The short films “The Future is Quantum”, “Speechwriting” and “My Name Is…” all include soundtracks composed and produced by senior Gautam Vedula.
But his passion for composing music wasn’t…

Girls who have dreamed about playing softball locally can now discover their full potential thanks to Cal High sophomore Pi Stephenson’s Play Like Pi Foundation.
Founded by Stephenson last October,…

Senior Spandan Kottakota never expected that the AP Physics class he signed up for last year would be canceled because no teacher could be hired.
“The week right before school started I got an email…

Vocals, guitar, bass, and percussion. All of these musical elements are crucial to every song, and all done by junior Anushna Sapatnekar through raw demos and inventive editing.
Sapatnekar is planning…

Feeling as if they were holding Captain America’s shield with the American flag on their backs, junior Zora Choi and sophomore Flora Dixit were presented with their team events medal, quite an accomplishment…

How often do Cal High students really do drugs?

From nicotine to weed, drugs are often depicted as a large part of high school culture in popular media. Although heavily dramatized, drugs in school…

With college admissions decisions sending seniors into a panic, the last thing the Class of 2022 wanted to hear was that a top college was drastically cutting enrollment.

But that’s exactly what UC…

When English teacher Ted Levey told his class about his wife’s terminal illness last month, the support he received was entirely unexpected.

Levey’s students created a GoFundMe that has received…

While many students were binge-watching baking shows during quarantine, Cal High senior Tanya Gupta was developing enough skills to be on one herself.

But that’s not all. Gupta dedicated about two…

Cal High’s new ethnic studies class is encouraging students to make a major impact on campus and in the San Ramon community as a whole.

The class unpacks the intersectionality of the histories, cultures…

As May’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes to a close, there’s no better time to reflect on the many ways the month has transformed my life.

Or rather, the lack of ways.

I…

The PSAT is notorious for the errors in its administration throughout the years at Cal High. 

From invalidated scores to testing site changes, many Cal students feel as though the exam isn’t even worth…

Derek Chauvin was found guilty on April 20 for the murder of George Floyd. While Chauvin being put behind bars is a necessary step in addressing police brutality, it’s not enough just for guilty police…

In addition to being the one-year anniversary of the month the world descended into the chaos of a pandemic, March 2021 has also been a cause for solidarity and empowerment: National Women’s History…

Late night television is widely known for its comedic hosts, masked political commentary, and occasionally cringe-worthy games with guests (looking at you, Jimmy Fallon).

But one show has been a trailblazer…

Disney has always done an iffy job when it comes to legitimate representation, and their latest film, “Raya and The Last Dragon”, is no exception.

Despite the film’s nod to many Southeast Asian…

Thousands of Reddit users, including Cal High students, united online in mid-January to buy millions of shares of poorly-performing companies such as Gamestop, AMC, and Blackberry.

These stocks were…

As the COVID vaccine begins its national rollout, we are hopefully on the cusp of defeating a public health crisis and being able to return to a healthy school environment.

But there is more to a healthy…

As preparation started for 2021’s Lunar New Year, I could see my mom becoming more and more on edge every time she came back from work in Oakland.

As a caretaker for a 93-year-old Chinese lady living…

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…

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…

Right around the beginning of August, I had about 20 new follow requests on Instagram. Unfortunately, none of them were cousins or friends from school.

Instead, my feed was jam-packed with student-run…

Skepticism about the coronavirus vaccine has steadily been on the rise as concerns about the legitimacy of a vaccine have been widespread throughout the American population.

The prospects of a vaccine…

Sophomore Praneeta Agrawal sat in silence and stared awkwardly at the black boxes and muted mics on her screen. She took it upon herself to start the conversation by essentially asking, “Hey guys, what…

Feeling nothing out of the ordinary on Oct. 17, San Ramon Valley senior Nicolas Prescott went about his normal routine by going to work and grabbing a bite to eat.

In the early morning hours of Oct….

Black Lives Matter is a movement that many people have heard of, but not many are aware of the effect this could have on the English curriculum.

Students from the district’s four high schools are…

Google Meet and Zoom recently faced some new security features from the district to keep unwarranted that happened earlier in the year out of classes.

Those changes may be working, but they’re not…

Election day is Nov. 3, which means that’s when Americans will know who becomes the next president of the United States, right? Not necessarily.

This year, many ballots are being submitted by mail…

The Electoral College is America’s very own unique and almost unexplainable democratic lovechild.

But it seems odd that in the most powerful country in the world, a candidate can simultaneously win…

It’s been four years since the last presidential election. That means on Nov. 3, American citizens have another election to either look forward to or dread.

An election as critical to the nation as…

With the popularity of online streaming, many artists find it hard to keep afloat as physical and downloadable sales plummet.

Before Miss Corona took over the charts, musicians resorted to touring as…

Doak Walker will not be attending school on Monday. In fact, the San Ramon Valley High senior hopes to miss the entire week of school.

Walker has organized a sit-in protest at the San Ramon Unified…

Cal High was once again attacked by an anonymous act of racism when a student submitted a racist comment in a virtual lesson on, of all days, the first day of school.

In a letter emailed to the school…

Nearly 100 Cal High juniors had their Zoom meeting for U.S. history hijacked on Friday when they were continuously shown screen shared videos depicting racial abuse, suicide, executions, and pornographic…

Mile-long lines, brawls over toilet paper and waves of frenzied shopping have put the brunt of the coronavirus panic on grocery store workers.

While other workers across the world may find ways to turn…

Now that she doesn’t have to worry about waking up early for school, senior Kaithlyne Nguyen lets herself stay up a little bit longer, playing “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”. Hours later, her eyes…

Any true self-professed “nerd” is familiar with the predecessors of all geeky games: “Dungeons and Dragons” and “Magic: The Gathering.” 

Despite the popularity of the games decades…

Lights, camera, action! 

With the addition of a Theater Arts 4 class at Cal High, students passionate about drama can now pursue a more advanced level of acting and receive the opportunity to take…

The vaping craze is sweeping the nation, and Cal High is no exception. 

To combat this, the school district has implemented a program called Saturday Vape Alternative to Suspension Class.

Suggested…

Vibrant colors fill junior Zoe Alyse Medlin’s world as she paints her life, one stroke at a time. 

Medlin, a self-taught artist who takes her passion for art outside of school, regularly creates…