Online course selection available in 2014
Tired of filling out those bright pieces of paper twice a year to secure your class schedule? Well fear no more, for word’s out that an online course selection process might be implemented…
Editorial: the faults in our STAR tests
Next year will be the last year that students across California take the Standardized Testing and Reporting Test, or STAR. In the future, California plans to use the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, or…
Trojan girls varsity softball team batted the Lancers out of the field
The CVHS varsity softball team was victorious in the game on April 15 against Tennyson High School, ending with a score of 14-6. The Trojans started out strong and were successful in taking…
Outdoor school experience is worth the never ending makeup work load
Throughout the past month, some CVHS students were noticed to have been missing for a week. That’s probably because they were volunteering at Outdoor School. Every year, seniors, juniors, and even some sophomores…
Roses are red, violets are blue, Castro Valley loves poetry, how about you?
The Castro Valley Educational Foundation (CVEF) along with the Castro Valley Unified School District put on their third annual Art and Poetry show for middle and high school students on Saturday March 16…
Editorial: fighting guns with guns will not stop the violence
After the tragedy of the Sandy Hook Massacre, fear of child safety in schools shot up tremendously. What should America do about the increase in shootings across the country? How should we protect…
An Abundance of Katherines is a humorous and vibrant novel
Have you ever been obsessed with a name? How about to the point where you date 19 people all with that name? In An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, Colin Singleton is…
Spring break; second semester’s much-needed vacation
Real life doesn’t imitate TV, and this is especially true with spring break. Most kids plan to stay home and don’t go to Cancun and come back with a sea of regrets and…
STAR test will be replaced by computerized SBAC
Very soon, students will not have to spend hours upon hours bubbling in answers at the end of their school year. Starting for the 2014-2015 school year, the none-too-loveable California STAR test will…
Proposed bill allows trained school staff members to be armed
California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly put forward a bill in January that would allow for any trained school staff member to be armed. The bill is controversial. Should there be armed school personnel on…
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