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Art Club officers organize their promotional booth and introduce their club to interested students.

Leadership begins Welcome Week with Club Fair

Zaynah Shah, Junior Editor in Chief August 23, 2022

With the intention of introducing students to Amador’s club culture, the annual Club Fair was held in front of the library during lunch on both Thursday and Friday of last week.  “At lunch, we...

Over the summer, Meenakshi Yarlagadda ('23) self-published a poetry collection that combines whimsical storytelling with vivid imagery.

“My heart is like a pen”: Meenakshi Yarlagadda (‘23) publishes vibrant new poetry collection

Carol Xu, AVT EIC August 23, 2022

Meenakshi Yarlagadda (‘23) knew since third grade that she wanted to publish a book someday. Nine years later, the summer before her senior year, Yarlagadda’s dream became a reality when she published...

While preparing to win the Amazing Race, a student stands on a handmade world map.

AP Human Geography classes create and compete in a mock The Amazing Race

Nadya Carreira, Staff Writer May 28, 2022

As an activity after finals and AP testing, AP human geography students will race for first place by going through mental and physical challenges in an Amazing Race loosely based on the material they spent...

Chemistry students focus on the directions needed to make their ice cream.

Chemistry classes make ice cream to beat the heat

Nadya Carreira, Staff Writer May 27, 2022

As a treat after their finals took place, chemistry classes at Amador used thermodynamic principles to make a delicious summer snack: ice cream. As one of the only edible experiments performed in class,...

Located right across the train tracks, Taqueria Don Chepe is only a short walk away from campus.

Spanish students practice their real world language application at Taqueria Don Chepe

Jalen Alami, Staff Writer May 27, 2022

This past week, Spanish teacher Jay Schoby gifted his students with a quick field trip to Taqueria Don Chepe, a local Mexican cantina located just on the edge of downtown Pleasanton.  “We are having...

Sarah Yang ('23) and MIlla Zuniga ('23) pose with completed goodie bags.

Key Club makes goodie bags for custodians

Sarah Yang, Infographics Editor-in-Chief May 26, 2022

Realizing that custodians aren't appreciated enough, Key Club decided to make goodie bags for them. On May 24, the club put together presents thanking the custodians they felt deserved some little gifts...

The spring supplements, which are put in the back of the yearbook, arrived on Monday.

Yearbooks to be distributed on Wednesday and Thursday

Katy Clark, AVT Page Editor May 24, 2022

On the week of May 23, the yearbooks are going to be distributed to all of the 1,212 people who have ordered them. For six staff members, the yearbook advisor, and the teacher assistants, this is going...

Independent of the forma education system, Matthew Zhao continues to pursue his passion as a software engineer.

From Amador Dropout to Employed Software Engineer: Matthew Zhao talks about his journey in Computer Science and Cybersecurity classes

Andrew Xiao, Staff Writer May 24, 2022

Last Friday, Richard Hanson’s AP Computer Science and Cybersecurity classes welcomed guest speaker Zhixiang (Matthew) Zhao to talk about his experience as an employed software engineer and developer...

The GSA survey took a few minutes to complete, allowing students to give their input on gender-neutral restrooms.

GSA organizes survey and petition for all-gender bathrooms

Karissa Yeung and Yi (Steven) Yang May 20, 2022

Amador's Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club has been organizing a survey about student support for an All Gender restroom, a single stall or more that will be open to people of all genders, on campus....

The lacrosse team prepares to smile and wave as the camera flies by to record all activities at Amador.

An overview of the AV Lip Dub

Sofia Skinner and Lucy Taylor May 19, 2022

This week, Amador prepares to film the 2022 AV Lip Dub, a tradition that began in the early 2000s that features every club, sports team, and school-affiliated program at Amador. A camera walks through...

Pramila Srinivasan talks about the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset.

Guest speaker Pramila Srinivasan addresses FCSN club

Katy Clark, AVT Page Editor May 19, 2022

On May 18, guest speaker Pramila Srinivasan, CEO of an autism research center The Brain Foundation, came to Amador to speak to students in Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN), a club dedicated...

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