When I walked into my first DVHS college fair, I expected to leave with new insights, inspiration, or, at the very least, a clearer picture of my future. What I left with, however, was a pile of brochures...
From the time I was born, throughout all 18 years of my life, I have been told by my friends, family, and the media that college is what you need for a good life. It was the one-stop shop where everybody...
At Dougherty Valley High School, every fall is the same. Seniors spend countless hours stressing over college applications, fretting on what majors will provide them with the highest incomes and what colleges...
Beginning on Nov. 14, over 50,000 academic workers across all campuses of the University of California have taken to the streets, demanding better pay and improved living conditions while college students...
On Monday, March 14, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill SB118 which reverses University of California Berkeley’s court-ordered enrollment and admission cuts, allowing the university to continue its plans...
From filling their schedules with AP and Honors classes to joining every extracurricular they can find, Dougherty students are known for overburdening themselves for the sake of getting into a selective...
I don’t often talk about myself and my stories, but I want to share parts of my stories. The point of journalism is to tell other people’s stories. Ironically, after doing that for a while, you start...
Staying up until 3 a.m. Barely getting any sleep or eating enough food for school is perceived as okay because it’s going to be worth it in the end. It may be tough right now, but it’s okay; this is...
College application season is coming to a close. March and April loom in February's shadow; the months where most seniors start to hear back from schools. An often overlooked piece of the application process-letters...
Proposition 16, the California ballot measure that would have repealed the ban on affirmative action, didn’t pass. 56.1% of California voters voted no while 43.9% voted yes. We were stunned, expecting...
“F*ck College Board,” one Dougherty Valley High School junior said. “The College Board single-handedly ruined my entire high school experience,” another exclaimed.
Animosity towards The College...
