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

Blank Space: Cheaters thrive at Dougherty

Blank Space: Cheaters thrive at Dougherty

Alicia Ho, Copy & Web Editor January 20, 2015

Academic dishonesty has become an increasingly prevalent occurrence at Dougherty in the past few years, with 65.5 percent of surveyed DVHS students saying that they have cheated at least once at school. 52.6...

Are High School Relationships Really Worth All the Buzz?

Are High School Relationships Really Worth All the Buzz?

Julia Park, Club Writer January 7, 2015

High school students have forever battled the issue of swimming in the imminent dangers of love; so is fostering a relationship during such a critical time in our lives really rewarding in the end? The...

5 Ways Lollipop 5.0 reinvigorates Android

5 Ways Lollipop 5.0 reinvigorates Android

December 7, 2014

Android 5.0 Lollipop is beginning to roll out, and with it comes a slew of new changes. I was able to flash a leaked stock Lollipop ROM onto my HTC One M8, and was able to try it out by using it as my...

10 unique gift ideas for the upcoming holiday season

10 unique gift ideas for the upcoming holiday season

Veronica Liow, Managing Editor December 5, 2014

“F in Exams” by Richard Benson Especially in a school like Dougherty Valley, whose students constantly stress about the next Honors Pre-Calc test or the next AP Chemistry surprise “fun”...

Novel Problem: Dougherty confronts declining readership

Novel Problem: Dougherty confronts declining readership

Alicia Ho and Mimi Evans December 5, 2014

Dougherty staff and students agree that reading books for pleasure is a trend that has declined in the past few years, but dispute whether technology or teaching style is the origin of this apathy. Book...

All Roads Lead to Homecoming

All Roads Lead to Homecoming

Irene Chang and Paul Shin November 7, 2014

Homecoming. For Dougherty Valley’s upperclassmen, the one word brings back strong memories of anything from the crazy dress-up days during spirit week and the variety of skits performed during the...

DVHS women’s varsity golf repeats as league champions

DVHS women’s varsity golf repeats as league champions

Alicia Ho, Copy & Web Editor November 7, 2014

Dougherty Valley’s women’s varsity golf team repeated their success as DFAL league champions this season. After winning their first four league matches, DV golfers continued their winning streak...

No family dinner could be this weird

Irene Chang and Tristan Pongrujaporn November 5, 2014

On October 23-25, the DVHS Drama Program successfully produced a family get-together that no one will forget anytime soon. “In-Laws, Outlaws and Other People (That Should Be Shot)” offered an interesting...

Seniors Advise on College Applications

Seniors Advise on College Applications

Colena Mau, News Editor November 5, 2014

Every year around this time, seniors rush to decide on colleges and finish their essays and applications. For most Dougherty Valley seniors, this is a stressful time of year, each with an average of...

Leadership ponders the death of school dances

Leadership ponders the death of school dances

Mimi Evans, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2014

This year Dougherty sold over $33,000 worth of Homecoming Tickets. So why do we only have one dance left this year? Last year it was ‘Sadie’s in Spring’. The year before, ‘Fire and Ice’. Before...

Celebrate Average

Celebrate Average

Veronica Liow, Managing Editor October 3, 2014

We always hear stories about the student who is awarded with the President’s Service Award for completing 4,000 hours of community service or the student who is accepted into Harvard for early action,...

Know the score: 3 seniors reflect on the cost of their SAT preparation

Know the score: 3 seniors reflect on the cost of their SAT preparation

Mimi Evans, Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2014

Oliver*, a current senior, was singled out. His free diagnostic test indicated that he would already score over a 2100 on the SAT, and so he was placed in Elite’s SAT 2100 Plus Program. Unlike the...

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