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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

Ethnic Studies teacher Benjamin Andersen talks with Addison Hooi during independent classwork time.

Ethnic studies becomes mandatory for freshmen

Gabrielle Huie, Staff Writer March 28, 2024

Cal High’s ethnic studies class will become mandatory for freshmen starting in the 2025-26 school year, replacing the semester-long freshman class world geography. Ethnic Studies is currently offered...

Ethnic studies teacher Ben Andersen supervises his students while they work during class. His students have been working on their Youth Participatory Action Research projects.

Ethnic studies YPAR projects enact change

Asiyah Ally, News Editor May 27, 2022

The ethnic studies class rounded out the school year through a project with a purpose.  The project, called Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), involves students researching issues they are...

Ethnic studies teacher Benjamin Andersen walks among his students, who are learning about the different histories and cultures of people of color in the first year class.

New ethnic studies class engages students

Alice Oh, Staff Writer October 19, 2021

Cal High’s new ethnic studies class is encouraging students to make a major impact on campus and in the San Ramon community as a whole. The class unpacks the intersectionality of the histories, cultures...

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