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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

Hackathon sparks student imagination

Hackathon sparks student imagination

Brian Nakajima, News Editor and Online Administrator February 9, 2018

Sophomore Chris Liu is testing the fruit of his labor. On the screen of his laptop is a 3D model of a plant cell, every organelle visible to the eye from the cell walls to the mitochondria. The interactive...

District proposing significant changes

District proposing significant changes

Cameron Harris and Brian Nakajima November 7, 2017

Superintendent Rick Schmitt’s vision for sweeping changes at Cal High and other secondary schools in the district, is so far being met with resistance from students, teachers and parents. At an Oct....

School eliminates Adv. English 9, World Geo

Brian Nakajima, News Editor and Online Administrator March 29, 2017

Because the district is embracing an open access policy for all high school classes, Cal High has decided to eliminate Advanced English 9 and Advanced World Geography next year. Advanced English 10...

Fake news rampant online

Brian Nakajima, News Editor and Online Administrator February 15, 2017

Social media is a fascinating and bizarre world full of selfies, dank memes, and the newest phenomenon: fake news. To be clear, fake news is different from biased news, which still cites sources and...

Junior Brandon Ignacio zombifying para educator Alex Kravitz on Photoshop in the spirit of tHalloween, as part of a digital photo project last month.

Digital photo is getting spooky

Brian Nakajima, News Editor and Online Administrator November 7, 2016

Junior Brandon Ignacio is working on his masterpiece.  What  first seemed like a regular faculty member, now has part of his jaw rotting and missing skin. With a menacing red glow, their left...

Kaep’s protest is divisive

Brian Nakajima, News Editor and Online Administrator September 29, 2016

Although San Francisco 49ers  quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s intentions are noble, his controversial actions of taking a knee during the national anthem are ineffective. “I am not going to stand...

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