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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

Finals will look a little different this year now that students are back to taking tests in person instead of from the comforts of their home.

A real finals week is back!

Kira Sidhu, Staff Writer December 19, 2021

The first finals week of the post-online school era has students and staff wondering what to expect after a year of virtual testing experiences. Sophomores and freshmen in particular have no prior experience...

AP Students conflicted on long finals

Varsha Ravi, Managing Editor February 12, 2019

The dragging monotony of finals season has long since ceased to be a surprise. But some students were surprised by the length of their AP final exams in late December. Last semester, two...

Finals schedule makes sense

Staff Editorial, The Voice of California HIgh School December 18, 2018

With changing district credit requirements, many students are not taking classes after lunch during fifth or sixth periods. As a result, the last day of the traditional finals schedule when these two...

The schedules of many students have begun to be more and more overwhelming around finals week.

Tests before finals hurt student performance

Isabella Belof, Staff Writer December 18, 2018

Cramming isn’t the ideal way to absorb information, but scheduling tests right before finals week seems to encourage this method of studying.  As the end of the semester approaches this year,...

Stress culminates for students during finals

Brynn Kan, Staff Writer December 18, 2018

December is always one of the most stressful times of the year at Cal High.  Freshmen are experiencing their first finals week, while many sophomores face the added pressure of their first finals...

Cal finals set to be done before the new year

Siena Sharpe, Staff Writer December 15, 2016

The holiday season is almost upon us and for the first time in Cal High history this also means that final exams will end before students go on break next week. Typically, Cal students have taken their...

Cal finals set to be done before the new year

Siena Sharpe, Staff Writer December 15, 2016

The holiday season is almost upon us and for the first time in Cal High history this also means that final exams will end before students go on break next week. Typically, Cal students have taken their...

Finals week suggestions for studying

Mira Aboutaam, Ad Manager/Staff Writer January 16, 2014

Now that break is over and everyone is back at school, there’s one thing all Cal High students are preparing for: the dreaded finals week. Both studying for and actually taking finals can be extremely...

Finals should be before winter break

Delainey Willing, Staff Writer November 22, 2013

As Christmas break nears once again, the fear of finals lingers in the back of students’ minds. Having finals a mere two weeks after Christmas break is not only annoying, but frustrating and inconvenient....

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