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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

Senior Carter Honsinger enjoyed the freedoms of online school last year when Cal High had virtual learning from home.

PRO/CON: Is it worth returning to virtual learning?

Saachi Sharma, Podcast Editor February 14, 2022

With the recent rise in Omicron cases in Contra Costa County, many people may be quick to assume the best course of action would be to return to our state of quarantine and online school as we did throughout...

Many students taking AP tests this year have felt distraught after hearing that they will be taking the full AP tests after the many challenges a full school year of remote learning has brought.

AP test decision just another symptom of a larger U.S mentality

Staff Editorial March 4, 2021

The decision by the College Board to administer full-length AP tests is its most predictable move yet. It falls perfectly in line with the way Americans operate: learning to live with the problems in society...

Biden’s the clear winner, yet Trump stubbornly won’t follow the correct procedure

Sienna Morgan, Staff Writer November 16, 2020

It’s time for President Trump to act presidential during one of the last chances he has by acknowledging Joe Biden as the president-elect of the United States. Every American by now has heard about...

Attacks on media are attacks on freedom

Attacks on media are attacks on freedom

Gina Wu, Editor in Chief November 15, 2018

A journalist’s murder is the prelude to a war on freedom. Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 to obtain his marriage documents. Instead, he was gruesomely...

Nationalism encourages political violence

Staff Editoria; November 15, 2018

While addressing a packed Houston arena on Oct. 22, President Trump called himself a proud American nationalist and encouraged his followers to use the word freely.   Trump’s embrace of the term ...

We are desensitized to regular gun violence

Californian Staff October 16, 2018

Gun violence has taken the entire country by storm in the past couple of years. Sadly,   more and more students have to cope with the reality of school shootings.  Whether it is through the...

Cal’s holiday generosity shines

December 19, 2017

In the midst of the holiday season, Cal High and its leadership students are running a toy drive for Wilson Elementary School in San Leandro. Growing up in a privileged area such as San Ramon is often...

Net neutrality is an internet necessity

Net neutrality is an internet necessity

John Symank, News Editor December 19, 2017

In our day and age, we rely very heavily on the internet for almost everything we do. But what if I told you that the way we use the internet could turn on its head within the coming year? Net Neutrality...

Mental health isn’t the problem

Meshek Gomez, Staff Writer December 19, 2017

Over the course of this last year, over 512 innocent United States citizens were brutally murdered in mass shootings alone according to the Mass Shooting Tracker (MST). The rapid fire of bullets whizzing...

Finals for freshman

Finals for freshman

Freyana Sunavala and Maira Nigaar December 19, 2017

The semester soars over our heads before we can even blink, causing an overwhelming feeling of stress and tension among students.  The circles beneath our eyes progressively darken at the thought...

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