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The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

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...

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...

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...

Prevalent usage of generative AI has turned many students into cheaters when they weren’t before.

2025 is a new golden age of cheating, and it’s all of our fault

Mahika Katariya, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

If you’re reading this, chances are that you’re a cheater. Statically speaking, chances are that I am too. The vast majority of students would tell you that they believe cheating on assignments...

Because of the criticisms celebrities face on social media, industries avoid receiving any of the blame for the harm caused by their products.

You’re mad about Ozempic? Fine, but be mad at Ozempic too

Mahika Katariya, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

“Why is she losing so much weight?” “Something’s clearly wrong with her.” “No one just looks like that, she’s obviously taking something.” I’ve seen these phrases repeated over...

My weekend of studying and sleep was so interesting and unique from every other Dougherty kid, they made a commemorative Lego set!

Notes from the backpack: How I spent my weekend

Taylor Koning, Sports Copy Editor April 30, 2025

Hi there, reader! Nice to see you too. You’re looking great today, as well! Thank you, thank you. Now, the question I’m sure you’re burning to ask, the inquiry that makes your soul burn with curiosity,...

Shrinkflation means paying the same while getting less, leaving shoppers with lighter bags and heavier costs.

Shrinkflation – Less is NOT more

Ovyaa Anburaj, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

When my mom used to go to the store, she always brought me and my siblings along with her. We would enthusiastically run through the aisles, begging for our favorite snacks, tossing them into the cart...

Caption: Look, don’t you love my new boots and/or identity?

Notes from the backpack: Joining the Dr. Martens cult

Taylor Koning, Sports Copy Editor March 20, 2025

Thievery! All of us with younger siblings know what it’s like. Your favorite pair of off-brand boots from Target (or wherever), vanished, and you know who’s to blame. “They’re too small for you!...

Lying sometimes is used as an outlet when put into uncomfortable situations.

When the lines blur between withholding information and lying

Sura Lin, Web Manager March 7, 2025

I’ll admit it, I tend to withhold the truth. But that doesn’t mean I’m a liar, does it? Sometimes I’ll hear a joke and instead of asking for it to be repeated, I’ll pretend to understand it....

Apple Music is beating Spotify more and more.

It’s Time To Move On From Spotify

Luke Santorsiero March 6, 2025

Whether you're listening to your assorted playlist while staring into space or trying to find the motivation to cram those extra five minutes of studying in, Spotify is most likely there.  Over a little...

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