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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

TikTok songs are ever-popular with the app growing, but it's questionable whether their popularity reflects quality.

15 seconds to fame: TikTok revolutionizing the music industry

15 seconds is all it takes to launch a previously underground artist into stardom, to give them unmeasurable fame and recognition, to change their lives. 15 seconds is all it takes for a viewer to like...

Tiktok influencer Nessa Barrett's newest album "young forever" released on Oct. 14. In the album, Barrett wrestles with themes of suicide and depression.

TikTok influencer Nessa Barrett opens up about mental health struggles with her debut album “young forever”

Srishreya (Shreya) Arunsaravanakumar, Opinions Editor November 19, 2022

Warning: Sensitive topics such as suicide, mental health struggles and disorders are mentioned in this article. It’s not new for an influencer to venture into different industries to broaden their...

Political symbols representing the Republican Party, Democratic Party, and Libertarian Party sit on a Monopoly board.

Conservative students urge for open discussions in the classroom

Content Warning: This article contains brief mentions of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments. “After I [opened up about being] conservative, I got doxxed, cyberbullied, and my house got egged four times. I’ve...

On Feb. 8 2021, Payton Moormeier talked exclusively with Headliners In Education.

Payton Moormeier leaves his mark on the music industry

Boomika Velineni, Multimedia Editor March 22, 2021

On April 18, 2020 “Love Letter” premiered for the first time on YouTube. Since then, Payton Moormeier released three other singles, and has risen to great heights since first starting his TikTok career,...

Social media beauty standards can suffocate users as they constantly compare themselves to "perfect" bodies.

Social media reflects a toxic image of our bodies

Anaisha Das, Web Editor-in-Chief February 15, 2021

Click...double tap...scroll.  As a student in middle school, my days were taken over by an endless feed of celebrity posts. I hoped that the advice of diet and fitness “gurus” would rub off on...

How to become an actor in 2021

How to become an actor in 2021

Riya Mehta, Multimedia Editor February 5, 2021
Want to become an actor? Skip the lengthy process of grilling performance technique practice, years of schooling, and the struggle to find a decent agent with these quick and easy steps!
The decision to ban the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat is purely politically motivated and would threaten the rights of American consumers while harming the Asian-American community.

Possible TikTok and WeChat bans harm First Amendment rights and U.S.–Chinese relations

Lauren Chen, Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2020

This summer, the Trump administration proposed bans on Chinese social apps TikTok and WeChat due to supposed privacy concerns, but a nationwide ban is a bad course of action because it will damage U.S.–Chinese...

The word “simp” is excessively used out of context.

Are you part of the simp nation?

Leanne Park, Staff Writer October 31, 2020

TikToker, @polo.boyy, posted a video on December 16th welcoming men who comfort girls to the simp nation. “Simp,” a term that was popularized by the ever so famous TikTok, is now commonly used without...

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