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AV DECA poses for a team picture at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

AV DECA travels to Orlando to compete in last and largest conference

Amishi Anand, Staff Writer May 9, 2023

From April 22 to 25, members of Amador Valley’s DECA team traveled across the country to Orlando, FL to compete in the annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC).  “Going to ICDC...

The junior class celebrated Counterculture Day with music and dancing on Hippie Hill during lunch on Friday, April 21.

Junior history classes celebrate Counterculture Week with bright colors and historic songs

Anita Gautam, Senior Staff Writer April 27, 2023

From April 17 to 21, the US History classes celebrated Counterculture Week. This gave Juniors a chance to embrace hippie culture and learn about the late 60’s. “The week was really fun and I really...

The AVBotz Club showcases the submarine’s main electrical rack, which has important sensors and components that control the submarine.

AVBotz’s autonomous submarine is poised to shine in upcoming RoboSub competition

Edwin He, Staff Writer April 27, 2023

Since its founding in 1999, the AVBotz club at Amador Valley High School has been competing in the annual RoboSub competition. With vast improvements to the submarine design, the club hopes to reach new...

Over 20 local businesses gathered in the quad to present summer job opportunities to students.

Local businesses visit campus for April Job Fair

Katy Clark, AVT Page Editor April 27, 2023

On Thursday, Apr. 19, local businesses and chains around the Tri Valley area set up booths in the quad during lunch to show high school kids the vast array of jobs available in the area. Many students...

The Amador Competition Civics team advanced into the top 10 standing teams last night and will compete in the national finals.

Competition Civics places in top 10 at national We the People finals

Parsa Hassanpour, AVT Page Editor April 24, 2023

Keeping up with tradition, Amador’s Competition Civics squad just placed in the top 10 of the We the People national tournament’s 60 bidding teams after the first round of competition on Thursday and...

During the first few weeks of April, the AV Wellness Center hosted an art contest, in which winning pieces will be used to decorate the room.

Counseling department fosters student creativity through wellness art competition

Aileen Hu, AVT Page Editor April 24, 2023

From Apr. 11 to 24, Amador Valley’s Wellness Center hosted an art contest that will help decorate the room. Participating students had to create a piece that reflected ‘wellness’ and submit their...

Students gathered around the C building to check out the Take Down Tobacco booth.

TUPE holds Take Down Tobacco booth to inform about substance abuse

Olivia Vollgraf, Staff Writer April 23, 2023

TUPE, Tobacco Usage Prevention Education, is a club at Amador that intends to bring Tobacco and Drug use awareness to the school and student body. On April 20, TUPE set up a table at lunch for their Take...

Amador band students wait in the audience before performing at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Band trip to New York ends in COVID spread among Amador students

Lauren Tran and Savana Garber April 23, 2023

During spring break, the Amador Valley Band traveled to New York to play at Carnegie Hall, a prestigious concert venue for aspiring musicians. While the band were able to channel their musical ambitions,...

Unit 2 members present their testimony on the structure of the US government.

Competition Civics prepares for national competition with Zoom dress rehearsal

Parsa Hassanpour, AVT Page Editor April 23, 2023

Preparing for the national “We the People” invitational, Amador’s competition civics team held a dress rehearsal on April 18. “The dress rehearsal had a couple of different goals. On the one...

Amador Valley Dhamaka finish off their season with the ending pose of their final performance.

AV Dhamaka hosts local high school Bollywood teams at Isvara showcase

Aimee Sitter and Ritika Ghosh April 23, 2023

On Saturday, Apr. 15, Amador’s Dhamaka Bollywood team hosted 16 other schools to participate in Isvara, the Amador Bollywood dance showcase. Complete with a fashion show, MC’s and over a 100 performers,...

One hundred plastic Easter eggs were hidden around campus filled with candy and the potential for a grand prize.

Students search for prizes in Easter Egg Hunt

Liane Ghazanfar, Staff Writer April 18, 2023

With the Christian holiday Easter occurring just  this past Sunday, Leadership hosted their Easter Egg Hunt in the quad during lunch, a fun annual tradition that takes place around this holiday every...

Emma Seshardi(‘24), Carlos Velasco(‘25), Jocelyn Zamora(‘24) display their fake babies before they begin their four day task.

Child Development class learns to care for babies

Edwin He, Staff Writer April 17, 2023

Throughout March, Amador Valley’s Child Development class learned and experienced the hardships of caring for a baby. For more than four days, students attended to the needs of a fake baby, which involved...

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