Over the past summer, Simran Khemlani (‘24) was browsing through fashion posts on social media when she stumbled across a program mentioned in a TikTok comment section: the Nordstrom Ambassador Program.  The...

AV Alumni Lauryn Marie ('20) released her first song when she was just 15 years old. That song is called The Romantic, which now has over 2.7 million streams on Spotify. Today, Marie has taken the statement,...

For Angad Bhargav (‘24), with the ability to code comes the ability to solve a limitless set of problems. Bhargav creates new, rising apps to aid students, most notably BetterQ and StudyKit.  BetterQ...

Amador Valley’s standout Tight End James Rothstein has committed to play football for the Army Black Knights and serve in the United States Military Academy. Rothstein visited West Point over the summer...

Sharanya Javli (‘24) picked up her hobby in crocheting and fashion during quarantine, and her passion has now expanded to making clothes for friends and a potential business. “I started crocheting...

Why did you choose to apply to this college? I chose to apply to MIT just because they have the best computer science school, it gave the undergraduate students a lot of opportunities, not only to explore...

Why did you choose to apply to this college? One of the main reasons I applied to this college was because they had a smaller class size. That way I can get closer with the professors, and there will...

Responses were edited for length and clarity.  Why did you choose to apply to this college? UPenn was my first choice because I have an interest in the areas of economics, history, and politics...

Since he was young, AV Visual Arts Teacher Michael Doyle loved art and illustration. As he got older, his passion for art led him to his home here at Amador, where he now gets to teach what he loves.  “I...

The following responses were edited for length and clarity. Why did you choose to apply to this college? I chose this college because it's really good for my major, public policy, and it is good...

The following responses were edited for length and clarity. Why did you choose to apply to this college? The main factor was its location. I really wanted to find a place that was located in the...

For years now, up and coming filmmaker Satchel Williams (‘24) has been dedicated to producing films. Although it started off as a hobby that bonded his family together, film production eventually became...