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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

Advice from former top editors

Josh Iversen, Managing Editor May 25, 2017

aduation and the excitement of an excellent summer, it’s hard to dismiss the anxiety and fear hidden within regarding what’s right around the corner – college. But rest assured, Class of 2017,...

Schedule policy lets seniors leave

Schedule policy lets seniors leave

Josh Iversen, Staff Writer May 15, 2017

A new district policy will allow next year’s seniors to leave campus before fifth and/or sixth period if they have already completed enough credits to graduate. This change comes at a time when the...

UC Berkeley protests turn violent.

Staff speaks out about UC Berkeley protests

Josh Iversen, Kat LeTran, Cameron Harris, and Kiley Borba February 3, 2017

The events that took place at UC Berkeley Wednesday night were simply embarrassing. The violence and hate exhibited by rioters on campus was repulsive and cannot be tolerated. I will never support speaker...

Cal split on knee-Kaeping issue

Cal split on knee-Kaeping issue

Josh Iversen, Managing Editor September 29, 2016

Two years ago, a quiet, easygoing Cal High student stood up and explained to his sociology class why he chose to sit during the national anthem. “He presented a very thoughtful, articulate explanation,”...

The most popular pastime of Cal High students, wasting classtime by going to the bathroom.

Staff writers rate Cal’s bathrooms

Josh Iversen and Chiara Ty June 3, 2016

As human beings, certain bodily functions are necessary for survival and thus deserve to be respected. Our school, however, has at times exhibited blatant disrespect for these functions with dirty, poorly-stocked...

Senior Garret Meyer (13) goes for the spike in a May game.

Spring NCS bear-y successful

Without a doubt, the 2016 regular season was one of the greatest in the Cal High women’s lacrosse team history. The Grizzlies were ranked as a top five team in the country throughout the entire season,...

Cal High’s HOSA competitors and adviser Andrew White, back row far left, pose in front of the Anaheim Convention Center during the State Leadership Conference April 7-10. Nine Cal students qualified for the national competition in June.

Cal High HOSA club students return victorious

Josh Iversen, Staff Writer April 29, 2016

For many, spring break means exotic vacations and tanning on the beach. But for 29 Cal High students, it meant only one thing: the HOSA State Conference. HOSA, which stands for Health Occupations...

The California Grizzly song team poses in the Winner’s Circle after performing a routine at Nationals at Disney World.

Song team’s hard work pays off

Josh Iversen, Staff Writer March 15, 2016

For some, dance is nothing more than just a leisurely hobby, passionate art form, or an exhausting sport. For the 12 girls on the Cal High varsity song team, dance is much more than that. Dance is life. Led...

Busy MLB offseason coming to a close

Josh Iversen, Staff Writer February 8, 2016

  The Major League Baseball offseason is well underway, and more dollars are being thrown left and right than ever before. In early December, left-handed ace David Price signed a record-breaking...

Oakland on verge of losing all three teams

Josh Iversen, Staff Writer December 7, 2015

Within a few short years, the city of Oakland could become deprived of any major sports team for the first time since 1960. All three Oakland sports teams, the Raiders, Athletics, and Warriors, are...

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