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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 opinion of a 21st-century high school teenager on family-oriented holiday spirit.

‘Tis the season?

Sheyda Ladjevardi, Photography Editor December 21, 2018

Let’s face it. The holidays aren’t the same anymore, and they haven’t been for a while now. Each year it seems that the rushing excitement that surrounds the holiday season is drowned out by the...

Those that have the ability to should end their consumption of meat.

We don’t “meat” ethical standards

Kavin Kumaravel, Opinions Editor November 24, 2018

I recently became a vegetarian. Over the past week, my friends have repeatedly asked me, “Why?” But as I begin to explain why I made that choice, it’s immediately countered with a “but you’re...

Categorization, when improperly enforced, can have devastating effects on individuals and the more expansive society they are part of.

The perils of categorization

Oce Bohra, Copy Editor November 19, 2018

When I was younger, my self-perception was limited to essentially one question: which Hogwarts house would I be a part of? My friends were sure I would be a Ravenclaw, but I took every online quiz I...

"Chronic illness is a human experience. And what that means is that it’s not this intangible, extreme thing — it’s good, and bad and nuanced."

Living with It: Chronic illness

Elisa Fang, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2018

Dear Reader, Here’s how we talk about living with chronic illness: We don’t. … In a way. Here’s how we really talk about living with chronic illness: we ignore the chronic illness part...

Nonstandard deadlines equal later sleep times

Nonstandard deadlines equal later sleep times

Michael Han, News Editor October 19, 2018

It's 9:58 p.m. You browse through the row of green check marks across the top of the screen, and you only need one more. As your anxiety rises, you double your efforts to finish the question. However,...

Cultivating a safe environment for LGBTQ+ people pursuing STEM is necessary to encourage visibility and break stereotypes.

Queering a path in STEM

Pranav Chillappagari, Public Relations Manager October 9, 2018

My biggest problem when deciding what I want to do in the future is narrowing down a wide range of interesting options between STEM and humanities. The decision was based on where I felt most comfortable,...

Living with It: Introductions

Elisa Fang, Editor-in-Chief October 8, 2018

Dear Reader, It’s always been my opinion that introductions are the worst necessary evil, but here goes anyway. I’ve always had a fascination with life. That’s a stupid thing to say. Unless...

Good news creates a brighter outlook

Oce Bohra, Copy Editor October 4, 2018

There were a few months last year during which I stopped reading the news altogether; strange, especially for someone taking Journalism, but I simply couldn’t bother opening up my news app every day...

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