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Taylor Swift returns with “The Life of a Showgirl”: hits, misses and pop beats
Maya Manikandan, Staff Writer
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The hidden price of playing sports at DV
Aiden Mok, Staff Writer
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Popularity of womens volleyball surges at Dougherty Valley
Andrew Chan, Sports Copy Editor
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Sweater weather and Switch together: 5 cozy Nintendo games
Maya Manikandan, Staff Writer
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Game Over: the demise of board games
Aahana Tayal, News Editor
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Opinion
Family love is earned not granted
Inika Katragadda, Opinions Editor
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Opinion
Neglecting CTE Courses Holds Students Back
Krish Thacker, Staff Writer
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Opinion
Fear controls DV students’ careers
Sia Kandru, News Editor
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DV food culture has turned poisonous
Taylor Koning, Lead Copy Editor
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Headed in one direction: Time to “Act my Age”
Kayal Kumaravel, Opinions Editor
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DV teachers embrace their childhood guilty pleasures

October 3, 2025

While students tend to only see their instructors in an academic light, teachers still indulge in guilty pleasures from time to time. Many of these are...

DVHS teachers bear the burden of SRVUSD budget cuts

Budget cuts in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District have left Dougherty Valley High...

DV world language teachers enhance their classes with culture

From French I to AP Chinese, world language teachers at Dougherty Valley High School use culture...

The 2025 Art and Wind Festival blew the community away

The Art and Wind Festival is an annual festival that features performances, crafts and food...

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Opinion

Convince Me Video Series: Episode 2

Taylor Koning, Lead Copy Editor

October 13, 2025

Family love is earned not granted

Siblings consume the position of being the headache creators, the snack thieves and the relentless...

Neglecting CTE Courses Holds Students Back

You’ve learned algebra, you know how to write DBQ’s, and you can balance chemical reactions....

Fear controls DV students’ careers

“What do you wanna be when you grow up?” the ultimate question that has defined us all...

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Arts & Entertainment

Taylor Swift returns with “The Life of a Showgirl”: hits, misses and pop beats

Maya Manikandan, Staff Writer

October 20, 2025

Released on Oct. 3, 2025, Taylor Swift's “The Life of a Showgirl” mixes upbeat pop tracks with slower, reflective songs, feeling like a gentle shift rather than a dramatic...

Artist of the month: Bhavya Bartwal

Sweater weather and Switch together: 5 cozy Nintendo games

As the days become shorter, the weather becomes cooler and the work seems never-ending, we...

Game Over: the demise of board games

My family has never been a "Monopoly" family — the kind of family that could spend hours...

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Sports

Popularity of womens volleyball surges at Dougherty Valley

Andrew Chan, Sports Copy Editor

October 6, 2025

With the fall sports season underway, the Dougherty Valley High School womens volleyball team finds themselves with roughly a 160% increase in interest...

DVHS needs to stop leaving student athletes on the sidelines

When imagining what playing a high school sport might look like, many people picture a student...

Game On (Ep. 1)

DV water polo athletes learn to fight to stay afloat

The DVHS water polo team has existed for about 12 years, and has endured its ups and downs...

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Humans of DV
Humans of DV : Week 55
February 15, 2025
Inika Katragadda, Luke Santorsiero, Anika Goyal, and Ariya Shah
Exclusives
Humans of DV: Week 54
March 1, 2024
Exclusives
Humans of DV: Week 53
February 8, 2024
Shreyas Sambara, Arshia Singh, Hebe Wang, and Emily Wong
Humans of DV
“I hope to continue playing music that friends and relatives are able to sing and dance to”
May 25, 2023
Eugene Kwek, Multimedia Manager
Humans of DV
“I know that where I am at right now I am ready for anything that comes next.”
May 24, 2023
Timothy Zhang, Sports Editor
Humans of DV
“The community connection is what gives choral pieces their backbone and makes them engaging and human.“
May 24, 2023
William Zhao, Staff Writer
Exclusives
Humans of DV: Week 51
May 1, 2023
William Zhao, Eugene Kwek, and Timothy Zhang
Humans of DV
“I know I still have much more room to grow and that mindset is what drives me to continue playing the clarinet.”
May 1, 2023
Timothy Zhang, Sports Editor
Humans of DV
“Being greeted with sore muscles and bruises means nothing compared to the priceless feeling of accomplishment after a dance competition”
May 1, 2023
William Zhao, Staff Writer
Humans of DV
“I started making music because I wanted to express my love for music in a new way, apart from live performances.”
May 1, 2023
Eugene Kwek, Multimedia Manager

Arts & Entertainment
Taylor Swift returns with “The Life of a Showgirl”: hits, misses and pop beats
Maya Manikandan, Staff Writer
Read Full Story
Sports
The hidden price of playing sports at DV
Aiden Mok, Staff Writer
Read Full Story
Sports
Popularity of womens volleyball surges at Dougherty Valley
Andrew Chan, Sports Copy Editor
Read Full Story
Arts & Entertainment
Sweater weather and Switch together: 5 cozy Nintendo games
Maya Manikandan, Staff Writer
Read Full Story
Arts & Entertainment
Game Over: the demise of board games
Aahana Tayal, News Editor
Read Full Story
Opinion
Family love is earned not granted
Inika Katragadda, Opinions Editor
Read Full Story
Opinion
Neglecting CTE Courses Holds Students Back
Krish Thacker, Staff Writer
Read Full Story
Opinion
Fear controls DV students’ careers
Sia Kandru, News Editor
Read Full Story
Opinion
DV food culture has turned poisonous
Taylor Koning, Lead Copy Editor
Read Full Story
Columns
Headed in one direction: Time to “Act my Age”
Kayal Kumaravel, Opinions Editor
Read Full Story

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News

DV teachers embrace their childhood guilty pleasures

Jillian Steinmetz, Staff Writer

October 3, 2025

While students tend to only see their instructors in an academic light, teachers still indulge in guilty pleasures from time to time. Many of these are...

