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Mr. Hightower, our interviewee and director of The Best Man
Q&A: DHS Drama’s The Best Man, with Mr. Edward Hightower
The sophomore float brought scenes from Alice in Wonderland to life with the usage of cards, mushrooms, and the Queen of Hearts herself.
In a Nutshell: DHS’s 2024 Homecoming Parade
Dance interrupted by staff for students pushing forward too much.
Homecoming Dance 2024: No Artist, No Problem
Dublin High School's locker room, where the incident took place.
Locker Room Incident: Students Question School Safety
Grab a bowl of popcorn to watch the new movies coming out this year.
Fall & Winter Cinema Preview: The Most Anticipated Movies of the Year
The sophomore float brought scenes from Alice in Wonderland to life with the usage of cards, mushrooms, and the Queen of Hearts herself.
In a Nutshell: DHS’s 2024 Homecoming Parade
Dance interrupted by staff for students pushing forward too much.
Homecoming Dance 2024: No Artist, No Problem
The sign-in page for Bluebook, CollegeBoard's proprietary online testing application, opened on a laptop.
AP Exams’ Online Transition
The Boulevard development, adjacent to the existing Iron Horse Trail, will border the forthcoming Iron Horse Nature Park.
Iron Horse Nature Park begins Phase 1 development
The Olympic rings featured in front of the Louvre Museum.
My Experience at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Brightly-colored flower pinwheels blow in the early afternoon wind at the start of Splatter, drawing in prospective customers.
Dublin’s annual Splatter Festival evokes mixed feelings among students
Outside of school hours, the DHS track serves as a hub of conversation and tight bonds.
Korean Bakeries, Parks, and More: Dublin’s Favorite Third Places
A Spring Miracle: The Association Between Weather and Happiness
Madison Hsu, 11, and Olivia Choe, 11, pose for the camera at their table for Gleam And Give, a DHS club dedicated to crafting jewelry for charity.
Community Gives Vendors Their Flowers at First-ever DHS Spring Market
A few of the mini paintings submitted by local teenagers and adults on display at the Dublin Library's Tiny Art Show.
Art In Our City: The Dublin Library’s Tiny Art Show
Mr. Hightower, our interviewee and director of The Best Man
Q&A: DHS Drama’s The Best Man, with Mr. Edward Hightower
Grab a bowl of popcorn to watch the new movies coming out this year.
Fall & Winter Cinema Preview: The Most Anticipated Movies of the Year
Pixar Animation Studio's Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3, the first three films in the franchise prior to the release of Toy Story 4 in 2019.
What’s with all these animated sequels?
[Book Review] Weapons of Math Destruction: The insidious danger of Big Data
[Book Review] Weapons of Math Destruction: The insidious danger of Big Data
Disney’s Lineup: A Preview of Disney’s Upcoming Films
Dublin High School's locker room, where the incident took place.
Locker Room Incident: Students Question School Safety
Dublin High student takes a practice Digital SAT test in the library
Putting those No. 2 Pencils Away: How Dublin High students feel about the Digital SAT
DUSD's board recently announced the budget for the 2024-2025 school year
DUSD’s intended budget cuts for 2024-2025 school year are inadvisable
Under the banking model of education, students are the passive objects of their own indoctrination.
Opinion: Education is Broken. Only We Can Fix It.
The Importance of Inclusivity in Silicon Valley
The Dublin High School Football team at their Homecoming Game last year. This year, the much-anticipated HOCO game will take place on October 18th.
Dublin High School Football season set to kick off
Dublin girls scrimmaging at tryouts, working hard even into the night!
Kick Off To The 2023 Girls Soccer Season At Dublin High School
Gaels fall to the Falcons on a last-second touchdown
Gaels fall to the Falcons on a last-second touchdown
Dublin Athletics announces new Streaming Service
Dublin Athletics announces new Streaming Service
DHS football field brimming with activity; admittingly, social distanced.
Varsity football secures first win of the 20-21 season
Trad-wife influencers are often seeing wearing fashion from the 1950's, including flouncy dresses, and bright colors. They also often don the pearls and perfume worn by upper class woman, and add subtle crosses into their jewelry collection.
The Rise of the Tradwife Aesthetic: Revaluing Tradition or Regressing Feminism?
This photo features the cover of "My Dark Vanessa". The cover features Vanessa with her eyes closed, symbolism alluding to the nature of her perception of her relationship, as she is unaware of what actually happened. The butterfly is also a prominent motif throughout the book, symbolizing transformation and growth as Vanessa comes to terms with the reality of her past throughout the book.
Examining Teenage Girlhood Through Literature: A Deep Dive on My Dark Vanessa
Common skin concerns – and affordable solutions!
Common skin concerns – and affordable solutions!
Inside the Surprisingly Dramatic Lives of Berkeley’s Falcons
Inside the Surprisingly Dramatic Lives of Berkeley’s Falcons
For DHS and all Dublin campuses, it's been over half a year since support for standard-based grading was discontinued on a district-wide level.
Standard-Based Grading: Teachers Weigh In
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The official Student News Site of Dublin High School.

