Tejasveer Chugh ('25) is the 2023 Congressional App Challenge winner of the 15th district. Since middle school, he has always been passionate about computer science and coding. With his new app, Chugh...

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...

This year, Sanya Gupta (‘24) won the Girl Scouts Gold Award, the most prestigious achievement within the Girl Scouts. She was awarded for her outstanding effort and initiative, inspiring girls to participate...

The Amador Valley Football team has just come off a stellar season. The team finished with a 7-3 record and went undefeated in the East Bay Valley League. One of the many stars this year has been senior...

In his sophomore year, Karan Gupta (‘24) looked for a beginner-friendly platform to learn cybersecurity but found resources painfully limited. The lack of an accessible curriculum inspired Gupta to put...

Driven by her passion for art, Aarushi Rajesh (‘25) started an Instagram art account to share her artwork, not expecting it to gain traction quickly. Now, the account has over 1,000 followers. “I...

As the President of the Amador Valley Unmanned Aerial Vehicles club and a member of the AVBotz team, Aayush Gupta (‘24) is no stranger to the field of engineering.  Discovering both clubs in his...

Kasen Krueger ('25) and Cade Krueger ('26), two brothers who transferred from Monte Vista High School this year, have led the Amador Valley basketball team to a perfect 4-0 start. Kasen and Cade began...

Entering high school as a student in the class of 2025, Yatin Bayya ('24) decided to stand out from his classmates by graduating one year earlier. He started down this path when he was a sophomore.  "It...

With only about 1.45% of people selected out of a pool of over 100,000 applicants, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation announced their semifinalists for 2024 on Oct. 13. Among them include two Amador students,...

Beginning this school year, Ishmeet Dhillon ('24) serves as Pleasanton's Teen Poet Laureate. Through community events and her writing, she aims to empower young voices and help them find their love for...

David Wu (‘26) has a passion for opera singing. He performs in professional productions at opera houses and travels around the state throughout the year to sing in competitions.  “I sing bel canto,...