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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

Over the past two months, the number of COVID-19 cases has drastically increased in San Ramon, Danville and Alamo, the three cities part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.

Purple tier is back again

Jaida Baker and Jett Gold, Staff Writers December 18, 2020

Not much has changed in nine months. All Bay Area counties once again entered a stay-at-home order on Friday, bringing students and staff back to square one, when the county first initiated on March...

Small business Orient Express has struggled financially throughout the pandemic

Small businesses struggle to make ends meet as COVID-19 takes toll

Ridhi Goyal, Staff Writer December 18, 2020

Every six weeks, sophomore Srinidhi Kanchi Krishnamachari pulls up in front of San Ramon Orthodontics for her routine appointment, finding herself in the solemn and sanitized office that has replaced the...

This graphic, presented at the SRVUSD Board meeting, shows how many students changed their learning preferences for second semester.

District divided on hybrid learning

Tyler Lunn, Staff Writer December 18, 2020

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District requested last month that students declare if they intended to attend school in the second semester exclusively online or in a hybrid format. The results...

Online learning has made it easier than ever for students to cheat on tests and quizzes.

Remote learning raises concerns over cheating

Justin Singh, Staff Writer December 18, 2020

Remote learning may be the only opportunity for many students to continue their education at home, but the possibilities and different techniques it offers to students for cheating are endless. Cheating...

Cal High choir students performed virtually on Sunday at the Celebration of Christmas performance.

Remote learning affects arts and other hands-on classes

Numa Patel, Guest Writer December 18, 2020

Choir. Band. Ceramics. How do these hands-on classes work in an online format?  Classes such as English and math are arguably easier to transition to remote learning, but this is not the case for...

Lots of things have become tricky throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, including getting your driver's license! DMV customers must wait in a longer line because of social distancing guidelines, and appointments have to be made to attend.

Students attempt to earn driver’s licenses during the pandemic

Sami Tripasuri, co-Editor-in-Chief December 18, 2020

Sophomore Tasha Singh faced the DMV with a look of surprise.  The pandemic has completely changed the formerly crowded building. Caution tape separated the socially distanced individuals in the short...

 Cal High’s football team and other sports were permitted to practice in small groups until the board  suspended these meetings this week. Because of new health guidelines, there will be no competitions until at least Jan. 25.

High school sports start date gets pushed back even further

Nimisa Panda, Features Editor December 18, 2020

When sophomore water polo player Briana Farias heard that the upcoming season was being pushed back yet again, needless to say she was disappointed.  “This would be my first season playing water...

Reviewing the NBA’s shortest offseason ever

Dominic Aguilar December 18, 2020

Many businesses have been going through some rough times during this pandemic, and the NBA is no exception. With the season set to begin on Dec. 22,  just two months after the pandemic bubble season ended...

NFL playoffs are nearly here

Pranav Sannaasi, Staff Writer December 18, 2020

Amidst a global pandemic, the National Football League rolls on. And while it has been difficult, they have managed to nearly finish the season and make it to the playoffs. New to this year, seven teams...

The world’s response to COVID-19 has mixed results

Eli Mayerson, Sports Editor December 18, 2020

News first broke of a “pneumonia of unknown cause” on Dec. 31, 2019, when a small media outlet from Wuhan, China, issued a statement on this new virus, alerting the World Health Organization and the...

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