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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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Prianka Vakil

Prianka Vakil, Staff Writer

Prianka is a current sophomore at Dublin High School. For as long as she can remember, she has been spinning novels in old notebooks and looking for a new good read. By joining the Dublin Shield, Prianka hopes to act as a voice for Dublin High students and shed light upon current events in the community. In her free time, she can be found watching a good horror movie or listening to old-timey music.
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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

Prianka Vakil, Student Life Editor
October 15, 2024
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?

Prianka Vakil, Student Life Editor
September 4, 2024
Nayelli Gonzalez shares a poster by an partner organization called Wayfinder. Wayfinder develops programs for high school students that focus on social and emotional learning. This poster captures ideas that high school students can start considering and integrating into their lives.

CEO of CreatorsCircle Nayelli Gonzalez Talks Business and Environmental Sustainability While Addressing Career Exploration

Prianka Vakil, Staff Writer
May 21, 2024
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

Prianka Vakil, Staff Writer
May 21, 2024
In this scene from “Loco Motives,” three claimed-to-be bounty hunters played by Tanay Menon, Joseph Passantino, and Sam Seymour argue amongst themselves as to who the true outlaw is.

Dublin High School’s Drama Department Presents One Acts 2024

Prianka Vakil, Staff Writer
May 21, 2024
Riya Jain explains the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at NASA, the site of her first engineering internship.

UC Berkeley student Riya Jain’s advice as a mechanical engineer at NASA

Prianka Vakil, Staff Writer
March 11, 2024
The tree is lit around 6:00 P.M. and towers over campus, serving as the highlight of Dublin High’s tree lighting ceremony.

A Breakdown of Dublin High’s 2023 Tree Lighting Ceremony and Winter Boutique

Prianka Vakil, Staff Writer
December 26, 2023
Board members KC Nissen and Shobha Tejwani explain how emerging bilingual students can receive home support at the Multilingual Parent Night on Thursday evening. (Photo by Prianka Vakil)

Dublin Unified Hosts Resource Event to Empower Multicultural Individuals

Prianka Vakil, Staff Writer
December 3, 2023
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