Ariel Liu, Arts & Entertainment Copy Editor
• October 2, 2025
America has always been referred to as “a nation of immigrants,” with the country being mainly composed of immigrants and their descendants. Although U.S. history is a confusing duality soaked in both...
From French I to AP Chinese, world language teachers at Dougherty Valley High School use culture lessons to enhance their classes. Though each teacher has their own approach to teaching culture, many share...
The Art and Wind Festival is an annual festival that features performances, crafts and food vendors. This year’s festival took place on May 25, 2025 and May 26, 2025 from 11am-6pm.
Planning a festival...
On Jan. 26, the city of San Ramon held their eighth annual Culture in the Community festival at the Dougherty Station Community Arts Center.
The event brought together diverse communities through...
On the left side is a traditional Taiwanese bubble tea and on the right side is its American adaptation.
Invented in the 1980s, bubble tea was once a simple drink enjoyed mostly in the streets of...
Andrew Chan, Sports Copy Editor
• November 20, 2024
On Oct. 30, DVHS Spanish 4 students unveiled ornate altars in the library for their annual project about Dia de los Muertos. These altars celebrate the life of an influential person
Dia de los Muertos,...
Before the sun rises, my mother opens a drawer and extracts several tablets from small bottles. They are a cool, dusty brown in color, and sit on the counter while she takes out her small mortar and pestle,...
San Ramon’s annual Holi celebration was hosted at City Center Bishop Ranch on April 7th, bringing the Bay Area community together to celebrate the auspicious festival of colors. The event, marked by...
Every time I go somewhere, like Pleasanton, I think “We’re so lucky to be growing up in a place like San Ramon; I would feel so out of place here.” In San Ramon, we have an excessive Indian and East...
On March 24, more than 1 million people demonstrated across France against pension reform. And over one month later on International Workers’ Day, 800,000 people marched again in France as a way to protect...
I can always remember watching “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” as a kid. Mister Rogers would come on screen in his cardigan and polished dress shoes and start singing: “Won’t you be my neighbor?”...
G20 quizzes. Quartz newsletter debriefs. Investing in social entrepreneurship companies in Central America.
DVHS World Geography and AP Economics teacher Diane Schumacher makes sure her students know...
