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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 teachers do in the summer?

Suhas Chalasani, Staff Writer May 31, 2024

Many students spent this school year playing sports, studying, cramming for exams, and making unforgettable memories with their friends. The overbearing stress of final exams, AP exams, and expectations...

Banning Lyon holds his new book,  “The Chair and The Valley,” which is about his experiences with  PTSD. He is English teacher Regina Lyon's husband.

iQuest students help teacher’s husband publish book about PTSD

Suhas Chalasani and Zak Syed May 7, 2024

The journey of Cal High English teacher Regina Lyon’s husband through a psychiatric facility scandal called “The Chair and The Valley,” will be released on June 4 with the help of two Cal iQuest...

Kung Fu Panda follows protagonist Po, who went from serving food to teaching kung fu.

Kung Fu Panda packs a punch

Suhas Chalasani, Staff Writer March 28, 2024

The tale of a lovable and entertaining panda with mad martial art skills continued this month with the release of its latest installment. “Kung Fu Panda 4” came out on March 8 and revisits the story...

Cal High varsity player junior Taylor Lim (5) wins tipoff against Amador Valley for the women’s team.

Women’s basketball dominates the winter

Suhas Chalasani, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

Cal High’s women’s basketball has been phenomenal, dominating the regular season en route to the top seed in the NCS playoffs. The Grizzlies are 23-4 and placed third in the EBAL with a 7-2 league...

Junior Eshann Hussain, seen here running at a home meet earlier this season, placed fifth at the NCS Championships to help lead the Grizzlies to a second place finish. He also finished in the top 80 of more than 180 Division 1 runners at the CIF State Finals on Nov. 25.

Grizzly cross country makes history

Suhas Chalasani, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

The 2023 Cal High boys cross country had a historic season to remember. The Grizzlies reached the CIF State Finals last month as a team for the second time ever after placing second at the NCS Championships. The...

A typical high school procrastinator finds themself slumped over as the dread and agony of a mountain of impending school work begins to take its toll.

How to procrastinate effectively as a student

Suhas Chalasani, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

If there is one thing that all high schoolers are good at, it is the ability to procrastinate and pray for good grades. Forget about playing Division 1 in football. Become a D-1 procrastinator and put...

New phone policies ban students from using phones in class or taking them to bathrooms.

Are Cal’s new phone policies too restrictive? – YES

Suhas Chalasani, Staff Writer October 5, 2023

Cal High is no stranger to an influx of new policies each year. This year, admin has asked teachers to require students to leave their phones in the classroom when they use a hall pass. Some teachers...

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