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The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

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Costly supplies bother students

Costly supplies bother students

Tim Hoffman, Staff Writer October 17, 2013

Buying school supplies has always been a tedious and costly part of returning to school each year, as students are told to go out and purchase materials needed for classes. For example, the average...

Sleep deprived students suffer severe scholastic setbacks

Sleep deprived students suffer severe scholastic setbacks

Chiena Ty, Staff Writer October 17, 2013

Today is the big day. You’ve trained for months, all the while looking forward to this competition. Unfortunately, instead of taking home the gold, you napped in the parking lot because your teammates...

Backpacks becoming a weighty issue

Backpacks becoming a weighty issue

Wynne Zhang, Graphics Edior October 17, 2013

Exactly how heavy is too heavy for backpacks and purses? This is the question The Californian set out to answer after watching students lug massive backpacks to class that make teens look like The Hunchback...

Cal planning a closed campus

Cal planning a closed campus

Heather Wong, News Editor October 17, 2013

Cal High administrators are considering a closed campus policy that would prohibit all seniors from going off campus for lunch as soon as next year. Assistant principal Sarah Wondolowski said the main...

A guide to the Bay Area’s most rockin’ rollercoasters

Emily Mun and Caitlin Stein June 5, 2013

Northern California is known for its great rollercoasters from two amusement parks: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo and Great America in Santa Clara. With summer just around the corner, these...

Great America’s newest coaster strikes gold

Austin Hille, Editor In Chief June 5, 2013

Great America’s newest attraction, the Gold Striker, is probably the most massive wooden rollercoaster I have ever seen. The coaster towers over the rest of the park like Paul Bunyan, and it can be...

Sounds of summer

May 30, 2012

by Joshua Gu, staff writer From the hottest rap stars, to alternative-rock kings to classic rock legends, this year’s summer music festivals are sure to impress June 10 Summer Jam has been produced...

Sailor shows seafaring skills

May 30, 2012

by Sydney Castillo, staff writer Feeling the wind in his hair and the flow of the ocean beneath him. The force of the wind pushes the vessel along the ocean. The sails catch as the boat coasts through...

Climbers scale new heights

May 30, 2012

by Christina Calderon, staff writer With summer right around the corner, warm weather is coming in and people are heading out  –  to the mountains, that is. Rock climbing has been gaining popularity...

Football team gets policed

May 30, 2012

by Zach Stalcup and Haley DeLuc, staff writers The Cal High football team will soon be adding a new member to its coaching staff, someone who knows a thing or two about discipline. Scott Holder will...

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