...
Sophia Liu, Assistant News Editor
• December 19, 2022
As college and university early application deadlines pass, seniors who applied early action and decision now have time to reflect on their experiences during one of the pivotal moments of their lives.
The...
Sophia Liu, Assistant News Editor
• November 18, 2022
Girls who have dreamed about playing softball locally can now discover their full potential thanks to Cal High sophomore Pi Stephenson’s Play Like Pi Foundation.
Founded by Stephenson last October,...
The 2022 San Ramon midterm elections have brought both familiar and new faces to the stage for San Ramon’s city council race.
Out of San Ramon's four districts, District 2 and District 4 will be having...
Sophia Liu, Assistant News Editor
• November 4, 2022
As the incumbent District 2 city council member, Mark Armstrong has been in charge of managing the city budget and overseeing city functions for two years.
Armstrong’s leadership history dates back...
Sophia Liu, Assistant News Editor
• November 4, 2022
Sara Lashanlo, a 27-year-old mechanical engineer with a bachelor’s degree in science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo State University, is running for the District 2 city council seat. Lashanlo has lived...
