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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

Students have been obsessed with academic courses, causing them to miss out on new opportunities.

Neglecting CTE Courses Holds Students Back

Krish Thacker, Public Relations & Business Manager October 5, 2025

You’ve learned algebra, you know how to write DBQ’s, and you can balance chemical reactions. But can you write a resume? File your taxes? Plan your investments? Choose a career? Unless you have dedicated...

 Dougherty Valley Assistant Coach Julius Griffen looking at clipboard with quarterback/ wide receiver Junior Jimenez in the background during varsity football game against San Leandro.

Dougherty Valley reshapes football program

Akhil Srinivasan, Public Relations & Business Manager October 1, 2025

Dougherty Valley has struggled to find consistent success on the football field, falling behind its neighboring programs in San Ramon. Since the program’s best performance in the 2008 season, the Wildcats...

 Quimsom offers cookies to students at the Christmas-themed Willie’s Lounge. During the month of December, Willie’s Lounge took place in DVHS Teacher Shannon Hancock’s room.

DVHS Leadership brings back lunchtime hang-out opportunity

Hebe Wang, News Copy Editor January 26, 2025

Willie’s Lounge is a lunch-time program conducted by the Leadership’s Student Connect team. “[At] the beginning of the year, we’ve been trying to do it every week on Wednesday to make it consistent,”...

Leadership student junior Manna Sahle prepares a sign for the Winter Carnival, which will precede the night rally on Dec. 13.

Leadership plans inaugural night rally

Taylor Koning, Lead Copy Editor December 11, 2024

DVHS Leadership will hold their first-ever night rally at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2024 in the main gym. The proposal has circulated for years, and the rally and its sister event, the earlier Winter Carnival,...

Two people playing pickleball on a court.

Pickleball is not the future, it’s the now

Daniel Lee, Multimedia Manager November 19, 2024

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the world, and it’s about time we catch on to the rising trend. Pickleball is a game frequently played across America and the world. With two players on...

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...

Cups of froyo have become a familiar after-school sight on campus.

Local Menchie’s franchise owner tops fro-yo with good will

Taylor Koning, Lead Copy Editor September 27, 2024

Sneha Suri, the owner and CEO of Menchie’s Crow Canyon Commons, never expected to take over a frozen yogurt business when she moved to San Ramon back in 2022. However, one of the previous owners was...

DV AIM Youth Ambassadors set up their table for club day.

New clubs at DVHS overcome obstacles to improve the high school student experience

Grace Sehgal, Journey Manager September 25, 2024

With over 150 clubs in DVHS, each and every one of them strives to help students find their passions and help them feel more comfortable at school by connecting them to others with similar interests or...

Fresh lunches are served to DVHS students.

Journey to the lunch line

Neetra Chakraborty, Art & Graphics Editor March 26, 2024

Every day around 1,500 DVHS students enter the lunch line and receive a free, school-provided lunch. Options range from Caesar Salads to 100% beef steak burgers. But students only experience the very...

The LGBTQ+ Book Club is one out of two book clubs hosted by the DVHS Library, focusing largely on reading books involving LGBTQ characters.

DVHS Library introduces new book club centering around LGBTQ+

Hebe Wang, News Copy Editor February 15, 2024

The first meeting of DVHS’ newly-formed LGBTQ+ Book Club took place on Jan. 25. Initiated by DVHS librarian Annalisa Raphael, the LGBTQ+ Book Club is the second club run by the library, alongside...

The double-double doors at Dougherty don’t do a good job at letting people in-n-out.

Lock doors into the history books

William Zhao, Staff Writer January 22, 2024

Doors at Dougherty are a design disaster. They certainly are a staple of engineering, but in many cases, they should be scrapped entirely. The double doors that front the classroom buildings are so...

The cast of "Radium Girls" brings life to the historically-inspired story.

DVHS Drama brings intrigue and emotion with “Radium Girls”

Tanvi Rao, Arts and Entertainment Editor November 21, 2023

The lights dim, and the curtains sweep open. On stage, the set pieces – including a large clock – glow fluorescent green, an omen of what’s about to occur. This is the start of “Radium Girls,”...

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