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AV ASB Election Results: Meet your new class representatives

AV ASB Election Results: Meet your new class representatives

Sharon Jiang and Jiawen (Sarah) Yan May 3, 2022

Get to know the new Amador ASB representatives for the 2022-2023 school year!    

Artist Joanna Chu (‘23) designed her project with the overlying theme of capturing her daily life in her artwork.

Donversity Art Show: celebration through creativity

Eva Raul, Staff Writer May 2, 2022

Last Thursday, more than 50 student artists contributed to the Donversity Art Show in the library. From black and white pictures to painted canvases to digital art, different art forms celebrated Amador’s...

Aided with a visual presentation, Vietnam War veteran Bill Murphy speaks about his time in the Navy.

Vietnam veterans present to the US history classes

Nadya Carreira, Staff Writer May 1, 2022

Since 2001, Vietnam War veterans from Diablo Valley Speakers have been visiting Amador Valley to educate the junior class on this significant part of US history. On April 29th, each junior history class...

With various different booths ready for students to explore, students were spoken with individually and were provided information about the many available careers.

Local professionals invited for annual Amador Career Fair

Tejasvini Ramesh, Staff Writer May 1, 2022

On April 28th, Amador’s College & Career Counseling Department invited a variety of professionals to the Annual Career Fair. Students received resources to prepare, and as one of the most anticipated...

Students attend the sustainability activity during lunch time

Donversity 2022 holds engaging lunch activities

Jocelyn Hsu, Staff Writer April 29, 2022

This Donversity week, students and teachers put in effort to create a diverse community at Amador. The lunch activities organized by leadership class enabled everyone on the campus to get involved easily. “The...

Although Amador missed out on the last two Donversity Rallies, Leadership made a swift comeback with this year's performance.

Donversity rally triumphs after months of planning

Aileen Hu, Staff Writer April 29, 2022

On April 22, 2022, Amador held its yearly Donversity Rally in the large gym. Leadership had planned and carried out the events in detail and despite the unexpected weather, the show continued on without...

With AP testing starting soon, students are preparing through a variety of resources.

Compiling counselor and school resources to study for the upcoming AP exams

Sara Kracke, Photo Editor April 28, 2022

As the school year nears its end, the stress of AP testing weighs down on students, and many are stuck questioning how to go about studying.  “The fact that it is an AP class, you have to expect...

Internet outages affected devices across Pleasanton Unified School District.

PUSD internet outage interrupts daily learning

Mandy Wong, AVT Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2022

Today, a district-wide internet outage that began at around 9:35 a.m. and is still ongoing disrupted teaching at Amador.  “It’s horrible,” said AP Computer Science and Cybersecurity teacher Richard...

History teachers Mrs. Battilega and Mrs. Murray went all out to set up colorful tapestries making sure to cover every last inch of history- related content.

Amador juniors celebrate Counter-Culture Day

Ritika Ghosh and Julianna Diwa April 26, 2022

Peace, love, and bell-bottoms: the most iconic parts of counterculture. At Amador, junior U.S. History classes embraced their inner hippie with Counter-Culture Day, a day meant to celebrate the United...

Lois Hong ('22), Honore Alexander ('22), Jasmine Chen ('22), and Margaret Huang ('22) listen to feedback from judges from across the country.

AV Comp Civics competes and wins in national We the People Finals

Soraia Bohner, AVT Staff Writer April 26, 2022

UPDATE: The Amador Competition Civics team earned first place in the We the People National Finals. Foothill High School also placed fourth, rounding off a successful year for the competing high schools. Over...

As the day of the rally neared, Leadership began wrapping up all their preparations while finalizing the schedule and decor.

Donversity rally triumphs after months of planning

Aileen Hu, Staff Writer April 24, 2022

On April 22, Amador held its yearly Donversity Rally in the large gym. Leadership planned and carried out the events in detail. Despite an unexpected shower of rain, the show continued on without any mishaps. “We...

The annual Career Fair will be held during ACCESS in the large gym on April 28th, and will feature over 10 exciting industries.

What to expect at the annual Amador Career Fair

Ritika Gupta, AVT Page Editor April 23, 2022

On April 28 in the large gym, Amador students will get to explore over 10 diverse industries through the annual Career Fair. “We have lots of different industries [being represented at the career...

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