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
Daphne So

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief

Senior Daphne So back again at the Californian for her third year, this time as co-Editor-in-Chief. She has a crippling YesStyle addiction, which is the primary reason why she’s broke. She also likes to play tennis in her free time. She hopes to major in Food Science and Nutrition and continue journalistic writing next year in college.

 

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Different Eastern influences have been popularized in the West, from K-pop to dim sum to unique make-up styles.

Asian trends mislabeled

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2023
AP English Literature teacher Wade Wilgus teaches his senior students. Wilgus just started teaching at Cal this year.

[Photo] Students lead the way in AP Lit curriculum

Zaki Humayun and Riya Reddy
February 9, 2023
New AP Lit teacher Wade Wilgus lectures his class. Rotating substitutes taught the class before he started on Sept. 7.

[Photo] AP classes affected by teacher shortage

October 13, 2022
Scan the QR code to access our Spotify playlist and enjoy your summer with Californian's top picks.

The Californian staff selects summer songs to save your sanity

Daphne So, Abhinav Purohit, Andrew Ma, Allison Cavanagh, Melody Mulugeta, Kylie Thomsen, and Parwaan Virk
June 1, 2022
Hundreds of students walk through the quad like they have for a full year since the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine.

[Photo] End of the year sparks mixed feelings

Parwaan Virk, Staff Writer
May 27, 2022
The rates of high school students vaping are in decline, according to the CDC.

Vaping on campus not blowing away

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2022
UC Berkeley students walk under Sather Gate on campus. The college's decision to cut enrollment was overturned by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

UC Berkeley almost cuts enrollment

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
March 21, 2022
Junior Noelani Ching swings during a recent softball game.

Cal athletes spring back into action

Eli Mayerson, Lili Loney, Dylan Allen, Ylin Zhu, Kira Sidhu, and Daphne So
March 18, 2022
Former student teacher Andrew Shigo now teaches the AP Lit class.

[Photo] AP Lit teacher swapped mid-year

Andrew Ma, Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2022
Javier Cerna is the newest addition to Cal High's staff.

[Photo] New band teacher Javier Cerna doesn’t fall flat

Aarna Prashanth, Staff Writer
December 13, 2021
HoYeon Jung poses at the premiere of “Squid Game”.

HoYeon Jung steals the hearts of many

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
November 29, 2021
The strawberry fruit tea from i-Tea is very sweet, even at 30 percent sugar, and has a bitter aftertaste due to the tannins that tea produces when it has been steeped for too long, or in i-Tea's case, when a tea powder is used. The lychee jelly in it is fantastic, stiff but still chewy, and the strawberry flavor isn’t overwhelming.

These boba places don’t suck

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
May 28, 2021
Many Cal High students have become frustrated with the PSAT because of administrative errors leading to invalidated tests the past two years.

Students exasperated with PSAT inconsistency

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
May 7, 2021
Cal High's Esports Club will be hosting a "Rocket League" Tournament of March 27. It's the first esports tournament hosted by the school in more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Esports Club hosts school-wide gaming tournament

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2021
Cal High's production of "Hamlet" will be streamed Feb. 11-16. Students iperforming include, from left to right, Gavin Preisser as King Claudius, Jennifer Casavant as Queen Gertrude, and Jude Lee as Marcellus.

Behind the scenes of Cal’s ‘Hamlet’ production

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2021
The empty gaps left by the solitude quarantine brings has led people to grasp onto some truly unique widespread trends.

2020 was rough but we kept ourselves entertained

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2020

Six candidates vying for two school board seats

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2020
Campaign signs populate city street corners as candidates promote themselves for San Ramon city council and mayor, and the San Ramon Unified School District Board of Education. The election is Nov. 3.

City council, mayor and school board seats are the local focus of Nov. 3 election

Nicholas Harvey and Daphne So
October 30, 2020
Clubs posted flyers online to attract students during the school's first virtual Club Faire on Sept. 23.

Clubs go virtual

Daphne So, co-Editor-in-Chief
September 30, 2020
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