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Unit 2 members present their testimony on the structure of the US government.

Competition Civics prepares for national competition with Zoom dress rehearsal

Parsa Hassanpour, AVT Page Editor April 23, 2023

Preparing for the national “We the People” invitational, Amador’s competition civics team held a dress rehearsal on April 18. “The dress rehearsal had a couple of different goals. On the one...

Amador Valley Dhamaka finish off their season with the ending pose of their final performance.

AV Dhamaka hosts local high school Bollywood teams at Isvara showcase

Aimee Sitter and Ritika Ghosh April 23, 2023

On Saturday, Apr. 15, Amador’s Dhamaka Bollywood team hosted 16 other schools to participate in Isvara, the Amador Bollywood dance showcase. Complete with a fashion show, MC’s and over a 100 performers,...

One hundred plastic Easter eggs were hidden around campus filled with candy and the potential for a grand prize.

Students search for prizes in Easter Egg Hunt

Liane Ghazanfar, Staff Writer April 18, 2023

With the Christian holiday Easter occurring just  this past Sunday, Leadership hosted their Easter Egg Hunt in the quad during lunch, a fun annual tradition that takes place around this holiday every...

Emma Seshardi(‘24), Carlos Velasco(‘25), Jocelyn Zamora(‘24) display their fake babies before they begin their four day task.

Child Development class learns to care for babies

Edwin He, Staff Writer April 17, 2023

Throughout March, Amador Valley’s Child Development class learned and experienced the hardships of caring for a baby. For more than four days, students attended to the needs of a fake baby, which involved...

Traveling from the University of Oxford, a cappella group Out of the Blue performed and taught a collaborative workshop to the chamber and concert choirs.

Oxford acappella group Out of the Blue leads workshop to choir classes

Katy Clark, AVT Page Editor April 4, 2023

On Monday, Mar. 27, University of Oxford acapella group Out of the Blue performed for the choir classes at Amador, singing a wide variety of pop songs. Coming to the West Coast during their spring break...

Student DECA members from across the tri-valley helped judge the individual roleplays.

Amador hosts second DECA Minicon of the year

Yatin Bayya, Staff Writer March 29, 2023

On Mar. 24, students attended the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)’s second mini-conference of the year. This event gave students an accurate representation of what they can expect at a...

College counselors getting ready to talk to students about their future.

Preparing for the future: College fair held in multipurpose room

Sebastian Diligent, Staff Writer March 27, 2023

Amador Valley High School held its annual College Fair on Mar. 9 in the Multipurpose Room. The fair gave students the opportunity to speak to representatives from many different colleges about their future. “I...

Every 15 Minutes is a two-day program organized by the California Highway Patrol that emphasizes the dangers and consequences of driving under the influence.

Understanding the significance of Every 15 Minutes

Zaynah Shah, Amadon Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2023

Every 45 minutes someone in the United States dies as a result of drunk driving.  On the morning of Mar. 2, Amador students turned their heads in confusion as a heartbeat pumped and fell flat through...

A student reads the sign-in page of the CAASPP testing Secure Lockdown Browser.

How CAASPP testing affects both students and staff

Cora Kerton, Staff Writer March 23, 2023

Spanning the entire month of March, state CAASPP testing took place at Amador. Although juniors were the only class participating, the whole Amador community was impacted because of these tests as a new...

Many club members of AV Model UN got commendations, outstanding delegate, and best delegate at Berkeley MUN conference.

Model UN competes at Berkeley MUN

Jocelyn (Hsin-Chiao) Hsu, Senior Staff Writer March 21, 2023

From Mar. 3 to 5, Amador Valley’s Model United Nation club participated in the 2023 Berkeley MUN conference. Of all the participants, more than ten members of AV MUN club received an award as being an...

Students lined their cars up in the front Santa Rita parking lot.

AV Car Show competition showcases student automobiles

Ian Cha and Amogh Belgal March 13, 2023

Last Friday, Amador Valley’s Leadership hosted the Car Show where students were able to show off their unique cars through a series of inspections and tests.  “I participated in the car show because...

Co-Presidents Andrea Yang ('23) and Pallavi Shankar ('23) pose for a picture with DECA advisor Marjan Akrami after receiving glass awards for placing in the top three.

DECA travels to Anaheim for state competition and conference

Amishi Anand, Staff Writer March 9, 2023

Amador Valley High School’s DECA team competed with others from all over California at the annual State Career Development Conference (SCDC) held at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel from Mar. 4 to 6. “I...

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