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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

Cal's 50th

Before Cal’s campus was remodeled in the 2000s to what it looks like today, the campus consisted of a hexagonal shaped library where the quad is now with “pods” on four corners.

Cal High’s history spans half a century

Melissa Nguyen, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Fifty years ago, Cal High began as a small middle school in an agricultural area most students wouldn’t recognize today. But over the years, Cal has transformed into a diverse and growing community...

Retired teacher Steve Armstrong taught a variety of science courses at Cal from 1979-2014.

Teachers who started in the 1970s share stories

Ren Guo, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Cal High’s teachers are a huge part of the community and their experiences have shaped the school’s history over the past 50 years. Steve Armstrong is among those teachers, having taught at Cal over...

Geography teacher Jackson Collins graduated from Cal in 2019.

School’s alumni return as teachers

Keerthi Eraniyan, Features Editor March 5, 2024

Hearing Cal High teachers fondly recall their days attending their alma mater as students is not as uncommon as one would think. Many current and former Cal teachers claim Cal as their alma mater, bridging...

Cal High's first principal, Ernie Berger, who was principal from 1973-83

Where are Cal High’s 11 principals now?

Taij Singh, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Over Cal High’s 50-year history, it has been led by a roster of 11 principals who each left their mark on the school. So where have these principals gone since leaving Cal? Cal’s first principal...

50 Years Timeline

50 Years Timeline

Erin Kim and Andrew Ma March 5, 2024

Former Cal student Kelly Miyahara gives contestants clues on the “Jeopardy!” show.

Kelly Miyahara makes it big on ‘Jeopardy!’ Clue Crew

Mahita Chava, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

It’s not everyday that someone gets to work with Alex Trebek on “Jeopardy!” But when Kelly Miyahara got the chance to be part of “Jeopardy’s!” Clue Crew, she jumped at the opportunity. The...

David Klech runs the 110m hurdles at the 38th Arcadia Invitational track meet in 2005.

David Klech sets records with track and field career

Mahita Chava, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

David Klech is a Class of 2006 Cal High alumni who has blazed past expectations. Beyond Cal’s campus, he has run Division 1 track for UCLA and the University of Oregon, and earned a silver medal World...

Other notable Cal High alumni

Mahita Chava, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Chuck Cary Cary is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1985 to 1991. He graduated from Cal in 1978 and played for several MLB teams, including the Chicago White...

2007 Cal High graduate Ashley DeWitt won an Emmy in January for her voice directing work on the animated Netflix children’s show “Ada Twist, Scientist.”

Voice director Ashley DeWitt wins Emmy

Mahita Chava, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

In December, 2007 Cal High graduate Ashley DeWitt became a Children’s and Family Emmy winner for Outstanding Voice Directing for the animated Netflix show “Ada Twist, Scientist”. DeWitt was the...

1998 Cal graduate Alicia Albright is a dance choreographer and performer on Broadway.

Dance choreographer Alicia Albright shines bright on Broadway

Mahita Chava, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Becoming a dance choreographer on Broadway is not an easy feat, but 1998 Cal High graduate Alicia Albright has found success as one. Albright is a dance captain for the “Wicked” and “Frozen” Broadway...

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