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

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

The Golnazar siblings preside over the family run business in its 17th year in San Ramon.

The Golnazar family integrates Iranian ice-cream flavors and culture in San Ramon

Shreyas Sambara and Ananya Mukherjee December 10, 2023

In 2006, Mitra Golnazar launched Golnazar Ice Cream in hopes of introducing Iranian ice-cream flavors to the San Ramon community. Since its inception in San Ramon, Golnazar ice-cream containers have become...

The DV Leukemia and Lymphoma Society organizes activities such as Cranes for a Cause to spread awareness of blood cancer.

New DVHS clubs build strong connections within the community

Anushka Kabra and Janisha Potipireddi November 15, 2023

Newly established clubs at DVHS cater to a diverse array of student passions and are actively bringing the DVHS community together, establishing a presence amongst pre-existing clubs. Presently, DVHS boasts...

Mr. Harari poses for a picture in his classroom.

Jim Harari: Empowering Minds and Building a Community

Alexander (Alex) Wahhab and Joshua Migrditchian November 15, 2023

After 25 years of working in sales and management, Jim Harari realized that he wanted to make more of an impact, starting by teaching at DVHS.  Prior to this, Harari was in a career miles apart from teaching,...

The inside of the 1k building is decorated in spirit of this years homecoming theme, Willie goes to Las Vegas.

DV Leadership implements new payment methods for food at Homecoming

Ella Shen, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2023

Dougherty Valley’s Las Vegas themed Homecoming dance takes place this Saturday, October 14, with a new change to how students will have to pay for food vendors upfront. Using Apple pay, credit or debit,...

In their relentless pursuit for a cure, Geri and Zachary Landman redefine the limits of hope as they navigate the uncharted territory of their daughters rare genetic disorder.

Landman Family’s Quest to Defy Rare Disease Sparks Hope for Rare Disease Research

Shreyas Sambara and Shreya Jagannathan May 24, 2023

At just four months old, Tri-Valley physicians Geri and Zachary Landman’s daughter, Lucy Landman, was diagnosed with PGAP3, a rare genetic disorder that presently has no known treatment or cure.  By...

Sisters Kaaya and Kavya Singhal run local business ‘K2sweetdelights,’ with the goal of baking for their friends and family.

Creative student-run businesses at DV build community and connections

Ananya Mukherjee and Anika Kodali May 17, 2023

Small, student-run businesses at Dougherty Valley appeal to the large and diverse student population. In this second spotlight feature, the Tribune staff interviewed the owners of creative small businesses,...

A red carpet at the entrance to the prom where students would walk down and get their photos professionally taken.

The City of Stars prom vision becomes a reality

Anaisha Das and Shreyas Sambara May 8, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic prevented DVHS from hosting a large-scale prom event for more than four years, the combined junior and senior prom returned on April 15 at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.   This...

Axl Seril is set to ship out for boot camp on June 12.

Axl Seril reflects on his journey towards enlistment in the Marine Corps

Samuel (Sammy) Minioza May 7, 2023

Spring break was stressful for Axl Seril. While other seniors toured the nation, visiting colleges and sightseeing, Seril was waking up at 4 a.m. for his nightly watch, going to bed at 1 a.m. the next...

Katherine Shen and Jacinda Lees business Koi Fish uses jewelry as a medium for connecting with their culture.

Small student-run businesses at DVHS flourish

Ananya Mukherjee and Anika Kodali May 4, 2023

In a school as populated as Dougherty Valley, student-run businesses have a large audience to appeal to. Students often choose unique outlets to channel their creativity through, with many opting to run...

Because of their dedication and passion through high school, seniors Navya Kancharla and Srushti Talluri have been nominated as US Presidential Award Candidates.

Seniors Navya Kancharla and Srushti Talluri nominated as US Presidential Award Candidates

In late January, Dougherty Valley seniors Navya Kancharla and Srushti Talluri were named U.S. Presidential Scholar Award candidates. The award is nomination-based and highly selective, with only one student...

A screengrab of a webpage with the headline labeled East Bay Educators. The page is displaying an article titled Questionable Employment History Troubles Local School Board Candidate. There is a stamp labeled false in red lettering that has been overlayed onto the webpage.

Aftereffects of a political smear campaign erode community’s trust months after election

Lauren Chen and Abby Kapur April 9, 2023

A targeted campaign attacking a candidate from last year’s SRVUSD Board of Trustees election has still had lasting effects in the local community, raising concerns about the role of disinformation in...

Students’ lunches are being stolen with increasing frequency from the lunch cart.

Students’ lunches are regularly being stolen

Ananya Pinnamaneni, Carina Liu, and Jia Takayoshi April 4, 2023

During lunch, many DVHS students pick up their DoorDash orders or home lunches from the cart outside the office. However, in recent months, these lunches have started to be stolen with an increasing frequency. Many...

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