Humans of DV: Week 49

Tara Escobar: “I’ve been playing soccer for about 10 years now, and I play either left back or defensive middle. But at some point in my life I’ve pretty much played every position on the field. I play for the Dougherty Valley women’s varsity soccer team and I also play club soccer for the Mustangs. Right now I play in the National Premier League (NPL). I moved up about two years ago. And th...

Caleb Chia: “I’ve been playing the guitar for about one year now. I was initially inspired by YouTube tutorials, and it seemed fun to learn new pieces. And though I had played the violin for four years prior to learning guitar, I just felt that the guitar was just right for me and I really liked the sounds I could create. Also, my dad and my brother play the guitar, so I guess it runs in the famil...

Amiya Sheshadri: "Last year, I had power walking with Shreya Maheshwari, and she was talking about this organization called Hindu Student Council. Before her, I never heard of this, so I was very intrigued because she was talking about how they're more catered to young people. And at one point, they were doing a meeting in Sunnyvale, and she invited me and said, ‘Let's just go and  check it out....

Adelene Pereyra: “I have been in the Dougherty drama program since my junior year.  I worked as a stage manager and set designer for last year’s production of ‘High School Musical,’ I did set construction for this year’s play ‘Almost Maine,’ and I starred as the female lead in ‘Heathers the musical.’  I got into acting and drama in middle school when I was introduced to Hamilton ...