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The Wildcat Tribune

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

Students lined up for the live route

Bringing the Lip Dub to life

Aahana Tayal, Staff Writer May 5, 2025

Dougherty Valley’s eighth school-wide Lip Dub occurred on Wednesday, April 30 during Student Support. Posted at the end of the school year on Youtube, the music video filmed during Lip Dub serves to...

DV and BORP face off in a powerful display of skill, teamwork, and inclusivity.

Breaking Barriers: Wheelchair Basketball Game unites DV students and BORP athletes

Sharanya Roy, Assistant Web Manager May 3, 2025

On May 2, 2025, Dougherty Valley’s Interact Club partnered with the Rotary Club and the Wheelchair Foundation to host the first-ever wheelchair basketball game at DVHS. The event featured Berkeley Outreach...

Overconsumption is now being served secondhand.

Thrifting isn’t as green as you think

Ariel Liu, A&E Copy Editor May 3, 2025

I still remember the first time I went thrifting. Endless racks and bins of clothes, coupled with the lowest prices I’d ever seen, lured me into the store, and before I knew it, I had a dozen shirts...

A story that forces you to engage with it.

An ode to meta commentary and the fourth wall

Luke Santorsiero May 3, 2025

Dear reader, HEY! YOU! Yeah, you — the person reading this article in some section of our website or the newspaper. What do you know about meta commentary and the fourth wall? And I don’t just mean...

To succeed or to leave, what do you do in your last year?

Coaches talk about the phenomenon of new ‘varsity seniors’

Luke Santorsiero, Multimedia Editor May 3, 2025

Whether it's their first year in the sport or their fourth year, something, whether it's being cut or promoted, needs to happen when a high school athlete reaches their senior year. Right now, DV seniors...

Breaking the mold: sports are more than just physical strength.

Rethinking the definition of sports

Sahasra Potturu, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

When most people think of sports, they imagine a fast-paced game of football, an intense match of basketball or athletes running on a track. These physical activities have been the standard for what it...

 From left to right: Senior Tyler Robbins (12), senior Xayne Mojaddidi (10), senior Kenny Cloud (24) and sophomore Rylan Sevilla (4) during their game on Feb. 25 against Clayton Valley Charter High School.

Highlighting the school sports teams changing the stigma around DV athletics

Inika Katragadda, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

Throughout the year, DV sports teams have won various league games and tournaments. Teams such as mens basketball, mens soccer, womens basketball and womens wrestling have all had great seasons this...

Moviegoers that grew up alongside the "Minecraft" IP have gone feral across the nation in reaction to Jack Black's comedic lines.

‘A Minecraft Movie’ is a microcosm of modern media

Andy Mei, Arts and Entertainment Editor May 2, 2025

Shouts, screams, the sound of stamping feet and thunderous applause — excitement on par with (if not exceeding) the likes of “Avengers: Endgame” and Hollywood’s other major blockbusters. Such a...

DVHS junior Matthew Kong and senior Christian Silva warming up before their March 27 game.

Dougherty Valley Athletes switch their sports for new oppurtunities

Andrew Chan, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

With 29 total sports and more than 1,000 student athletes at Dougherty Valley, numerous spots on team rosters are available, and aspiring athletes are striving to fill them. However, internal and external...

You failed the dating test, better luck next time!

AP exams easier than dating?

Andrew Chan, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

As you scroll through the course selection sheet for each year, you notice 32 different advanced placement (AP) classes with varying difficulty levels, such as the stereotypically easy AP Environmental...

Thinking about life from the point of view of a short person, a.k.a me

PSA to all giants and skyscrapers from the Short People Society

Anika Goyal, Multimedia Manager May 2, 2025

Hello there, giants and skyscrapers. Welcome to the diary of a 4 '11 girl with big dreams in a tall world. As everyone’s favorite hand rest and football, I must say the weather at close to ground level...

Solutionary Academy students read and reflect on each others’ projects.

DVHS Solutionary Academy launches freshmen into interdisciplinary learning and solution crafting

Julia Xiang, News Editor May 2, 2025

This school year, the Solutionary Academy program is being piloted at DVHS, a different pathway for freshmen that focuses on research and interdisciplinary learning. Currently there are two cohorts...

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