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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

Senior Shivani Phadnis sits atop her partner senior Sarah Flores’ shoulders while waving her flag in defeat.

Harrowing assassins stories from Californian staffers

March 28, 2024

Vishwas Balla, sports editor: At Cal High, a war is waged every second semester. Friends become enemies. Money corrupts all. This is assassins season. The senior game was originally planned to last...

The student game Assassins encourages violations of personal privacy, a serious problem in a world of constant surveillance.

March Issue Editorial Cartoon

Ari Harvey, Graphics Editor March 29, 2022

Even while school is remote and people stay at home, participating seniors are still actively seeking out their targets.

Even in a pandemic, Assassins lives on

Josh Nichols, News Lite Editor March 10, 2021

During this nightmare of a past year, normalcy has been rewritten. But as I sat in the back parking lot of our school at 5:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, watching my fellow classmates aggressively maneuver their...

The stressful, terrifying game of Assassins

The stressful, terrifying game of Assassins

Aidan Trejo, Staff Writer March 26, 2019

I live everyday in constant fear, afraid that it could very well be my last day. I cannot walk down the street or to school without looking over my shoulder every three seconds. Why did I pay $15 to feel...

Shots fired during Assassins

Shots fired during Assassins

Alex Farley, Staff Writer February 28, 2014

With 240 seniors, one person to organize them all, and  $2,400 involved, the annual Assassins game sparked unusual controversy this year. In the past, Cal High administrators expressed their disapproval...

Assassins returns to Cal with a pop

March 13, 2012
Lock your doors. Patrol your house. Watch your back. And above all else, wear a turtleneck, because your classmates are coming for your neck. Assassins is back.

Cal overrun by hitmen

March 15, 2011
Cal seniors are continuing the tradition of playing Assassins, where teams go after their targets with Nerf guns.

A day in the life of an Assassin

March 15, 2011
Being an Assassin is stressful and definitely keeps you on your toes, that is until you've been shot.
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