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Schwarz tells her students where to stand for their dance.

AV Junior teaches children’s dance classes

Sydney Queen, AVT Editor April 24, 2023

AV junior Diana Schwarz has taken her passion for dance to the next level and recently became a working teacher at Expressions Dance & Arts. Schwarz began dancing at the studio when she was eight years...

The AV LEAD Club helps seniors get service hours while giving back to the community through drives, fundraising, and events.

Club Profile: LEAD Club

Varsha Harnoor, Staff Writer April 19, 2023

The LEAD club which stands for Learn, Educate, Advocate, and Empower, aims to raise awareness for many issues around the world, through various presentations, volunteering events, and guest speakers. LEAD...

Tony Wang ('23), pictured right, and Shree Billa ('23), pictured left, are the winners of the 2023 Juanita Haugen Scholarship, a prestigious local scholarship given to PUSD seniors.

Shree Billa (’23) and Tony Wang (’23) awarded Juanita Haugen Scholarship

Preston Elliott, Staff Writer April 11, 2023

The Juanita Haugen Scholarship is a local scholarship program in Pleasanton that grants students an amount of $1,000 who have shown outstanding gratitude and community service to the city. This award is...

Katherine Chen ('26) and Malana Schreiber ('26) are co-owners of KatandM jewelry, a book-inspired ring business on Etsy.

From fiction to reality: Katherine Chen (‘26) and Malana Schreiber (‘26) sell bookish rings

Tejasvini Ramesh, AVT Profiles Editor April 6, 2023

In 6th grade, Katherine Chen (‘26) and Malana Schreiber (‘26) started making jewelry together. It was a simple hobby; just two friends discovering new interests -- nothing more, nothing less.  Then,...

Krishi Jaladi ('24) - 1st Place in Behavior Health

Krishi Jaladi (’24) – 1st Place in Behavior Health

April 5, 2023

What event did you compete in? I competed in behavioral health and basically wrote a test on stuff that was primarily like neuroscience and psychiatry, and AP psychiatry stuff too. Did you expect...

Leo Shao (‘24) pictured left and Samaira Mehta (‘24) pictured right were inaugurated to become the California DECA President and VP of Marketing for 2023-24 during this year’s states career development conference.

Samaira Mehta (’24) and Leo Shao (’24) take on new role as DECA State Officers

Vincent Ma and Arlina Yang March 31, 2023

DECA is a business-oriented organization that harbors future entrepreneurs interested in business at the high school level. Amador’s DECA club is one of more than 3,200 high school chapters in the US,...

Girlfriends Boutique encourages customers to form new friendships and always strives to offer a fun shopping experience for every person.

Local business Girlfriends Boutique creates lasting friendships and a sanctuary for women

Grace Huang, Profiles Editor March 30, 2023

Walking down the streets of Downtown Pleasanton, it’s hard to miss the bright pink sign with the bolded letters “gf." Music plays throughout the store, and rows of clothing are on display, while the...

Laurel Wall (‘24) and Shane Soares (‘25) are one of many student aspiring photographers here at Amador.

Don’ing photographers of Amador

Shimon Arai and Alyssa Wu March 30, 2023

Shane Soares (‘25) first began his interest in photography at the Alameda Fair when he decided to take out his phone and take pictures of people on the rides. Now his portfolio contains over 160 unique...

Sameer Ramakrishna on a coast guard boat during a coast guard summer camp in NSCC.

Sameer Ramakrishna (’23) leads in US Naval Sea Cadet Corps

Spencer Thiel, Staff Writer March 29, 2023

The Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) is an organization for high school students in the Bay Area interested in the US Navy and Coastguard’s activities. Among the 1200 students across the country, Sameer...

The Indian Culture Club meets every Thursday in Library Lab A and B, sharing different aspects of India's culture and traditions.

“We want cultural appreciation”: Indian Culture Club embraces India’s diversity

Krithika Subramaniam, AVT Features Editor March 29, 2023

Amador is home to students of different cultural backgrounds. To unite everyone and make them feel included, Amador offers many different clubs. The Indian Culture Club (ICC) helps students learn more...

Clara Yin designs tote bags and other merch for AVHS Science Olympiad.

AV Junior Clara Yin creates unique designs for clubs around campus

Sydney Queen, Staff Writer March 28, 2023

Amador Valley High School junior Clara Yin has always been an artist, for as long as she can remember. As a child, she enjoyed drawing on paper, though recently she moved into digital art for its unique...

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