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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

Students hurry to their class during passing period. With a new uniform bell schedule, the time of passing periods and amount of time students have to get to class may change.

Are uniform bell schedules coming?

Zoya Iqbal, Assistant News Editor May 29, 2026

Cal High has maintained a distinct block schedule for more than 30 years, with students alternating between having all even classes one day and all odd classes the other. But as all things must come...

A former forensics student uses a micropipette in class to collect data from micro tube. Current Cal students will get to learn these techniques now that forensics is offered again.

Old classes are back, some courses renamed

Zoya Iqbal, Assistant News Editor March 21, 2025

As course registration for the 2025-26 school year comes to a close, Cal High students seeing several former classes that have been brought back for next year. Courses that have returned to the course...

Firefighters fight a raging blaze in the hills of Los Angeles. The fire was first sparked by the strong Santa Ana winds on Jan. 7 and killed at least 29 people, according to NBC News.

LA wildfires contained

Zoya Iqbal, Assistant News Editor February 12, 2025

Los Angeles was devastated last month when raging wildfires ripped through several Southern California cities, displacing tens of thousands of residents whose homes were destroyed or damaged. The first...

A slide in the tutorial presentation shares thoughtful questions for students to discuss.

School makes additions to student support

Zoya Iqbal, Assistant News Editor December 13, 2024

Two ideas, one new and one old, have been incorporated into Cal High’s student support this year. The introduction of school-wide student support lessons created by Cal staff and the return of student...

Cal High chemistry teacher Manmeet Kaur's business Shfon Skincare has many products to treat acne.

Science teacher is CEO of skincare company

Zoya Iqbal, Assistant News Editor October 10, 2024

Cal High chemistry teacher Manmeet Kaur is the founder and main chemist of her own business she started in 2014 known as “Shfon Skincare.” Through Shfon Skincare, Kaur sells 2,000 units monthly...

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