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

DVHS shares positivity and encouragement with action and through the posters around the campus.

A look into how administration handles school bullying incidents

After a bullying incident at DVHS went viral last November, garnering millions of views on social media, several DV students and alumni began voicing their own experiences and concerns with how administration...

Ms. Falkner stands near the DVHS banner on one of her first days as DVHS principal.

Principal Falkner envisions a bright future for DVHS

Anushka Kabra, Journey Manager March 7, 2024

After serving as an assistant principal at DVHS for three years, the SRVUSD Board of Education appointed Lauren Falkner to the position of principal at their Jan. 31 meeting, which was vacant following...

The DVHS ELA CAASPP participation rate has dropped roughly 12% from the 2018-2019 to 2022-2023 school years

DVHS grapples with low participation rates for CAASPP testing

Anaisha Das, Web Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2024

DVHS will administer California's annual statewide testing to 11th grade students throughout March, but the meaningfulness of the data gathered may be hindered by a declining participation rate. The...

VSA perform a traditional Vietnamese dance in colorful costumes. The fans and many of the costumes were provided by Tang.

DVHS Lunar New Year Festival

Aiyuan (Christine) Geng and Hebe Wang February 28, 2024

As the Lunar New Year approached, DVHS student-led cultural clubs, the Chinese Student Association(CSA) and Vietnamese Student Association(VSA), collaborated to host the first Lunar New Year Festival at...

The LGBTQ+ Book Club is one out of two book clubs hosted by the DVHS Library, focusing largely on reading books involving LGBTQ characters.

DVHS Library introduces new book club centering around LGBTQ+

Hebe Wang, Staff Writer February 15, 2024

The first meeting of DVHS’ newly-formed LGBTQ+ Book Club took place on Jan. 25. Initiated by DVHS librarian Annalisa Raphael, the LGBTQ+ Book Club is the second club run by the library, alongside...

An example of the trigger locks that the new ordinance would mandate

Stricter gun safety policy sparks controversy in San Ramon

Andy Mei, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 15, 2024

The San Ramon City Council passed a new gun safety ordinance on Nov. 28, 2023, mandating anyone that owns a gun to either store it in a safe or place a trigger lock on it. Although there were already some...

DVHS language program helps families to connect with their community

DVHS Language Support Program bridges language barriers in a diversified community

Aiyuan (Christine) Geng, Social Media Manager February 7, 2024

The DVHS Language Support Network is a newly established program launched earlier this year with the goal of providing support for students facing language and cultural barriers. Jessica Wigginton,...

Two families enjoy a warm dinner together in the Winter Nights shelter at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Walnut Creek.

Contra Costa Winter Nights shelter uplifts homeless families with holiday cheer

Andy Mei, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 6, 2024

The Winter Nights Family Shelter nonprofit program which is  geared towards guiding the homeless towards self-sufficiency, has expanded its efforts to help as many families as possible, providing them...

BART service can be traced back to the 1970’s.

New renovations strike hope for BART’s ridership

Ella Shen, Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2024

BART, the Bay Area’s main mass transit system, is actively pursuing safety and ridership improvements through initiatives such as the Next Generation Fare Gates and infrastructure rebuilding supported...

Mentors and mentees in the program can choose to meet in a variety of locations, including in the Wellness Center.

Wellness Center’s Wildcat Peer Mentor Program seeks passionate upperclassmen to support fellow underclassmen

Hebe Wang, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

Wellness Center Coordinator Catherine Perez first came up with the idea of a peer mentor program at DVHS after hearing about other schools that have already implemented such a program. “So, I know...

Marie Ver Haar discussing an upcoming project with her English 11 students.

SRVUSD tackles teacher shortage with new residency program

Abby Kapur, Sports Editor December 14, 2023

Grappling with a nationwide teacher shortage, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District has adopted the strategy of creating a new program that seeks to encourage former SRVUSD students to return and...

Students line up outside of the library, waiting for a spot to study

Safety concerns and poor behavior sparked formation of library lunch line

Benjamin Wang, Staff Writer December 14, 2023

The Dougherty Valley Library has begun to implement a line system during the lunch period to conform with the building’s fire code and to address growing behavioral issues. Many students who spend their...

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