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The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

Crossing guard and lunch lady Maka Maroun holds up a stop sign at a crosswalk so students can cross.

Maka Maroun does double duty as crossing guard and lunch lady

Daniela Noubleau, A&E Editor April 28, 2023

Have you ever wondered who cooks your lunch or helps you cross the road on your way to school? Maka Maroun, a cafeteria lunch lady and crossing guard, is one of those people who actually does both. Maroun...

In this climate, school threats are not a joke

Staff Editorial, The Voice of California High School May 29, 2019

We frequently see Cal High on the news, and often it’s for all the wrong reasons.   Recently, we had multiple school shooting threats, the most recent involving detailed graffiti of a shooting...

We are desensitized to regular gun violence

Californian Staff October 16, 2018

Gun violence has taken the entire country by storm in the past couple of years. Sadly,   more and more students have to cope with the reality of school shootings.  Whether it is through the...

Brown rightly rejects school start time bill

Californian Staff October 16, 2018

Earlier  this September Senate Bill 328 was passed by the California state senate and was expected to become law. The bill would have required all K-12 schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Proponents...

Spending $108K on a school dance is wrong

Spending $108K on a school dance is wrong

Staff Editorial April 29, 2015

As reported on the front page of this issue of The Californian, last year’s ASB and senior class officers spent $108,030 on senior ball. This is a ridiculous amount of money to spend on a high school...

Welcome to the new Cal High Penitentiary

Staff Editorial April 29, 2015

Since the beginning of April, there have been at least two instances where Cal High students have either posted pictures around campus or on Twitter comparing the school to a prison or correctional facility. After...

Community service possible for truants

Albert Liao, Staff Writer April 27, 2015

A Cal High junior girl was recently punished at a district hearing with 10 hours of community service for multiple cuts and excessive tardies. But when she did not finish the 10 hours within the one...

Change in staff worries students

Change in staff worries students

Alex Farley, Staff Writer October 17, 2013

With two new counselors joining the school and the need for letters of recommendaton coming up, many seniors applying for colleges are feeling a bit uneasy. As a result of longtime Cal High Beverly...

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