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A crowd gathers as a student lifts 30 pounds of ammunition from Sergeant Maina's presentation table.

Marines visit Amador for recruiting interests

Tejasvini Ramesh and Eva Raul March 17, 2022

On March 16, the US Marine Corps visited Amador to talk to students about recruitment. Students were given the opportunity to ask questions, meet new people, and participate in fun exercises.  “I’m...

Every year, officials receive hundreds of applications and try to organize and facilitate the needs of students across the district.

Understanding the enrollment process at PUSD schools

Zenil Koovejee and Jackson Mello March 16, 2022

The Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) is finalizing enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year as new and old students continue their journey at schools in Pleasanton.  “The enrollment process...

Taking into account the new county policy, Zaynah Shah (‘24) and Rayyan Shah (‘26) stand side by side respecting the difference in their masking choice.

Will mask removal change classroom guildelines?

Jocelyn Hsu, Staff Writer March 14, 2022

Starting from March 12, all counties in the Bay Area are lifting the mask mandate for students in class from K-12. While still being strongly required, the wearing of masks is now optional indoors with...

Students have begun to select their schedules for Fall 2023, as counselors work to satisfy almost all students with the classes of their choice.

How are students’ class schedules made?

Mikail Mirza, Staff Writer March 14, 2022

Within the past month, students at Amador Valley have chosen their schedules for next year if they are returning. The process is quite simple - students head over to Q Connection and find the six classes...

Securly's main purpose is to protect students from accessing dangerous or inappropriate materials online.

The inner workings of Securly and its necessity

Kevin Zhu, Senior Staff Writer March 10, 2022

Securly is the online management system that the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) uses to monitor and track their students and staff’s online activities work through an add-on either through...

Julia Buteau (‘22) figures out how to balance her classes and take care of the baby.

Child growth and development class takes care of robotic babies

Kylie Cancilla March 10, 2022

Students in Amador’s child growth and development class have recently taken home an animatronic baby for four days. For this annual project, the students take care of the baby all day, which requires...

With the new rules on masks, students and teachers have been given the choice on wearing masks, aligning with the new state and county regulations.

Mask mandate for schools lifted in Alameda County

Soumya Rangan, Photo Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2022

Alameda County has aligned the masking rules on March 3 after the updated mask mandate release on Feb. 28, stating that California is to go mask-optional indoors starting at 11:59 p.m. on March 11. “As...

In Amador’s backlot a trench was dug out to channel water out in an environmentally friendly way.

Bioswale filtration system included near construction of R building

Max Kiyoi, Staff Writer March 6, 2022

Amador’s students are very excited about the new infrastructure on campus. Along with the state-of-the-art learning facilities, a new bioswale filtration system was added to the parking lot to the side...

Terrence Moore ('23) poses in a "Can I kiss you?" t-shirt he won from participating in the assembly.

Consent and healthy relationships assembly held during ACCESS

Karissa Yeung, Senior Staff Writer March 4, 2022

On March 3rd, Amador hosted a virtual assembly during ACCESS where guest speaker Mike Domitrz educated students about consent and how to make safe choices within their relationships.  "From a counseling...

Dara Perkins-Arango ('22) and Tylik Branch (‘22) record a podcast about black heritage.

Black Student Union puts on activites for Black History Month

Mandy Wong, AVT Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2022

Amador’s Black Student Union (BSU) celebrated Black History Month with weeks of interactive activities.  “Black Student Union has been trying to do a Black History Week starting before the pandemic....

Tofanelli in his nursing scrubs on the job.

Stanford Nurse and Ex-Math Teacher Chris Tofanelli gives career presentations to Bio-Med classes

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC March 1, 2022

 Current Stanford Nurse and ex-teacher Chris Tofanelli recently returned to Amador to give presentations to the Bio-Med classes on being a nurse. He discussed different kinds of nursing, the education...

Leadership used their artistic skills to create Teacher Room Service tags meant to resemble hotel door tags.

Leadership offers room service to teachers

Katy Clark, AVT Editor February 28, 2022

On Thursday February 24th, the leadership class showed their appreciation for the teachers by delivering a snack and a drink to the teachers during fourth period. “The teachers work really hard for...

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