Assassin’s Game 2019
Julian Koste, Staff Writer
March 20, 2019
Filed under News
Right now, the assassin’s game between the seniors is raging. Around Pleasanton, casualties are piling up as more daring assassins search for their targets. Historically, the game has been going on for multiple decades. Mr. Fuller, now retired Amador teacher was made aware of the game back in the n...
Open Mic Night at Inklings: A Success
Chehel Lakhwara, Staff Writer
March 18, 2019
Filed under Features, News, Showcase
The third open mic Night event at Inklings Coffee and Tea happened on March 8, and it was a smashing success. Inklings, the City of Pleasanton and Ptownlife Newstream all had a hand in making this event come together. Originally, they thought to keep it once a year, but since it was so successful, they ...
Drop off Lunches Being Stolen
Milli Patel, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Many students receive their lunches and other items through the drop-off tables located by the gate to the right of the office. Parents can drop off things for students to pick up. Recently, these packages have been reported stolen from the tables, leaving students frustrated with the drop-off system. O...
WASC Visitation Was a Success Thanks to Hardworking Students and Staff!
Soumya Sahay and Katalina Garber
March 8, 2019
This past month, Amador was visited by a group of teachers and administrators from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). WASC is part of the Accrediting Commission for Schools in the USA, and is the accreditation system that all high schools and colleges must pass in order for their...
Mock Trial Hopes to Make State After Moving on to Finals
Yezzen Alrawi, Staff Writer
February 28, 2019
Amador Valley’s own Mock Trials team has competed in the preliminary rounds of Alameda County’s competition. They compete in performing simulated trials using a case. They are split into two teams who act as prosecution and defense. The case is then tried and decided on by a judge. “You’re ...
School Board Amador Valley – Character Trait Awards
Elizabth Kostalnick, Page Editor
February 27, 2019
Filed under News
Last night, February 27 2019, the School Board held a meeting at the School District Office. Those at the meeting were not only Amador faculty and administration, but many other students from the Pleasanton Unified School District, including our very own Linzee Alcaide ('19). The event was held to...
Snow on the Ridge
Brett Severance, Staff Writer
February 25, 2019
Filed under News
Extreme Weather has been occurring in the Livermore, Pleasanton, and Danville area. Two weeks ago it snowed here in Pleasanton. Up on the ridge at approximately 2:30 a.m. it snowed up to 3 inches. This may not seem like much, but it hasn’t snowed in Pleasanton in years. Some Amador students remember that the last...
Principal Solorzano takes a leave of absence (but students want him left alone)
Maddie Dutra, Amadon EIC
February 21, 2019
Wednesday morning, AV teachers were called to a special meeting by PUSD district officials to receive the announcement that Principal Solorzano is taking a personal leave of absence. As soon as the meeting was over, Amador students and parents received an email from former AV Principal Mike Williams e...
The 2019 Amador Career Fair was a Success!!
February 20, 2019
Filed under News
On Friday February 15, Amador hosted a career fair for students in order to help them explore possible career options for the future. The event lasted all day, and students were able to visit the fair during their math classes. The booths ranged from healthcare to NASA to the Navy to water resource m...
AV Comp Civics is Off to Nationals!
Esha Shah and Rut Bansal
February 12, 2019
Amador’s Competition Civics team won states this past Saturday, February 2nd, after months of hard work and preparation, and are now heading off to nationals this April in Washington D.C. to represent California. Amador has been in the top ten of the nation for a long time now, and they are cont...
Super Bowl LIII Portrays Women in a Positive Light
Soumya Saha and Katalina Garber
February 8, 2019
Although many have declared that the 2019 Super Bowl game itself wasn’t all that exciting, the commercials shed positive light this year by portraying women as strong, rather than sexualizing them, like they have done in the past. “It’s definitely something to recognize that women weren’t sexualized during ...
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