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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

Students attended Cal High's annual homecoming dance last Saturday in the school quad. During the dance, a 16 year old boy who doesn't attend Cal allegedly attacked a female assistant principal at the front of the school after trying to leave the dance early.

Boy allegedly attacks female assistant principal during homecoming dance

Ylin Zhu and Mansi Swaminathan October 25, 2024

A female assistant principal was physically assaulted by a 16-year-old boy last Saturday during Cal High’s homecoming dance, police said. The boy, who was not a Cal student, was arrested and taken...

Cal High colorguard marches down Pine Valley Road during the 2023 Homecoming parade.

Homecoming week is right around the corner

October 10, 2024

Cal High’s annual homecoming week is starting on Monday, Oct. 14. with the typical festivities spread across six days. Here are the main events for the coming week. Monday, Oct. 14: Dress-up theme...

Freshmen cheer from the Class of 2027 float. Volunteers covered graffiti on the float so it could run in the parade.

Parade marches on despite racist graffiti

Ylin Zhu and Andrew Ma October 5, 2023

Three class floats were found vandalized with racially charged graffiti last Friday morning, just hours before Cal High’s annual homecoming parade that was part of the school’s 50th anniversary celebration. Leadership...

Cal High's leadership class has made adjustments to this year's homecoming festivities, which have been moved up a month. The dance also will be outdoors because of COVID-19 precautions.

Homecoming is back… just a month earlier

Saachi Sharma, Podcast Editor September 12, 2021

Homecoming is coming a little earlier this year. In addition to being scheduled for next week - a month before it’s traditional late October date - leadership is making adjustments to homecoming because...

Junior Hana Snyder sent this email to Superintendent Dr. John Malloy and Cal High Principal Megan Keefer outlining her concerns about the FOCO event attended by some students on Oct. 24.

Traditional homecoming cancelled, but some Cal students party on

Christine Oh, Co Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2020

For the past seven months, students’ Instagram feeds have been devoid of photos with large gatherings because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But on Oct. 24, photos of a large “fake homecoming,”...

What is Cal’s leadership doing during quarantine?

Kylie Thomsen, Social Media Editor September 30, 2020

More than a month into the new school year, leadership already has planned new and exciting events during quarantine. From virtual rallies to a unique twist on the homecoming parade, students in Cal...

The new high school experience for freshmen is anti-climatic

Asiyah Ally, News Editor September 25, 2020

Since the start of middle school, high school has been the main topic for practically every student. Teachers constantly reminded students they were being prepared for this huge transition in their...

Grizzlies are ready to hit the Whip and the Nae Nae at this year’s homecoming dance. The dance will take place Saturday from 7-10 p.m. in the school’s event center.

Students are hyped up for homecoming

Athena Georgopoulos, Staff Writer October 19, 2015

The arrival of fall is slowly settling in and welcomes students with all it has to bring. The halloween thrill, warm drinks, comfy clothes, and “pumpkin spice” everything has arrived, and  with...

Welcome to the Hotel California

Welcome to the Hotel California

October 17, 2014

  From top-down, biology teacher Andrew White performs his annual juggling clown act on a unicycle at the homecoming parade on Oct. 10; seniors Kristy Graham, Samantha Fox, and Roman Lubarski...

Homecoming a shocking experience

Erin Fox, Managing Editor November 22, 2013

As a new student to Cal High who had never experienced a homecoming dance, I was in for a shock last month when I learned about the absurd amount of money spent and the over-sexualized behavior that occurs. My...

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