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The spring supplements, which are put in the back of the yearbook, arrived on Monday.

Yearbooks to be distributed on Wednesday and Thursday

Katy Clark, AVT Page Editor May 24, 2022

On the week of May 23, the yearbooks are going to be distributed to all of the 1,212 people who have ordered them. For six staff members, the yearbook advisor, and the teacher assistants, this is going...

Independent of the forma education system, Matthew Zhao continues to pursue his passion as a software engineer.

From Amador Dropout to Employed Software Engineer: Matthew Zhao talks about his journey in Computer Science and Cybersecurity classes

Andrew Xiao, Staff Writer May 24, 2022

Last Friday, Richard Hanson’s AP Computer Science and Cybersecurity classes welcomed guest speaker Zhixiang (Matthew) Zhao to talk about his experience as an employed software engineer and developer...

The GSA survey took a few minutes to complete, allowing students to give their input on gender-neutral restrooms.

GSA organizes survey and petition for all-gender bathrooms

Karissa Yeung and Yi (Steven) Yang May 20, 2022

Amador's Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club has been organizing a survey about student support for an All Gender restroom, a single stall or more that will be open to people of all genders, on campus....

The lacrosse team prepares to smile and wave as the camera flies by to record all activities at Amador.

An overview of the AV Lip Dub

Sofia Skinner and Lucy Taylor May 19, 2022

This week, Amador prepares to film the 2022 AV Lip Dub, a tradition that began in the early 2000s that features every club, sports team, and school-affiliated program at Amador. A camera walks through...

Pramila Srinivasan talks about the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset.

Guest speaker Pramila Srinivasan addresses FCSN club

Katy Clark, AVT Page Editor May 19, 2022

On May 18, guest speaker Pramila Srinivasan, CEO of an autism research center The Brain Foundation, came to Amador to speak to students in Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN), a club dedicated...

Nancy McDonald and Veena Harbaugh join forces to give the business classes opportunities to shine light on the many different careers awaiting them.

Business Entrepreneurship and Marketing class welcomes guest speaker Veena Harbaugh

Krithika Subramaniam, Staff Writer May 13, 2022

The Business Entrepreneurship and Marketing class has been gifted with the liberty of meeting real world entrepreneurs year-round in their very own classroom. They had their most recent presentation from...

Ashley Torres (‘22) poses with her freshman health letter and believes that a lot of what she wrote about still resonates with her today.

Seniors receive their freshman health letters back

Kylie Cancilla, Staff Writer May 13, 2022

Every year the freshman health classes write letters to their senior selves. Recently the class of ‘22 got those letters back in the mail. With them came memories and feelings of nostalgia for the seniors...

BSU participated in the Club Fair on Wednesdau where they sold Izze, Z bars, shirts.

BSU looks back at Donversity rally performance

Katy Clark, Staff Writer May 12, 2022

At the Donversity Rally, Black Student Union (BSU) came together on the gym floor to perform a modified version of the poem “The N Word” by David Tharrar. This poem talks about the hate and bigotry...

Following the new masking guidelines, Laurel Wall ('24) and Anika Parkhi ('24) complete their work next to each other.

State and county health departments highly encourage mask wearing as campus COVID cases rise

Lucy Taylor and Haley Gottlieb May 9, 2022

Throughout the past few weeks, there has been an influx in COVID-19 cases on Amador’s campus. School officials, the California Department of Public Health, and the Alameda County Public Health Department...

A positive message is creatively displayed on the front lawn to express appreciation for staff at Amador.

Students honor teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week

Karissa Yeung, Senior Staff Writer May 5, 2022

The first full week of May is Teacher Appreciation Week, a national holiday that is celebrated all over the country. At Amador, students expressed their gratitude by writing handwritten, personalized messages...

Freshman students read from scripts as they physicalize the words of Shakespeare.

Freshman English classes participate in Shakespeare activities

Renna Popli, AVT Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2022

This past Monday, freshman English classes participated in activities that helped to bring their current read — William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet — to life.  “We’re coming to the classroom...

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