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Students practice "drop, cover, and hold on" during this year's Great CA Shake Out.

Amador participates in the 2023 Great California Shake Out drill

Anita Gautam, Senior Staff Writer October 20, 2023

On Oct. 19, Pleasanton Unified School District and Amador joined students around the state for The Great California Shake Out.  Since 2008, California and other states such as Colorado and Illinois...

Students groove to the beats spun by the DJ.

Homecoming lights up the night with dance

Jocelyn (Hsin-Chiao) Hsu, AVT A&E Page Editor October 15, 2023

On Saturday Oct. 14th, Amador held its 2023 Homecoming Dance at the AVHS blacktop near the football field from 7pm-10pm. It was one of the year’s largest events planned that leadership students and teachers...

The leadership class spent weeks planning for and organizing the rally logistics.

Homecoming Spirit Week ends with the annual Homecoming Rally

Leo He, Senior Staff Writer October 15, 2023

AV Leadership worked hard to prepare for the 2023 Homecoming Rally. The event agenda included flamboyant parade floats, talented performers, and a thrilling homecoming proposal. Spirit Week began on...

Several clubs set up stands to fundraise at the Homecoming Tailgate.

Amador brings back the pre-game Tailgate on Homecoming weekend

Max Dye, Senior Staff Writer October 14, 2023

This year, on Friday, Oct. 13th, Amador brought back its old tailgate tradition. Students, alums, staff, and community members all visited to join the festivities.  “I really enjoyed the pulled pork...

During the guest speaker event, students listened to and asked Google engineer Daniel Perlmutter any questions they had about AI.

Guest speaker Daniel Perlmutter discusses the future of artificial intelligence

Ian Cha, Senior Staff Writer October 12, 2023

On Wednesday, Oct. 11th, Amador Valley’s Computer Science class welcomed Google Engineer Daniel Perlmutter to lead a discussion on the future of artificial intelligence. “My role is a counter-abuse...

Gauri Chawla ('24) gives out juice boxes and fig bars for the Walk and Roll event.

Amador takes a poll for International Walk and Roll to School Day

Caleb Hong, Senior Staff Writer October 4, 2023

Every student dreads drawing themselves out of bed, brushing their teeth, and choosing their outfit for the day. But an often overlooked part of the student’s morning routine is the trip they take to...

Spokespeople from different universities are beginning to visit Amador's campus to interact with their potential applicants

College representatives begin visiting Amador campus

Cora Kerton, Senior Staff Writer September 25, 2023

To kick off the season of college outreach events, representatives from universities all around the nation visited Amador’s multi-purpose room on Sept. 22nd.  “One of the schools that visited is...

Alums sharing laughter with their old friends in the same way that they did decades earlier.

Alums hold panel about life in Pleasanton during the 1950s

Parsa Hassanpour, AVT Centennial Page Editor September 24, 2023

Following Saturday’s pancake breakfast, the Amador library saw an alum-led panel for Donna Camp McMillion’s history of Pleasanton, Cruising Down Memory Lane.  “I have never missed a reunion....

One of the projects was building an RFID Attendance System, where students can tap their RFID ID card to mark themselves as present in an attendance system.

Advanced Computer Science class applies hardware to daily life

Yatin Bayya, AVT World News and Politics Editor September 21, 2023

In the first year of the all-new Advanced Computer class, students build hardware projects that are useful to the real world, gaining hands-on experience working on both the software and hardware fronts. With...

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