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

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,...

Korean yogurt drinks have symbolized the traditional culture of Covey in her relationship with Kavinsky.

Hollywood takes a step toward Asian representation

Caroline Lobel, Editor in Chief October 3, 2018

People of color, specifically Asians, have had little to no representation in Hollywood, but it’s time for a change. Although America is home to countless ethnic groups, many of those groups are rarely...

Season Five of BoJack Horseman: Nobody escapes unscathed

S.H. October 1, 2018

Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars   “The last days of sunset superstars” Unsurprisingly, Netflix’s animated original “BoJack Horseman” strays further from resolutions as it dives into its devastating...

Dougherty Valley Varsity Football kicks off the season with two consecutive wins

Dougherty Valley Varsity Football kicks off the season with two consecutive wins

Harshita Neralla and Caroline Lobel September 28, 2018

The Dougherty Valley Varsity Football team dominated their first two home games against the Arroyo High School Dons, 40-6, on Friday, Sept. 7, and against the Mt. Eden High School Monarchs, 41-6, on Friday,...

Plastic straw bans need to bend

Plastic straw bans need to bend

Sheyda Ladjevardi, Photography Editor September 27, 2018

With the rise of plastic pollution in the Earth’s atmosphere and water sources, environmentalists are taking steps to ban plastic straws within major cities in the United States.  While banning plastic...

A first-generation immigrant from Indonesia, Dougherty Valley junior Patricia Angelica faces a hidden myriad of social and financial troubles.

Hear from Another World: For Patricia, an American Dream slowly deteriorating

Daniel Shen, Editor-in-Chief September 15, 2018

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...

SRVUSD implements pilot program for multi-gender multi-stall bathrooms in district high schools

On May 22, at a district board meeting, a pilot program for the conversion of one multi-stall bathroom at each high school to an all-gender restroom was approved with a 4–1 vote; at DV, the downstairs...

An in-depth view of the vaping epidemic

Amanda Su, Elisa Fang, and Anumita Jain May 27, 2018

It was 10:43 a.m. on May 16, around the end of brunch. The AP English Language and Composition exam was taking place in the Auxiliary Gym. I [Amanda Su] was waiting outside of Officer Katie Williams’...

“The Great Gatsby” prom is more than just a party

Vikram Balasubramanian and Megan Tsang April 28, 2018

This year’s prom is designed to be the most glamorous and fun event of the school year. Hosted at the San Francisco City Hall and put on by Leadership for the junior and senior classes, it is the most...

Nikita Chauhan defeats Kaitlyn Boyle in a tie-breaker at the 2018 National High School Racquetball Tournament in Portland, Oregon, advancing to the finals.

Racquetball player Nikita Chauhan “serves” success on the court

Amanda Su, Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2018
Making waves as a young athlete in a sport not often recognized, Dougherty Valley High School junior Nikita Chauhan, a Team USA racquetball player, dominates daily on the racquetball court.

Women’s History Month

An African American woman, Sojourner Truth was an abolitionist and a women’s rights activist. Also a powerful speaker, she advocated for freed people during the period after the Civil War because...

Behind barbed wire: Remembering Japanese Internment in America

Megan Tsang, Taylor Atienza, and Vikram Balasubramanian February 22, 2018

Tribune reporter, Megan Tsang, sits down with her maternal grandmother, Takeko Murano Tanisawa. “Betty”, as she was known to friends, spent her formative years incarcerated with her family of 14...

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