The Dublin Shield
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The Dublin Shield
Matthew Noique

Matthew Noique, Student Life Editor

Matthew Noique is currently a sophomore at DHS. He sees writing as a form of expression and hopes to facilitate that expression as Community section editor. In his free time, he’ll hope to read a good book or, when not tirelessly occupied by the internet, will play his instrument—the saxophone—referee soccer games for money, and maybe even stop procrastinating on his homework. He looks forward to the role he’ll play in encouraging writers to write about the community and how it impacts them this year at The Dublin Shield!
All content by Matthew Noique
DUSD's board recently announced the budget for the 2024-2025 school year

DUSD’s intended budget cuts for 2024-2025 school year are inadvisable

Matthew Noique, Editor-in-Chief
October 15, 2024
The Boulevard development, adjacent to the existing Iron Horse Trail, will border the forthcoming Iron Horse Nature Park.

Iron Horse Nature Park begins Phase 1 development

Matthew Noique, Editor-in-Chief
September 21, 2024
A picture taken on Emerald High School's campus, which is located on the east side of Dublin, away from Dublin High.

[Photo] How Emerald High’s Opening is Sparking Change in Dublin High School

Sanjana Jagtap and Anika Gupta
August 29, 2024
Among the amenities Emerald High will offer its future students are a student union and library.

Dublin’s $374 million Emerald High School to welcome students beginning fall

Matthew Noique, Student Life Editor
June 9, 2024

Prop 1 targeting homelessness and mental health passes in California

Matthew Noique, Student Life Editor
May 20, 2024
Modern pop stars’ songs are written with increasingly simple and unstimulating lyrics.

The homogenization of modern pop music

Matthew Noique, Community Editor
April 27, 2024
Adaptations of 21st century American dramas, such as that of “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” often depict their young female protagonists according to harmful stereotypes.

Femme Fatal: a toxic depiction of young women in 21st century American media

Matthew Noique, Student Life Editor
April 5, 2024
California’s weakened water consumption regulations may allow water suppliers to explore costly measures, such as wastewater treatment, to comply with new standards.

California weakens new regulations limiting state water use

Matthew Noique, Student Life Editor
March 30, 2024
Honors French students can be found in room Q-12 in the portables during seventh period—the only period of Honors French at Dublin High.

DHS’s French Department: Much Ado or Much Adieu?

Matthew Noique, Student Life Editor
February 26, 2024
Undocumented Californian immigrants are now eligible for free healthcare at facilities across the state.

California expands healthcare access to undocumented immigrants

Matthew Noique, Student Life Editor
February 24, 2024
Families with preschool-aged children may opt to enroll their children at John Knox Co-op Preschool in Dublin, a school based on a cooperative model that homeschooling families may emulate in the home.

Is homeschooling effective?

Matthew Noique, Community Editor
February 1, 2024
Students studying for the SAT may use the College Board’s Official SAT Study Guide—an invaluable resource for SAT preparation.

Why we should keep the SAT

Matthew Noique, Community Editor
January 20, 2024
Books and textbooks for English, history, science, and math—the subjects adopting media literacy into their curricula.

California schools to institute new media literacy programs beginning next year

Matthew Noique, Community Editor
December 22, 2023
A list of the principal taxes on the 2023-2024 property tax statement for Alameda County, California

New study shows California losing residents to Arizona, Texas

Matthew Noique, Community Editor
December 22, 2023
The new Iron Horse Trail Bridge Overcrossing, joining the Iron Horse Trail and allowing passage over Dublin Boulevard road.

Dublin Completes Installation of New Iron Horse Trail Bridge Overcrossing at Dublin Boulevard

Matthew Noique, Student Life Editor
November 7, 2023
The Dublin Unified District Office, where regular board meetings (including the upcoming October 24 meeting) are held.

DUSD Board Amends “Positive School Climate” Policy to Strengthen Inclusivity

Matthew Noique, Community Editor
October 29, 2023
An entrance to the Boulevard development—the site of the new TK-8 school

Dublin Unified In Process of Naming New TK-8 School

Matthew Noique, Staff Writer
October 14, 2023
Protestors demonstrate in favor of Britney's conservatorship termination (CREDIT: Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

How “Women are crazy” Held Britney Hostage for 13 Years

Matthew Noique, Staff Writer
January 4, 2022
A poster at an abortion rights rally

Reframing the Way We Think about Abortion

Matthew Noique, Staff Writer
November 9, 2021
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