The results for the National Merit Scholarship competition are out, with 27 award winners from Amador Valley High. A lone one percent of high school juniors make this achievement each year. These students...

Online learning in Pleasanton is not likely to end soon, meaning that students and staff must continue to work together to overcome the challenges of remote learning.  Everybody is still adapting to...

Starting at the end of September, AV support counselor Ms. Yu is hosting a series of zoom group sessions focused on teaching coping skills to students. The meetings will occur every Wednesday during the...

To combat the inevitable stress of remote learning, the Leadership class organized a live yoga session with AV English teacher Ms. Hewitt.  The Leadership class has a special committee dedicated to...

AVHS senior John Lester (‘21) began his track and field career his freshman year, and what began as a fun after school sport that allowed him time with his friends has now become a path to a Stanford...

For the millions of seniors with the hopes and dreams of furthering their education in the numerous prestigious colleges and universities across the nation, college applications are a necessary but often...

Aloha Week: a rally, a dance, and a spirit week. It’s considered to be a freshman's high school validation and a senior’s initiation to teenage royalty.  This year, in light of the global coronavirus...

 Of the three long distance learning models, Hybrid and FLEX Academy most closely mimic a typical, structured school day. Once it is deemed safe, students in the Hybrid model return to school, while those...

Amador students have shifted to online learning due to the pandemic, and it has affected their sleep schedules in many ways.  “It’s been making me sleep very late, and I’ve struggled to wake...

Meet the 2020-2021 AVHS yearbook Editor-in-Chiefs: Seniors Katelyn Donn and Serena Lin! As this school year is going to look significantly different from others, we spoke to the new yearbooks EICs to get...

From July 13th to July 30th, five rising Amador seniors are planning to collect old textbooks from students to provide materials for the African Library Project in hopes of improving libraries and resources...

PUSD is expected to give the board their recommendation on school reopening options between June 29 and July 17.  The district is currently weighing different strategies; the main ones are distance-learning,...