Ever since Kaustubh Lole (‘25) and Neil Pal ('25) were young, they had a passion for engineering. Their journey started with playing with Legos, then participating in robotic clubs in middle school,...

In their sophomore year of high school, Aarav Goswami (‘24) and Darsh Shah (‘24) both initiated their own businesses: Mi Casa Es Su Casa and Young Champions Academy. As young entrepreneurs imbued...

Before he was a teacher at Amador, Shawn Weber spent a considerable portion of his life in San Francisco from 1994 to 2005. During this time, Weber’s friends introduced him to a new hobby of DJing. “I...

To Zahra Patel, golf was an on-and-off indulgence, one she engaged in whenever she felt like it. A few years ago, however, she picked it up once again, and hasn’t let go of it since. Perhaps she had...

AV junior Diana Schwarz has taken her passion for dance to the next level and recently became a working teacher at Expressions Dance & Arts. Schwarz began dancing at the studio when she was eight years...

The LEAD club which stands for Learn, Educate, Advocate, and Empower, aims to raise awareness for many issues around the world, through various presentations, volunteering events, and guest speakers. LEAD...

The Juanita Haugen Scholarship is a local scholarship program in Pleasanton that grants students an amount of $1,000 who have shown outstanding gratitude and community service to the city. This award is...

In 6th grade, Katherine Chen (‘26) and Malana Schreiber (‘26) started making jewelry together. It was a simple hobby; just two friends discovering new interests -- nothing more, nothing less.  Then,...

What event did you compete in? I competed in behavioral health and basically wrote a test on stuff that was primarily like neuroscience and psychiatry, and AP psychiatry stuff too. Did you expect...

DECA is a business-oriented organization that harbors future entrepreneurs interested in business at the high school level. Amador’s DECA club is one of more than 3,200 high school chapters in the US,...

Walking down the streets of Downtown Pleasanton, it’s hard to miss the bright pink sign with the bolded letters “gf." Music plays throughout the store, and rows of clothing are on display, while the...