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San Francisco, pictured above, will be covered with ice, resulting in it being uninhabitable if the scientific phenomena from the movie come to fruition. What will humanity do to prevent it?

Pop Culture and Climate Change: How older movies are still relevant today

Yi (Steven) Yang and Kevin Zhu September 29, 2021

It’s said that fiction is based on reality. However, reality can be even more shocking than fiction.  Nothing has made this more imminent than the release of the new report from IPCC (Intergovernmental...

Dons in the earlier part of  the game showing their unbeatable spirit in the purple pit.

Pigskin returns to huge crowds

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC September 28, 2021

On Friday, September 21st, Amador Valley hosted their annual Pigskin festival which was followed by a football game against Foothill High School. After a long year of canceled events and broken traditions,...

The September 2 email reached Pleasanton students and staff, discussing the current status of teacher contract negotiations with the district.

District office sends communication on negotiations with teachers in email sent home

Elyssa Lieu, AVT Editor-in-Chief September 18, 2021

On September 2, the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD)'s weekly district newsletter updated students and teachers with their side on the current negotiations between the Association of Pleasanton...

Jennifer Zuanich, AP Human Geography teacher, leads the class to read and understand core learnings.

FACE OFF: Should we return to online schooling?

Soumya Rangan and Carol Xu August 26, 2021

With the news of Covid cases in our school, students and parents have grown more concerned about the safety of their children, and themselves. Do we risk safety, and continue immersive schooling? Or do...

Pleasanton protests for "Black Lives Matter" movement

Pleasanton protests for “Black Lives Matter” movement

Zachary Nicholas and Sonali Carumbaya June 7, 2020

On Friday, June 6, the town of Pleasanton joined in on nationwide protests against racial injustice and police brutality. With the cooperation of the police department, thousands of people marched in the...

AV Comp Civics: An Award-Winning Team

AV Comp Civics: An Award-Winning Team

Sonali Carumbaya, Page Editor May 1, 2020

Last Saturday, Amador’s Comp Civics team placed first in their division and won fourth place in "We the People" nationals.   We The People is a well-known program and its national competition is...

AVtv 4-17-202

Nikith Pooviah, Friday Show Producer April 17, 2020

This is AVtv for 4-17-2020. Today on AVtv we've some important announcements, including news about the emergency PUSD Board Meeting about grading policies for the end of the year. In addition, we have...

PUSD live-streamed their Board Meeting last night. The board listened to research, data, and public comments for almost 3 hours before they made their final decision to go with a hybrid grading system.

PUSD Board Meeting Finalizes a Hybrid Grading System

Alexis Waiss, News Editor April 17, 2020

This afternoon PUSD Superintendent David Haglund announced the results of the PUSD Special Board Meeting which finalized a new grading system. The new system for the second semester will be a combination...

Club members spent their entire spring break working to compile enough masks to distribute to those in need.

Medical club DAMC donates homemade masks to local hospitals

Nina Moothedath, Staff Writer April 14, 2020

With the Covid-19 outbreak wearing medical supplies thin, members of Dons Aiding Medical Charities, a club at Amador, spent their spring breaks making homemade masks which they’re donating to hospitals...

AVtv 4-14-2020

Rut Bansal, Tuesday Show Producer April 14, 2020

This is AVtv for 4-14-2020. We've got news today all about the 2020-2021 ASB and Class Officer Elections. Our Leadership Class has worked hard to make sure these elections work and they've created an...

AVtv 4-13-2020

Milli Patel, AVtv Editor in Chief April 13, 2020

Welcome Back from Spring Break! Since our virtual school resumes tomorrow, we wanted to produce AVtv for today in bring you the AV News and let everyone know what's going on in the Amador Community. We...

10 Ways Pet Parents Can Kill Time

10 Ways Pet Parents Can Kill Time

Alexis Waiss, Page Editor April 1, 2020

Now that shelter-in-place and PUSD school dismissal have been officially extended until May 1st, there are only so many things one can do, especially when it comes to spending time with your animals. ...

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