Humans of DV: Week 34

Jodie Cai: “When I started dance classes in kindergarten, I absolutely hated it. I would cry every single time I had to go to dance, and I would refuse to go on the bus. The bus driver even had to bribe me with candy! So I quit, and I didn’t start again until my family and I moved to San Ramon in fourth grade. Between kindergarten and fourth grade, I would dance by myself at home to any song on...

Samuel Minioza: “For me, writing has always just been an escape in every form. Over the years, it's kind of evolved into an obsession too, and I feel like it's the only way I can truly express myself. There's nothing particularly special about writing that attracted me to it. It's just that I'm not very artistic in the sense that I can't draw. I'm pretty bad at making music (at least from a playi...

Liyana Islam: “My dad put me in lacrosse in 5th grade. I didn't even know the sport existed, but I gave it a shot. I played on a club team, San Ramon Raptors, for 4 years, and I am currently the captain of the Dougherty Valley High School JV lacrosse team, as a freshman. I have played all positions and loved every second of it. I've played at many lacrosse tournaments and throughout the years, I've...

Lakshya Chaudhry: “I started speech and debate pretty early, when I was in second and third grade I started going to debate camps. I started prep and learning from there, but in middle school that’s when I really started to get into the gist of it, you know competition. Dougherty Valley Bridge was sort of my portal into all competitions, but now I do it independently. I even managed to place top 10 in the ...