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The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

From left to right, Miles Vetrovec, Maya Chakravarthi, Lia Roy, Devin Addiego, Madison Reedy, Saachi Sharma, and Kit Town rehearse for their upcoming performance in “Clue”. The closing show is tonight at 7 p.m.

‘Clue’ in on Cal’s spring play

Shravya Salem Sathish, Opinions Editor April 29, 2022

Most board games induce thoughts of vacation nights, childish arguments and the back of a dusty closet that hasn’t been touched since middle school. But not Clue. A comical but chilling mystery, it...

From left to right, Minseo Kim, Dylan Liujanto and Raymond Chen were named to honor bands this year.

Trio named to honors bands

Tanvi Pandya, Social Media Team member April 29, 2022

Cal High has been known to have an extensive music program, with multiple classes offered and a series of performances throughout the year. So, it comes to no surprise that many students participating...

Her Side of the Story is a new exhibit at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley. It opened in February and will remain on display until May 22.

New exhibit at SRV Museum

Hallie Chong, Online & Podcast Editor April 29, 2022

At the former railroad station in Danville lives the Museum of the San Ramon Valley, which is filled with preserved artifacts scattered throughout the history of the area.  The museum creates an opportunity...

From left to right, Kit Town, Emma Kollo, Briana Farias, and Sean Martin attend the auditions held on March 10th for an acting part in the club’s film.

Cal’s new club focuses on making original films

Samantha Contreras, Co-Managing Editor April 29, 2022

“I never really cared about not being the same as those around me. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to be the same.” Junior Brianna Marbella writes these lines in her first screenplay for...

Read The Californian's take on the hottest A&E topics in our new Pop Culture Corner.

‘Turning Red’ has been turning heads

Hannah Shariff, Staff Writer April 29, 2022

As time progresses the need for representation of different minorities is increasing, and although we’re on the right path, there are many bumps on this road.  Many different forms of representation...

The comic “Moonlight” is a new show on Disney+.

Marvel’s version of Batman is getting his own miniseries

Tyler Aronson, Staff Writer March 29, 2022

“Moon Knight”, the next installment to Marvel’s miniseries, debuts on Wednesday exclusively on Disney+ and tells a darker and more serious story about a different type of superhero. Created by...

From left to right, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Yoda, Princess Leia, R2-D2, and Darth Vader are characters from the Star Wars cinematic universe and will be featured in Lego’s new action video game, “Star Wars the Skywalker Saga”, which will be released in April.

Lego announces new Star Wars video game

Evan Heinz, Staff Writer March 21, 2022

When the game “Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga” was released Nov. 6, 2007, it was highly influential and featured levels from multiple movies.  The game had substance, and who doesn’t like that? ...

Donda 2 is exclusively available to listen on the Stem Player created by Kanye West. It was released without label affiliation.

Like Kanye himself, ‘Donda 2’ creates controversy

Micheal Zarich, Staff Writer March 21, 2022

Kanye West has been a hot topic as of late.  West hosted a listening party on Feb. 22 for “Donda 2”, the follow up album from  his 2021 release “Donda”. The listening party was held at LoanDepot...

Singer Kyuhyun is one of the commentators of the show.

Love fires up for Single’s Inferno

Alice Oh, Staff Writer February 24, 2022

The possibility of one blissful day in paradise at a luxury hotel with a partner of your choice depends on your ability to charm any of six extremely attractive strangers in just one week.  But what...

On Jan. 7, the Weeknd made his anticipated comeback   with the album “Dawn FM”.

The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ serves as sequel to ‘After Hours’

Anika Choudhary, Online & Podcast Editor January 27, 2022

After the wildly successful release of the album “After Hours” in 2020, singer Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, made his highly anticipated return on Jan. 7 with the album...

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