DVHS teachers bear the burden of SRVUSD budget cuts

Budget cuts in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District have left Dougherty Valley High...

DV world language teachers enhance their classes with culture

From French I to AP Chinese, world language teachers at Dougherty Valley High School use culture...

The 2025 Art and Wind Festival blew the community away

The Art and Wind Festival is an annual festival that features performances, crafts and food...

View All

Opinion

Convince Me Video Series: Episode 2

Taylor Koning, Lead Copy Editor

October 13, 2025

Family love is earned not granted

Siblings consume the position of being the headache creators, the snack thieves and the relentless...

Neglecting CTE Courses Holds Students Back

You’ve learned algebra, you know how to write DBQ’s, and you can balance chemical reactions....

Fear controls DV students’ careers

“What do you wanna be when you grow up?” the ultimate question that has defined us all...

View All

Arts & Entertainment

Taylor Swift returns with “The Life of a Showgirl”: hits, misses and pop beats

Maya Manikandan, Staff Writer

October 20, 2025

Released on Oct. 3, 2025, Taylor Swift's “The Life of a Showgirl” mixes upbeat pop tracks with slower, reflective songs, feeling like a gentle shift rather than a dramatic...

Artist of the month: Bhavya Bartwal

Sweater weather and Switch together: 5 cozy Nintendo games

As the days become shorter, the weather becomes cooler and the work seems never-ending, we...

Game Over: the demise of board games

My family has never been a "Monopoly" family — the kind of family that could spend hours...

View All

Sports

Andrew Chan, Sports Copy Editor

October 6, 2025

With the fall sports season underway, the Dougherty Valley High School womens volleyball team finds themselves with roughly a 160% increase in interest...

DVHS needs to stop leaving student athletes on the sidelines

When imagining what playing a high school sport might look like, many people picture a student...

Game On (Ep. 1)

DV water polo athletes learn to fight to stay afloat

The DVHS water polo team has existed for about 12 years, and has endured its ups and downs...

View All

Humans of DV
Humans of DV : Week 55
February 15, 2025
Inika Katragadda, Luke Santorsiero, Anika Goyal, and Ariya Shah
Exclusives
Humans of DV: Week 54
March 1, 2024
Exclusives
Humans of DV: Week 53
February 8, 2024
Shreyas Sambara, Arshia Singh, Hebe Wang, and Emily Wong
Humans of DV
“I hope to continue playing music that friends and relatives are able to sing and dance to”
May 25, 2023
Eugene Kwek, Multimedia Manager
Humans of DV
“I know that where I am at right now I am ready for anything that comes next.”
May 24, 2023
Timothy Zhang, Sports Editor
Humans of DV
“The community connection is what gives choral pieces their backbone and makes them engaging and human.“
May 24, 2023
William Zhao, Staff Writer
Exclusives
Humans of DV: Week 51
May 1, 2023
William Zhao, Eugene Kwek, and Timothy Zhang
Humans of DV
“I know I still have much more room to grow and that mindset is what drives me to continue playing the clarinet.”
May 1, 2023
Timothy Zhang, Sports Editor
Humans of DV
“Being greeted with sore muscles and bruises means nothing compared to the priceless feeling of accomplishment after a dance competition”
May 1, 2023
William Zhao, Staff Writer
Humans of DV
“I started making music because I wanted to express my love for music in a new way, apart from live performances.”
May 1, 2023
Eugene Kwek, Multimedia Manager

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Taylor Swift returns with “The Life of a Showgirl”: hits, misses and pop beats
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News

Annie Nguyen, Kelsey Wengel and Brad Zenoni continue to enjoy their childhood guilty pleasures as adults.

DV teachers embrace their childhood guilty pleasures

Jillian Steinmetz, Staff Writer • October 3, 2025

While students tend to only see their instructors in an academic light, teachers still indulge in guilty...

Budget cuts leave DVHS teachers balancing heavier workloads with fewer colleagues.

DVHS teachers bear the burden of SRVUSD budget cuts

Akshada Khankhoje, Arts & Graphics Editor

Two painted Chinese lion heads hang on the wall of the Chinese classroom, one of the many classrooms on campus that feature this cultural project.

DV world language teachers enhance their classes with culture

Emily Wang, News Copy Editor

With a variety of booths and activities, festival-goers had no shortage of things to do.

The 2025 Art and Wind Festival blew the community away

Ariya Shah, Sports Editor

Sports

Senior Bhavya Bartwal plays pickleball in the DVHS parking lot.

DVHS needs to stop leaving student athletes on the sidelines

Ariya Shah, Sports Editor • October 3, 2025

When imagining what playing a high school sport might look like, many people picture a student athlete running laps around a track, scoring touchdowns...

Game On (Ep. 1)

Ariya Shah and Sierra Krauss • October 2, 2025