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The skeletons and scaffolding of the soon to be the 23 acre Emerald High.

Newly built Emerald High set to open for 2023 school year in Dublin

Andrew Naylor, Mirella Maltby, and Rohan Prakash September 12, 2022

Emerald High started construction in 2015-2016 as a part of the Facilities Master Plan located at 3700 Dublin Blvd, Dublin near Lowes. As of Aug. 2022 Foundations have been built. $385 Million was approved...

AVBotz members proudly present their second place award at the end of Robosub awards ceremony.

Relentless: AVBotz places second at Robosub after facing a season full of adversity

Andrew Xiao, AVT Copy Editor September 12, 2022

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...

With, many students switching out of classes in the first few weeks of school, Q Connection was used to track their schedules.

Schedule changes cause chaos for both students and teachers

Katy Clark, AVT Editor September 7, 2022

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...

The August school menu includes both breakfast and lunch, and lists the daily meal options that marks specific dishes as vegetarian.

School lunch at Amador: what’s new on the menu

Sharon Jiang, Senior Staff Writer September 2, 2022

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...

Students interviewed recalled witnessing the exchange of drugs and violence at the Aloha Dance and its afterparties.

Annual Aloha Dance canceled this year

Carol Xu, Diana Schwarz September 2, 2022

*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...

A fireman goes up to the power line to try to fix the damage.

A crow disrupts power in Pleasanton

Parsa Hassanpour, Copy Editor August 31, 2022

At around 7 P.M, on Saturday, August 27th, power in most homes west of Santa Rita abruptly went out, interrupting the weekend activities of many Amador students. The power was interrupted by a crow who...

Pleasanton cops helped Dairy workers deliver ice cream to waiting customers.

Cone with a cop event at Meadowlark dairy brings police and community together

Anita Gautam and Nadya Carreira August 26, 2022

The Pleasanton Police Department hosted Cone with a Cop on Wednesday at the Dairy downtown. The event went from 1-5 and attracted hundreds of people with the promise of free ice cream, sponsored by the...

Art Club officers organize their promotional booth and introduce their club to interested students.

Leadership begins Welcome Week with Club Fair

Zaynah Shah, Junior Editor in Chief August 23, 2022

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...

Over the summer, Meenakshi Yarlagadda ('23) self-published a poetry collection that combines whimsical storytelling with vivid imagery.

“My heart is like a pen”: Meenakshi Yarlagadda (‘23) publishes vibrant new poetry collection

Carol Xu, AVT EIC August 23, 2022

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...

Multiple signs around the area of a Special Operations fundraiser encourage guests to donate to help the cause in saving children.

Right under your nose: how Special Operations fights trafficking in the Bay Area

Leila Touati, AVT Editor-in-Chief June 16, 2022

When the risk for human and sex trafficking is at an all-time high in the Bay Area, Special Operations, a private organization of investigators that find trafficked children, steps in and keeps kids safe...

As the biggest war in Europe ever since World War Two unravels before our eyes between Russia and Ukraine, a similar conflict brews in the background between China and Taiwan for reunification (Arlina Yang).

“Reunification and Restriction”: Parallel between Taiwan and Ukraine

Arlina Yang, Media Arts Editor June 1, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ever since February has drawn a sharp similarity to the brewing tension for reunification between China and Taiwan that also began months ago with increased military activity...

Less COVID restrictions leads to more flu cases

Less COVID restrictions leads to more flu cases

Thomas Kim, Page Editor May 30, 2022

  As Covid cases have stabled out–regulations have been eased–including masks coming off all around the country. Through the past few years of strict quarantines, mask policies, and social...

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