Though not many pursued the hobby, few can forget the first time they set foot on a stage. With lights blinding your eyes and thousands of words in your mind, it’s time to perform. This feeling is something...

As a previous high school exchange student, Reiko Murphy began her journey to America alone. Murphy had a desire for introducing Japanese culture and traditions to foreigners. She saw teaching at Amador...

Karen Lord-Eyewe, or as students call her, Maestra Eyewe, began teaching Spanish at Amador Valley in early 1996. She moved to the United States for college, from Panama, and navigated through the education...

Ever since he was five years old, Harry Jo (‘25) had been mesmerized by the sound of the music. With a nudge from his older sisters, Jo was able to pursue his curiosity for music; the start of paving...

“Show Your Voice” was the theme for this year’s PTA Reflections contest, a yearly arts and media contest in which students bring out their own unique selves in the form of art. Among the many participants,...

In December 2022, Honoré Alexander (‘22) and Jonah Wang (‘22) embarked on a journey to change the careers and futures of Gen Z. Today, their development of the nation's first R&D-driven accelerator,...

Kiera Lai (‘24), or @somewhat_contortionist to her Instagram followers, discovered the art of contortion through a YouTube video when she was in fifth grade. Contortion involves twisting one’s body...

During quarantine, Dani Kaur (‘25) found herself mindlessly watching TV as hours and days went by. Then a light bulb went off in her head. She realized she didn’t want to watch time waste away....

 Ever since Kaustubh Lole (‘25) and Neil Pal ('25) were young, they had a passion for engineering. Their journey started with playing with Legos, then participating in robotic clubs in middle school,...

In their sophomore year of high school, Aarav Goswami (‘24) and Darsh Shah (‘24) both initiated their own businesses: Mi Casa Es Su Casa and Young Champions Academy. As young entrepreneurs imbued...

Before he was a teacher at Amador, Shawn Weber spent a considerable portion of his life in San Francisco from 1994 to 2005. During this time, Weber’s friends introduced him to a new hobby of DJing. “I...

To Zahra Patel, golf was an on-and-off indulgence, one she engaged in whenever she felt like it. A few years ago, however, she picked it up once again, and hasn’t let go of it since. Perhaps she had...