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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 cast of “I Heard You Were Dead” delivers a powerful, heartfelt performance.

DVHS Drama balances humor and tragedy in ‘I Heard You Were Dead’

Andy Mei, Arts and Entertainment Editor November 12, 2024

The curtains part, revealing a stage lined with cast members dressed in black and a hospital scene featuring the main characters Constantine Wright, played by senior Michael Chang, and Piper Lomax, played...

War On Christmas

War On Christmas

Ananda Mayuri Chakkenchath and Aaron Yang December 25, 2020

I recently went to the grocery store to buy barley and slaves. When I went to the checkout, something shocking happened. The cashier had the audacity to say to me, “Happy Holidays!” It is utterly preposterous...

Dougherty tape art projects spark conversations on campus

Dougherty tape art projects spark conversations on campus

Sraavya Sambara and Eva Shen April 29, 2020

Featured on walls, in hallways and under staircases throughout the DV campus, tape art made by AP and Advanced Art students has captured and magnified messages relevant to today’s world, ranging from...

Schneider (center) races at the Scott Bauhs Invitational on Sept. 28, 2019.

Michael Schneider: a Bohemian ultrarunner in the making

Eva Shen and Harshita Neralla March 16, 2020

It was mile 17, and Michael Schneider wanted to throw up.  The running-crazed DV senior and aspiring ultrarunner was taking on the California International Marathon, his first ever. By mile 13 he was...

SRVEA members rally on March 3 outside the SRVUSD office preceding a Board of Education meeting.

SRVEA and SRVUSD reach tentative contract agreement

Daniela Wise-Rojas, Social Media Editor March 12, 2020

On March 10, at 5:30 a.m., the San Ramon Valley Education Association (SRVEA) and San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) announced “a comprehensive tentative agreement that resolves all items...

Going into the 2020 elections, voters should consider policy positions on issues such as healthcare, the environment and the economy, rather than “electability.”

Prioritizing electability in politics eviscerates democracy

Sanjana Ranganathan and Vivian Kuang March 1, 2020

According to a Gallup poll from November 2019, 60% of Democrats surveyed prioritized a candidate with the best chance to beat the incumbent Donald Trump, even if the candidate differs from them on many...

AJ Sohrabi, as Algernon Moncrieff, and Jose Saramiento, as John Worthing, argue over the name of Ernest.

Dougherty takes a creative spin on classic play “The Importance of Being Earnest”

Amruta Baradwaj and Sheyda Ladjevardi November 29, 2019

Dougherty Valley Drama began their production season with the classic satire play, “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde. The play revolves around the lives of John Worthing (Jose Saramiento)...

Seniors Kim Shum, Leila Amiri, Katie Moore, Sami Frias and Sam Mass featured a variety of attire, including a crop top and a hoodie, on a clothing rack for their Social Justice project on victim shaming.

Social Justice projects capture student and staff attention around campus

Daniel Shen, Sheyda Ladjevardi, Jade Wang, and Mehek Kandru November 26, 2019

Last month, more than a dozen Social Justice projects were displayed around Dougherty Valley High School, drawing attention to their portrayals of current issues such as school shootings and sexual assault....

With confirmation from the SRVUSD Board of Education on Nov. 19, Evan Powell entered Dougherty Valley as permanent principal. Former principal Dave Kravitz is set to become SRVUSD's new Director of Secondary Education.

Dougherty principal Kravitz passes on torch to incoming Powell

Daniel Shen and Caroline Lobel November 21, 2019

Evan Powell replaced Dave Kravitz as permanent principal of Dougherty Valley High School on Nov. 20 after approval by the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) Board of Education. The administrative...

Dougherty students strike to fight climate change in the quad.

DV students strike for climate change

Daniela Wise-Rojas, Social Media Editor October 8, 2019

On Sept. 20, Dougherty students protested and organized a climate strike during the end of fourth period and lunch, joining many students across the country in effort to persuade politicians to treat the...

Members of San Ramon's close community gather at the city's inaugural Muslim Day event.

San Ramon hosts its first Muslim Day

Shereen Ahmed and Daniela Wise-Rojas October 3, 2019

Sabina Zafar hosted the first Muslim Day event at City Hall on Aug. 27 to celebrate Muslim culture in San Ramon and follow up on the establishment of August as Muslim Appreciation Month.  City Councilwoman...

For many TK-12 schools in U.S., including DVHS, simplistic activities such as watching film and reading texts have become the norm for memorial studies on 9/11.

September 11, 2001: Who controls the narrative?

Chilsea Wang and Micol Zhai October 2, 2019

18 years ago, two towers came crashing down. 17 years ago, a never-ending stream of drone missiles began to rain down on the Middle East. As of today, millions of innocent civilians are dead in the name...

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