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The student news site of Amador Valley High School

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Every year, Amador musicians consistently show their presence in California's bands and orchestras.

What exactly is CBDA all-state?

Eva Grove, Amadon Sports Editor January 28, 2024

Every year, thousands of students across California audition for All-State, a prestigious group of orchestras that are led and mentored by renowned professors and conductors. The application process, however,...

Senioritis: a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in motivation or performance.

Avoiding senioritis: How can seniors stay motivated during the second semester?

Aakanksha Balachander, Amadon Page Editor January 26, 2024

Now well into the second semester, many seniors are likely beginning to experience senioritis: a real condition with psychological causes that can manifest in the form of reluctance to complete home and...

Taken down, yet not quite put away holiday decorations are still out in the open at the Kamali household.

Just how long should holiday decorations stay up after the holidays?

Reese Seltzer, Staff Writer January 26, 2024

For some spirited people, holiday decoration takedowns are serious business accompanied by superstitions and traditions based on religion, belief, or pure convenience. Nevertheless, not all celebrants...

BART's inception in 1972 made it the first fully automated rapid transit system in the United States, revolutionizing the landscape of public transportation.

BART revolutionizes commuting experience with next-generation fare gates

Zenil Koovejee, AVT Editor-in-Chief January 23, 2024

In the rhythmic chaos of daily commuters pirouetting through aging BART fare gates, tales of evasion, payment disparities, and uncertainty come to fruition on a daily basis.  Bay Area residents' response But,...

AVtv is produced by the students of Amador Valley Journalism and does not represent the views of AVHS teachers, staff or personnel.

AVtv November/December 2023

December 29, 2023

Here are all of the published AVtv shows from November and December 2o23!  

In the Iceland earthquake swarm, there have been thousands of earthquakes recorded in just a span of a few days.

Iceland declared state of emergency: Would California be prepared for an upcoming earthquake?

Reese Seltzer, Staff Writer December 17, 2023

On November 10, 2023, Iceland declared a state of emergency after a chain of earthquakes caused by an alarming threat of a volcanic eruption, putting residents at risk. Residents of a coastal Iceland town,...

Mike DeVor pursued many occupations before he became a teacher, one of which was being a Navy engineer.

Former marine turned math teacher: Mike DeVor shares his unorthodox journey from childhood to retirement

Lauren Tran and Edwin He December 16, 2023

Mike DeVor taught Honors Algebra II and Honors Geometry at Amador Valley High School for eight years, retiring in 2022. His path to a teaching career is unconventional, going into the Navy, becoming a...

AVtv 12-14-2023

Jacob Bluvol, AVtv Broadcast Editor December 14, 2023

Today is our 18th AVtv of the year and we have some important announcements for students including the new edition of the Amadon! We also have 2 great segments today: Holiday door decorations around...

Students learn how to play their favorite songs on the ukulele during a club meeting.

Club Profile: Ukulele Club unites students through their love of music

Yu Zhu, Staff Writer December 12, 2023

The Ukulele Club is a community for music lovers. Though not all members played the ukulele when they first joined, the club members’ shared interest in music helped create a space for various music...

Amador Valley's Marching Band kicked off the parade by performing jolly music.

Pleasanton celebrates annual winter Hometown Parade

Ritika Gupta, AVtv Editor-In-Chief December 8, 2023

On Dec. 2, the City of Pleasanton celebrated the start of the holiday season with the Holiday Hometown Parade. The city canceled the parade last year due to rain. This year, the city planned a rain-or-shine...

The new Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, was elected after former speaker Kevin McCarthy was removed from office.

New Speaker of the House selected after much debate: Who is he and what does this mean?

Lauren Tran, AV Radio Editor December 8, 2023

On Oct. 3, former speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, was ousted from office, which was the first time in U.S. history that a speaker was ever removed. Three weeks later, Congressman Mike Johnson was...

The playing card allows for participants to keep track of which of the businesses they have located the pumpkins at.

Downtown stores create a pumpkin scavenger hunt

Anjali Bemarkar, Senior Staff Writer October 20, 2023

With Halloween rapidly approaching, the Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA) is hosting its third annual game for the community. The Pumpkins on Main Scavenger Hunt, is a fun game for the community to...

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