After months of battling with excessive prices, people around the United States have felt the toll of inflation and its ramifications in every aspect of their daily lives.  “Essentially, inflation...

Last Friday, the class of 2023 went to Hurricane Harbor in Concord for their Senior Picnic. The event marked the first major school event planned and hosted by the school for this year’s seniors. “I...

Amador’s AVBotz Robotics team took second place at the annual international Robosub competition held in mid-August near Washington D.C., where teams, all collegiate except AVBotz, prepared and presented...

After three and a half weeks back at school, students and teachers are getting back to normal learning; however, student schedule changes have posed challenges for students and teachers alike. “I...

More students now choose to eat lunch from the school cafeteria over bringing meals from home, since Amador launched its first free lunch program last year. A new designated menu is available to check...

*name changed to protect identity and anonymity  As of 2022, Amador’s annual Aloha Dance has been canceled. Once a fun event held at the end of Aloha spirit week, the dance became a serious administrative...

With the intention of introducing students to Amador’s club culture, the annual Club Fair was held in front of the library during lunch on both Thursday and Friday of last week.  “At lunch, we...

Meenakshi Yarlagadda (‘23) knew since third grade that she wanted to publish a book someday. Nine years later, the summer before her senior year, Yarlagadda’s dream became a reality when she published...

As an activity after finals and AP testing, AP human geography students will race for first place by going through mental and physical challenges in an Amazing Race loosely based on the material they spent...

As a treat after their finals took place, chemistry classes at Amador used thermodynamic principles to make a delicious summer snack: ice cream. As one of the only edible experiments performed in class,...

This past week, Spanish teacher Jay Schoby gifted his students with a quick field trip to Taqueria Don Chepe, a local Mexican cantina located just on the edge of downtown Pleasanton.  “We are having...

Realizing that custodians aren't appreciated enough, Key Club decided to make goodie bags for them. On May 24, the club put together presents thanking the custodians they felt deserved some little gifts...