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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

What do colleges look for?

What do colleges look for?

Lexi Broughton, Staff Writer May 31, 2023

When starting college applications during senior, it’s difficult to know exactly what to focus on, and what kinds of achievements students should brag about to schools. Even before senior year, what...

There’s some weirdly specific scholarships available

Kian Kasad and Rohan Iyer May 31, 2023

In the tumultuous sea of student debt and university tuitions, there’s one lifeline that every college-goer tries desperately to grab ahold of: scholarships. Almost everyone knows the general idea,...

A lot has happened the last four years

Kylie Thomsen and Sophia DiGiovanni May 31, 2023

Our freshman year began at the tail end of a summer full of “Stranger Things”, VSCO girls, and TikTok trends. Arriving at California High School, we became the butt of every joke, constantly being...

Welcome to The Californian, you’re looking at the top four years at Cal

Welcome to The Californian, you’re looking at the top four years at Cal

Wyatt Golla, News Lite Editor May 31, 2023

As a senior at our esteemed California High School, I can say three things with absolute certainty. For one, there is no other high school that is quite like ours. Two, the previous four years have been...

Ranking the Class of 2023’s high school years

Tanvi Pandya, Social Media Team member May 31, 2023

Our past four years of high school have been eventful to say the least. Between Covid-19, countless changes in administration and the occasional campus threat, we’ve made a lot of memories. Each year...

Some seniors take non-college paths

Rebecca Haghnegahdar, Staff Writer May 31, 2023

Despite constant pressure from parents, peers and even teachers to attend a four-year university directly after high school, many students choose to go down non-traditional paths that will work best for...

Senior Gautam Vedula, attending New York University for film scoring, plays the piano.

Artistic minds major in the arts

Pranav Khosla and Tejas Mahesh May 31, 2023

When people think of popular college majors, engineering, medicine, or law might be among the first to come to mind. But some Cal High seniors are attending college for the arts. Senior Dylan Bretschneider,...

Senior Oliver Smallridge has enlisted in the Navy and reports to basic training next month.

Students serve at service school

Jacqueline Guerrero, Staff Writer May 31, 2023

Nimisa Panda is not the only senior joining the military after graduation next week. At least six other Cal High seniors will be joining her, including Chaeie Kim, Liam Moore, Patrick Lee, Oliver Smallridge,...

Senior Oliver Smallridge has enlisted in the Navy and reports to basic training next month.

Students serve at service school

Nimisa Panda, Features Editor May 31, 2023

Many of us have seen the smash hit movie “Top Gun: Maverick”, which was released last summer. It includes stunning graphics, a vivid plot, and most importantly to me, brief mentions of “the academy.”...

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