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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

The DVHS library joins in with National Poem in Your Pocket Day.

Notes from the backpack: The joys of niche holidays

Taylor Koning, Lead Copy Editor May 26, 2025

Ever heard of Ghost in the Machine Day? That’s right, it’s a real holiday. It refers to philosopher Gilbert Ryle’s complaint surrounding Cartesian dualism: Is human consciousness really a “ghost...

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, Lead 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,...

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

Notes from the backpack: Joining the Dr. Martens cult

Taylor Koning, Lead 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!...

I walked ten miles this weekend. What did you spend your time doing?

Notes from the backpack: That girl with 1 AirPod, and why she enjoys walking

Taylor Koning, Lead Copy Editor March 3, 2025

Yes, it’s me. I confess. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, go ask your parents. Anyone who lives between Bella Vista Elementary School and Safeway has seen me: that girl, always on a path...

In 50 years, I want to be able to say that the work I did, the decisions I made or the people I met changed some part of the world, even in a tiny way.

Snapshots of senior year: the ripple effect and Gaza

Abby Kapur, Sports Editor April 24, 2024

Dear reader, Last month, former professor Ruth Gottesman donated $1 billion to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. The donation ensures that the school is tuition free forever. I...

Here’s my to-do list for this year, listed in order of timeliness.

Snapshots of senior year: 18 to-dos

Abby Kapur, Sports Editor April 18, 2024

Dear reader, By the time you read this, I’ll be 18. Me? An adult? I can hardly believe it myself. But I was born 18 years and one day ago in a hospital 3,089 miles away. Today is my first day...

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....

Make sure to take care of your health before you push yourself to extremes in school!

Inside my Magic Shop: Living With Pain

Mayukhi Katragadda, Managing Editor December 20, 2023

Dear Reader,    Chronic pain is a weird concept. It isn’t a one-time injury that you can expect to heal from in the next few months, but it also isn’t a daily sickness with a straightforward...

From left to right: sophomore Alyssa Shah, seniors Liana Lee, Abigail Kapur, Norah El-Banna and Nikitha Bangalore, sophomore Ananya Krishnan and junior Amy Qiu, the girls varsity team, placed third at the NCS Championships on Nov. 18.

Snapshots of senior year: on third place, ducky shorts and cross country

Abby Kapur, Sports Editor December 16, 2023

Dear reader, My last high school cross country race ended in disappointment. The top two teams qualify for the state championships, and my team placed third. There’s not much you can say to make that...

Aging is viewed stereotypically by society.

Subject to Change: The facade of forever youth

Srishreya (Shreya) Arunsaravanakumar, Opinions Editor November 15, 2023

Dear Reader, Crow’s feet and laugh lines - both concerns most teenagers don’t have. The idea of aging has always seemed like a distant, almost irrelevant notion. It was a concept meant for some...

My memory box for senior year.

Snapshots of senior year: for the record

Abigail Kapur November 14, 2023

Dear reader, I’m not usually forgetful. I never lose my water bottle, and I’ve managed to make it through this year without leaving my things behind in my classes. But outside of tangible items, I...

In a world hurtling towards modernity at breakneck speed, who better to entrust with solving the complexities of our country than those born in the tranquil and timeless era of the 1940s?

Subject to Change: I swear I can run this country!

Srishreya (Shreya) Arunsaravanakumar, Opinions Editor October 4, 2023

Dear Reader,  Imagine being 80 years old, comfortably seated in a retirement home, engaged in a spirited game of Scrabble with your dear friends. Suddenly, a groundbreaking idea surges through your...

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