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AmadorValleyToday

The student news site of Amador Valley High School

AmadorValleyToday

The Hispanic community makes up the largest racial and ethnic group in America and includes people from all of northern and Latin America.

Hispanic Heritage Month at Amador

Ritika Ghosh, AVRadio Editor September 30, 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is a time to honor and celebrate those who came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.  “As a Columbian, I celebrated...

José Villalobos, Admissions Counselor at Washington State University introduces the available programs to students who are interested.

College Visits Introduce More Options to Seniors at Amador

Jocelyn (Hsin-Chiao) Hsu, Staff Writer September 29, 2022

Admission counselors from Washington State University and Harvey Mudd College came to visit students at Amador offering college program information on Wednesday, Sept. 28.  “We wanted college visits...

Ms. Britto's ASL 2 class learning a lesson on ASL culture.

Deaf Awareness Month celebrated on campus

Emerson Muise, Staff Writer September 29, 2022

American Sign Language has become a popular class on campus, even though it has only been here for 21 years. To educate people on sign language, the Deaf Community created Deaf Awareness Month, which is...

Seniors gathered in the library to watch the counselors present through the projector screen.

Counselors present to seniors about post high school pathways

Katy Clark, AVT Page Editor September 28, 2022

In the multipurpose room and library for the last two block days, the counselors gave a presentation during ACCESS to the seniors about plans after high school.  “This is senior year. I am sure there...

During the fall, college representatives often visit high school campuses to give students the chance to learn more about different universities. Amador Valley has multiple "college visit days' in the fall.

AV welcomes college reps onto campus

Aileen Hu and Krithika Subramaniam September 28, 2022

On Thursday, September 22nd, representatives from UC San Diego, the University of Chicago, the University of Miami, and the University of Oklahoma-Norman visited Amador during lunch so that students can...

Arya Yalamanchi ('24) carefully makes his first incision into the brain.

Psychology students dissect sheep brains for biology unit

Andrew Xiao and Gyan Bhambhani September 26, 2022

Last block day, the AP psychology classes conducted a dissection activity as part of the biology unit, where students handled and cut into a sheep’s brain.  “I thought it was pretty interesting...

Amador seniors performed well in the PSAT/NMSQT test held last spring, with 36 semifinalists selected.

36 Amador seniors announced as semifinalists for National Merit Scholarship Program

Diana Schwartz, Staff Writer September 22, 2022

36 Amador seniors were designated semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship program on Sept. 14.  Semifinalists are selected based on the results of the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship...

On the blacktop, students wait in line for ice cream.

Marching Band hosts Ice Cream Social fundraiser

Vincent Ma, Staff Writer September 20, 2022

Last weekend, the Amador Marching Band hosted an Ice Cream Social for its members and their families.  During the event, students had the opportunity to socialize, participating in games and activities,...

The new bell systems are all run through the digital clocks that were installed last school year.

Fluctuating bell volumes cause confusions with daily schedule

Katy Clark, Page Editor September 20, 2022

Throughout the past week, students and teachers have noticed a change in the volume of the bells. The administration has been working to address these fluctuations with the outside company in order to...

The Competition Civics team visits Berkeley for their first case study session with their teacher and coach Stacey Sklar (right).

Competition civics team gears up for new year

Parth Mishra, AV Radio and Podcast Editor September 20, 2022

Since the start of the school year, Amador’s Competition Civics team has been dedicated to learning the ins and outs of the Constitution. The team is currently going over a brief overview of each unit...

Boys Basketball sells Basketball Jerseys in order to fundraise for the new year.

Amador Valley hosts its biggest Pigskin yet

Yi (Steven) Yang, Mirika Pohray, and Carolyn Carranza September 19, 2022

Amador held its biggest annual Pigskin yet last Friday. This event involved both Amador’s first home football game as well as an opportunity for clubs, sports, and organizations to advertise and fundraise.  “This...

The most notable project from the recent grants has been the new board at the front of campus.

How the recent PPIE and PTSA grants have affected Amador

Krithika Subramaniam and Tejasvini Ramesh September 19, 2022

Recent donations from the PPIE and PTSA have helped Amador Valley High School and its teachers fund various products and projects around campus.  “The PPIE grants have helped us secure equipment...

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