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The student news site of Amador Valley High School

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The student news site of Amador Valley High School

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AV Don Squad raises the AVHS flag to show Amador school spirit as they hype up the crowd.

2022 AV Pigskin and Home Game Makes Lifetime Memories for the Purple Stands

Jocelyn Hsu and Grace Huang September 18, 2022

Amador Valley’s first home game showed great spirit on the night of Friday, Sept. 16, winning the game at a score of 38-10. Students, parents, and Pleasanton residents decked out in purple and gold packed...

The computers are all currently set up and ready for tech trainings.

New computers in the J4 media arts lab make for a promising year

Jiawen (Sarah) Yan and Arlina Yang September 17, 2022

Brand new Mac computers are the most recent additions to the J4 Media Arts lab for digital art, journalism, and video production students. From Adobe Illustrator to Adobe Premiere, the media arts classes...

Jonathan Fey, replacing Joshua Butterfield as AV principal, officially joined Amador during the July 28th Pleasanton school board meeting.

From directing melodies to managing education: the journey of AV principal Jonathan Fey

Zenil Koovejee, AVTV Producer September 17, 2022

As students returned from summer break, they were welcomed back to Amador in the spirit of new beginnings and with a fresh twist by the name of Jonathan Fey. Many students have spotted Amador’s latest...

Attendees gathered in front of the library to hear opening remarks from Amador and PUSD staff.

Parents welcomed on campus for Back to School Night

Zaynah Shah, Junior Editor in Chief September 16, 2022

After school on Wednesday Sept. 7, parents and guardians of Amador students toured campus during the annual Back to School Night. “We had Back to School Night and it was really fun to see. I had a...

Students file out their classrooms behind their teachers, each holding a class sign.

News briefs: Amador conducts fire drill, shifts bell schedule

Olivia Vukman, AVTV Segments Editor September 16, 2022

Amador students practiced the first fire drill of the 2022-23 school year today between fourth period and lunch. The bell schedule was changed in accordance with the drill, shortening each period from...

A team of over 10 Chinese parents arranged and prepared the festival celebrations.

Marching band Chinese community hosts Mid-Autumn Festival event

Carol Xu, AVT Editor-in-Chief September 15, 2022

The Amador Friends of Music last night organized a special after-practice snack event for the marching band led by Chinese parent volunteers in celebration of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.  Also...

Gas prices have spiked as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with local gas stations charging over five dollars per gallon.

Long-lasting effects of inflation felt at home and abroad

Zenil Koovejee and Parsa Hassanpour September 15, 2022

After months of battling with excessive prices, people around the United States have felt the toll of inflation and its ramifications in every aspect of their daily lives.  “Essentially, inflation...

PG&E has recommended customers to set thermostats at 78 degrees or higher in order to help statewide efforts.

Power outages strike Pleasanton Meadows area after heat waves

Kevin Zhu, AVT News Editor September 14, 2022

On September 13th and September 1st power outages struck the Fairlands residencies of Pleasanton and some parts of Dublin due to strain on the electrical grid from air conditioning units. Breaking Records The...

The most popular ride at Hurricane Harbor was the Lazy River.

Seniors spend the day at Hurricane Harbor for Senior Picnic

Parth Mishra, AVRadio Editor September 13, 2022

Last Friday, the class of 2023 went to Hurricane Harbor in Concord for their Senior Picnic. The event marked the first major school event planned and hosted by the school for this year’s seniors. “I...

The skeletons and scaffolding of the soon to be the 23 acre Emerald High.

Newly built Emerald High set to open for 2023 school year in Dublin

Andrew Naylor, Mirella Maltby, and Rohan Prakash September 12, 2022

Emerald High started construction in 2015-2016 as a part of the Facilities Master Plan located at 3700 Dublin Blvd, Dublin near Lowes. As of Aug. 2022 Foundations have been built. $385 Million was approved...

AVBotz members proudly present their second place award at the end of Robosub awards ceremony.

Relentless: AVBotz places second at Robosub after facing a season full of adversity

Andrew Xiao, AVT Copy Editor September 12, 2022

Amador’s AVBotz Robotics team took second place at the annual international Robosub competition held in mid-August near Washington D.C., where teams, all collegiate except AVBotz, prepared and presented...

With, many students switching out of classes in the first few weeks of school, Q Connection was used to track their schedules.

Schedule changes cause chaos for both students and teachers

Katy Clark, AVT Editor September 7, 2022

After three and a half weeks back at school, students and teachers are getting back to normal learning; however, student schedule changes have posed challenges for students and teachers alike. “I...

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