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The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

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Even though the rock we live in seems enormous, it is just a little speck in the vast universe it sits in.

The floating rock theory

Suhani Kashyap, Public Relations Manager March 4, 2024

“What colleges are you applying to?”   “What are your extracurriculars?”   I’ve heard such questions countless times in the last few months. College app season has pushed me,...

Embracing the younger version of myself and recognizing that she is still apart of me.

Embracing my Inner Child: A connection to creativity.

Nishita Mukherjee, Managing Editor February 26, 2024

Dear Reader and Younger me,    The experience of attending high school at DV makes you question your self-worth constantly, and entices you to compare your achievements to others. Because of...

DV student staying up late into the night to complete schoolwork

Valuing School Over Sleep: An Ever Growing Problem

Namrita Iyyar, Features Editor February 16, 2024

“Most teens today are living with mild to severe sleep deprivation,” an article from the Child Mind Institute states. This may sound bizarre at first, but we all know it's true. The issue persists...

Snapshots of senior year: my high school wrapped

Snapshots of senior year: my high school wrapped

Abby Kapur, Sports Editor February 16, 2024

I stalk my friends’ Spotify profiles. Looking through their playlists tells me more about them -- what albums they like and how their music tastes change. Just in case I’m not the only one stalking...

Shoveling snow is a struggle many who live in the mountains have to face

Snow for Show

Benjamin Wang, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

A log cabin sits amidst the forests of the Colorado Rockies. Inside, velvet chairs stand around the crackling fireplace as embers spit up the chimney. A dim lamp casts ambient light upon stacks of blankets....

Queerness can be alienating to those who don’t meet the LGBT’s cultural criteria.

I am not “queer”; I am normal

Nina Stadermann, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

Is gay an analogy for straight? That's the question that the LGBT community has struggled to answer since its formation, more so than ever in the past decade. Yes: gay people are equivalent to straight...

It’s easy to stay loyal to beliefs that many people adhere to.

Hard facts mean hard feelings

William Zhao, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

Let's explore two instances in the academic realm where the pursuit of objectivity takes a backseat.  First is American institutions’ obsession with chasing diversity. Central to our generation is...

Transgender Athletes should not be allowed to participate in sports

Transgender Athletes should not be allowed to participate in sports

Rutu Tahasildar, Social Media Manager February 7, 2024

Recently, the Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill prohibiting transgender women from participating in women’s sports. This was a rightful move. Transgender women should not be allowed to compete in sports...

The double-double doors at Dougherty don’t do a good job at letting people in-n-out.

Lock doors into the history books

William Zhao, Staff Writer January 22, 2024

Doors at Dougherty are a design disaster. They certainly are a staple of engineering, but in many cases, they should be scrapped entirely. The double doors that front the classroom buildings are so...

The Summer I Turned Pretty exemplifies the makeover trope, with the show revolving around Belly’s romantic life only after she ditches her glasses and braces.

Media in the Modern Age: Makeovers & Glow-ups

Anaisha Das, Web Editor-in-Chief January 19, 2024

Dear Reader, Growing up, I looked exactly like the awkward nerd stereotype.  I had these bright purple glasses with transition lens, and my teeth were decorated with neon (yes…neon) green braces....

Teen outbursts could rather be a sign of poor mental health rather than as a typical problem of a stereotypical teen.

This world was not made for us. Normalize teen emotions.

Neetra Chakraborty, Art & Graphics Editor January 19, 2024

Non-Breaking News: Teen depression rates are increasing, and they have been for some time. It may come as a surprise for some readers. Today’s teens are considerably more privileged than those in...

Coming to terms with imperfection takes time.

Subject to Change: Finding beauty in imperfection

Srishreya (Shreya) Arunsaravanakumar, Opinions Editor January 18, 2024

Dear reader,  Impractical, improbable, impossible -- these are all words that I correlate perfection to. At one time or another, all of us have chased perfection, or at least, the idea of perfection....

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