Merilee Fisher, Amador’s photography and ceramics teacher, unexpectedly loves to travel. Outside of her teaching life, Fisher takes any free time available to embark on trips all over the world. Whether...

Engineering and agriculture. Two words that aren’t often associated together–unless you’re Janani Prasad (23). Last year, Prasad embarked on a mission to invent a device that could monitor areca...

Ninth-grade Katie Wiest knew something was horribly wrong. She couldn’t run a few feet without doubling up in pain. Fatigue rocked her body in waves. The world looked blurry, and why was everyone...

In the event of an athletic injury at Amador, Diana Hasenpflug is the first person an athlete will reach out to. Hasenpflug remains on campus after school everyday until all athletic games are finished...

Everywhere in life, people come across and use everyday objects that may not be of any significance, but in the eyes of concept artist Steven Liu (‘22), it’s different. Those objects and ideas are...

There is a story to be told in these strokes of dark, monotonous viscosity. Dark skies in the background of a downtrodden shack, which could also be perceived as a war-torn mansion of the past; a ragged...

In sixth grade, bored in Spanish class, Dennis Chen (‘23) tried his hand at creating an original math problem. Involved in competition math since sixth grade AMCs (American Mathematics Competitions),...

Lahari Rao (‘08) lives an intriguing double life. By day, she’s the senior internal communications partner at Gusto, based in the Bay Area. She loves incredibly detailed parties. When people see...

Toshiba NSTA (National Science Teachers’ Association) Exploravision competition aims to engage students from K-12 in solving real world problems through creating STEM-based projects that represent how...

Anirrudha Chiplunkar (‘23), otherwise known by the performance name “r3alistic”, is filled with music, life and the absolute love for creation. He writes songs and rap, Inspired by friends, family,...

When Renna Popli (‘23) sings, time seems to stop. A beautiful melody bounces through the air, and effortless high notes soar to the listeners’ captivated ears. This is what the live audience...

When the pandemic began in 2020, leaving everyone with more free time, people filled it with new activities and hobbies. Some started exercising.  Some took up baking. And Bridget Neff (‘22), junior...