Category: Global Awareness

Hanukkah in Redwood Valley

by Brandy Quach (Class of 2018) Celebrating the fourth night of Hanukkah on December 5th, 2018 at the Kol Ha’emek Jewish Community in Redwood Valley, the students of Developing Virtue Girls School gathered with the local community to light the menorah and enjoy a couple of traditional latkes. The juniors and seniors of […]

DVBS Chinese Tea Club

The Chinese Tea Club meets every Saturday at the Community Center from 2:30 to 4:30 PM. During tea sessions, students get to experience and taste different kinds of tea and be able to identify and find their personal favorites. The tea culture has been passed down for generations […]

Celebrating Earth Day 2017!

By Leanna Duong (Class of 2018) The importance of maintaining a healthy environment is harder than ever with the creation of e-waste, non-recyclable materials, but as of last year, Developing Virtue Girls School has been actively trying to promote Earth Day, a day dedicated to celebrating and cherishing […]

VegFest SF 2016

by Anna (Class of  2020) and Iris (Class of 2021) A celebration was held by San Francisco Veg Society on October 8th and 9th as part of the World Veg Festival. This celebration brought a great opportunity for people who were passionate about the “health” of our Earth […]

Peace Day

by Editorial Staff and students Every year on September 21, the world celebrates International Peace Day. On that morning at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, the entire boys and girls divisions of Developing Virtue Secondary School gathered in the Wonderful Words Hall to listen to two special […]

2016 Sonoma County VegFest

By Vanessa Sun, Sophia Liu, Moniques Nguyen, Amy Liu, and Katherine Wang On August 20, 2016, some IGDVS students—along with teachers, parents, and volunteers—went to the 3rd annual Sonoma County VegFest in Santa Rosa, California. This celebration of compassion and healthy vegetarian lifestyle was held in Luther Burbank […]

Earth Day: IGDVS Planted 695 Trees!

Student Editorial Team: Belle Roberts, Denise Cao, and Leanna Duong Earth Day is a celebration that should be very dear to our hearts. We live and take from this planet everyday, but it never asks for anything in return. With the onset of intense pollution, global warming, and […]

Cleaning Up After Ourselves

Student Reporter: Sinna Zheng, Class of 2018 On the day of the Coastal Clean­Up, the student volunteers of DVGS piled out of white minivans, sporting summer camp T­shirts, Dragons sweatpants and work gloves. Joining us were the Ukiah High Spanish Club, local chaperones, and our beloved principal, Jin […]