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Amador Valley's Competition Civics team placed first at States and will advance to Nationals in DC.

AVHS Comp Civics wins State Championship and advances to Nationals

Grace Huang, Amadon Page Editor February 5, 2024

The  Amador Valley Competition Civics team has proven themselves once again. From Feb. 2 to Feb. 4, the team went to Sacramento to compete with other successful Comp Civics teams from California for a...

Unit One of the 2023-2024 Comp Civics team gets ready to present their testimony at the dress rehearsal.

Comp Civics dress rehearsal: preparing for states

Rebecca Mestel, AVT Features Editor February 2, 2024

The award-winning, nationally recognized Amador Valley Competition Civics Team is once again headed to compete at the state level. After preparing for over a semester, the team of twenty is headed to the...

The Donversity Committee started meeting every week since the end of Semester 1 to begin planning the week-long event.

Donversity Committee begins planning Donversity week & events

Jocelyn (Hsin-Chiao) Hsu, AVT A&E Editor February 1, 2024

As February approaches, the Donversity Committee accelerates its pace in preparing for Donversity week. This year, the team looks forward to including more diverse groups from campus to reach wider audiences.  "Donversity...

Since 2nd Semester began, guest conductors from different schools have hosted clinics for Amador's orchestra to practice their music.

AV Orchestra prepares for CASMEC 2024

Amogh Belgal, AVT A&E Editor January 29, 2024

Every year, the California All-State Music Education Conference(CASMEC) is held to showcase different bands, orchestras, conductors, and even specific musicians making up all-state jazz and concert ensembles.  Last...

The World Languages department also attended the Elective Fair.

Discovering passion at the Elective Fair

Leo He, Senior Staff Writer January 24, 2024

Teachers, students, and parents gather in the large gym for the Curriculum Fair.

A recap of Amador’s 2024 Curriculum Fair

Edwin He, AVT Profiles Editor January 23, 2024

On Jan. 22nd, Amador Valley High School hosted its annual Curriculum Fair for incoming and returning students. From 6 to 8 p.m., students explored different courses Amador offers as they visited various...

AV DECA drove up to San Ramon for this year's three-day NorCal DECA Conference

AV DECA competes at NorCal Conference

Ritika Gupta, AVtv Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2024

On Jan. 12, Amador Valley’s DECA team traveled to San Ramon for the annual three-day long NorCal DECA Conference (NCDC). “We go to NorCal every year and it’s our first major event. It gives new...

Mr. Amador's pie-in-the-face event is a fundraiser that connects students across campus with a fun atmosphere.

Mr. Amador hosts pie-in-the-face fundraising event

Yu Zhu, Staff Writer January 21, 2024

On Thursday, Jan. 18, and Friday, Jan. 19, the Mr. Amador Committee held a Pie-in-the-Face fundraising event at the Q-building entrance after school. For just five dollars ($5.00), people could get a ‘pie’...

Biomed teacher Maria White speaks to freshmen about her class curriculum and what careers students could go into after taking her class.

Career Technology Education hosts outreach program to entire Freshmen class

Maximilien Kiyoi, Segments Editor January 20, 2024

On Friday, Jan. 19, freshman health students took a day off from their usual studies to visit some potential courses for the upcoming school year. Amador’s Career Technology Education (CTE) program hosted...

Many students and parents find the Elective Fairs insightful and use the opportunity to learn about Amador's many classes.

The upcoming Elective Fair: what to expect and look for

Leo He, Senior Staff Writer January 20, 2024

As the time for students to pick next year’s classes is fast approaching, many find themselves at a crossroads with dozens of electives to choose from. Amador will host its annual Elective Fair, organized...

The AV Science Olympiad team puts in extra effort and works hard in preparation for the 2024 competition season.

AV Science Olympiad prepares for 2024 competition season

Grace Huang, Amadon Page Editor January 19, 2024

In preparation for the highly anticipated competition season, Amador’s Science Olympiad team put in extra effort to undertake a series of challenges and successes in the next few months. “All the...

More cameras are placed around campus in locations with higher foot-traffic.

School security cameras and how they’re being used

Shimon Arai, AVT Local News Editor January 19, 2024

Amador Valley High School has cameras in operation throughout the campus. However, none of the cameras are actively monitored— they’re only used during investigations. But even then, the cameras don’t...

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