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The Californian

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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, Staff Writer 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...

Classroom tables and desks will be empty this summer as students won’t be able to remediate grades in summer school.

No more summer school

Aditi Mandale, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

Looming budget cuts will cause changes in summer programs for San Ramon Valley Unified School District students in a few months. According to an email sent to district parents on Feb. 20, K-12 students...

Government teacher Tasneem Khan, left, works with senior Addison Gesicki during class.

Tasneem Khan learned from past experiences

Yashi Sharma, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

People associate the term supernatural powers with abilities like teleportation. But people forget that one of the most valuable powers a human being can actually have is empathy, the ability to connect...

Some of biology teacher Jacob Schecter’s more unusual pets in his classroom include the worms in this worm farm. He also has snails, shrimp and copepods in his classroom.

Not the traditional teacher’s pets

Aditi Mandale and Swara Dongare March 21, 2025

Biology and AP Biology teacher Jacob Schecter’s love for animals is shown through his unusual class pet collection. In his classroom, Schecter has many unique pets, including copepods (tiny crustaceans),...

The Japanese Tea Garden located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park provides visitors with a lot of unique views and charm, and is one of the many attractions in the 1,017-acre park. Entry to the tea garden is free with a student ID.

Bay Area attractions for spring break

Juliet Salomone, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

Spring break is just around the corner, and the Bay Area offers many activities for students to experience with friends and family without traveling far. Golden Gate Park A great place to explore during...

The Lesher Foundation’s Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series begins its 20th season on Feb. 24. Among the speakers last year was fashion designer, entrepreneur, and television personality Tan France. Photo courtesy of the Lesher Foundation.

Lesher Foundation’s speaker series celebrates 20th anniversary

Keerthi Eraniyan, Features Editor February 24, 2025

Over the past 20 years, Contra Costa County residents have gathered at the Lesher Center for the Arts to attend the renowned Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series, an annual series of events that celebrates...

Cal high teachers gather at the front of the school to protest against the budget cuts.

Budget cuts impact the district heavily

Kavin Jain, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District approved more than $26 million in budget cuts last month, impacting students, teachers and staff across the district. Adopted on Jan. 14, the school board...

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, Staff Writer 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...

Librarians can no longer give out loaners to students due to a lack of resources and insufficient student accountability.

Library runs out of loaners

Juliet Salomone, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

Many Cal High students have relied on the library’s loaner Chromebooks in case theirs isn’t charged or left at home. But right before last semester’s finals week in mid-December, the library stopped...

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

School makes additions to student support

Zoya Iqbal, Staff Writer 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...

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