Hear from Another World: Ali Turanalp adopts English to advance ahead
Daniel Shen and Sraavya Sambara
November 17, 2018
Filed under Hear from Another World, People
In August 2017, Ali Turanalp set foot on Californian soil for the first time. 14 hours earlier, he had left Turkey — the nation in which he had spent almost his entire life — with his younger twin brothers and parents on an airplane destined for San Francisco. It was a risk to leave his home and country ...
Artists of DV: Vineep Brar
Anika Garg, Arts and Entertainment Editor
November 2, 2018
Filed under A&E, Artists of DV, People
Senior Vineep Brar is a self-taught cartoonist who has overcome adversity while developing his unique style. Brar has been part of the DV art program for several years now. He is currently in AP Studio Art, having completed Art 2 and Art 3 at DV as well. “[The art program is] a really great ...
James Selover “fires up” his passion for life
October 29, 2018
Filed under People
San Ramon Valley Fire Department Battalion Chief James Selover had not always wanted to be a firefighter. In fact, until he was 18 years old, he wanted to own an automobile body shop and paint cars. Inspired by a friend taking firefighting classes, however, Selover joined the Hayward Explorer pro...
Hear from Another World: Holocaust survivor Paul Smith still suffers 90 years later
Sraavya Sambara and Daniel Shen
October 24, 2018
Filed under Hear from Another World, People, Showcase
“I think the Holocaust is always going to be with me … My own family was murdered there.” He sits across from us in a worn, cerulean armchair, his wizened hands laced together on his lap and his translucent, lightly hazel eyes fixed on an impenetrable spot in the distance. His wrinkles are a...
Paul Vega powers performing arts program
Megan Dhillon, Staff Writer
October 22, 2018
Filed under A&E, On-Campus Art, People
The lights dim in the theater, the plush velvet curtains open and the show begins. The silent creator behind each of the beautiful productions here at DVHS, Mr. Paul Vega has been involved in theater arts since he was 11 years old. However, he has played more roles than just the passionate teacher he ...
New school psychologist Monica Fuller helps Dougherty Valley students to get back on their feet
Teju Anand, Assistant Photography Editor
October 18, 2018
Filed under People
There are an innumerable number of students of all grades at Dougherty Valley High School that have learning disabilities, low self-esteem and difficulty in communicating with peers and teachers. Many also struggle with depression and anxiety. This is Mrs. Monica Fuller’s seventh year as a psychologist. A...
Assistant Principal Charlie Litten leaps into Dougherty with a plan
Sraavya Sambara and Kavin Kumaravel
October 12, 2018
Filed under People
Assistant Principal Charlie Litten welcomes the challenge of his new job and looks for unique ways to nurture the success of Dougherty students with his extensive experience teaching mindfulness. Prior to arriving at Dougherty, Litten worked as a resource specialist for 17 years at Foothill Middle...
Artists of DV: Enya Pan
Anika Garg, Arts and Entertainment Editor
October 11, 2018
Filed under A&E, Artists of DV, People
Enya Pan, a junior at DVHS, is an up-and-coming artist who’s overcome adversity to become an accomplished and developed artist. Pan describes her style as “very simple line strokes in ink pen,” which had been heavily influenced by her experience being cyberbullied through her art account on Instag...
Assistant Principal Sarah Landry looks to make a difference at Dougherty
Kavin Kumaravel and Sraavya Sambara
October 2, 2018
Filed under People
Assistant Principal Sarah Landry flashes us a bright smile through the window of her office while simultaneously conversing with a teacher and answering a phone call. After two phone calls and a couple of apologetic smiles, Landry turns to us, presses her elbows on the desk and tells us that she’s ...
Wildcats gain a new football coach
Caroline Lobel and Harshita Neralla
September 27, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, People, Sports
It’s a new football season, and with it comes a new coach, Brandon Black. As Black enters his 16th year of football coaching this season, he reflects on his recent years and his excitement for this coming season. Despite his position as a defensive coordinator at Dublin High, Black was glad to ...
Hear from Another World: For Patricia, an American Dream slowly deteriorating
Daniel Shen, Managing Editor
September 15, 2018
Filed under Hear from Another World, People, Showcase
If you glanced at her as she strode down the hallway or saw her laughing with her friends, she might just seem like the average San Ramon teenager. Her black hair is tied back in a ponytail. She cradles two textbooks in her left arm. Her T-shirt reads “The Pride,” printed in a Dougherty blue. ...
Practicing plogging paves path to a prettier planet
Amanda Su, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2018
Filed under People
When I first yelled “Hey Jonathan! Do you plog?” to DVHS senior Jonathan Chen one day in our Government class, he paused for five seconds, before yelling back—“What?” Plogging is an exercise activity that combines jogging and the picking up of litter. It began as an organized activity in...