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Cash committed to Cal Lutheran in February just before the East Bay Athletic League and Northern California Sports playoffs. (Photo provided by Colton Cash.)

Q&A: Colton Cash talks commitment to California Lutheran University

Olivia Vukman, Page Editor February 27, 2023

As Amador Valley’s only basketball commit this year, Colton Cash has committed to play Division III basketball at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA. DISCLAIMER: All quotes from the...

Katelyn Thibodeau (24) jumps into a firebird position.

Junior dancer expresses herself through her passion for dance

Sydney Queen, AVT Page Editor February 27, 2023

As she jumped and turned across the stage, young Katelyn Thibodeau knew that she was meant for performing. A current junior at AVHS, Thibodeau found her passion in dance at only two years old and has competed...

Alice Li (23) loves spending time in her garden with her pet chickens.

Amador senior shares her eggs-citing journey as a chicken pet owner

Grace Huang, AVT Profiles Editor February 27, 2023

Upon seeing her newly hatched chicks for the first time, Alice Li (‘23), full of worry and excitement, knew she was in for quite the eggs-perience. Raising chickens is not an easy task, but Li has been...

Savana Robles (24) performs a hip-hop dance solo at Rally A of Donversity in the large gym.

Savana Robles (’24) performs hip-hop dance solo at Donversity

Amishi Anand, Staff Writer February 27, 2023

In front of hundreds of students, Savana Robles (‘24) returned to perform a hip-hop dance solo during Donversity Rally A on Friday, Feb. 10, in addition to her performance as part of the AV Dance Team. “Dance...

With a bassoon in hand, Nolan Smith expresses his love for music as he prepares for the program happening in July.

Nolan Smith (‘23) earns a spot in NYO-USA Carnegie Hall Orchestra

Edwin He, Staff Writer February 27, 2023

Music is the language of the soul. It raises spirits, unites nations, and expresses the yearnings of the heart. For bassoonist Nolan Smith (‘23), music is also an endearing passion and a dazzling dream...

The sister duo posts covers of popular songs on their YouTube channel Classically Contempo.

Alumni spotlight: Nina and Mikki Lim (‘19) release music under alias “Classically Contempo”

Rohan Prakash, Staff Writer February 27, 2023

AV alumni Nina Lim (‘19) and Mikki Lim (‘19) released their first video on Youtube under the alias “Classically Contempo” in August 2015: a cover of Twenty One Pilots’ song “Holding on to You.”...

Shantanu Roy (20) is a founder of Quasi Ventures, an AI company that uses generative AI. He shares his experience with entrepreneurship and his goals for the company. (Photo provided by Shantanu Roy, edited by Tejasvini Ramesh)

“Pushing the envelope for what’s possible:” Shantanu Roy (’20) creates AI startup

Yatin Bayya, Staff Writer February 26, 2023

Two years ago, AV Alum Shantanu Roy (‘20) founded Quasi Ventures, a software startup specializing in generative artificial intelligence. Quasi offers a variety of tools to aid professionals and casual...

Max Leabman (25) builds 3D printers to foster his passion for engineering, while creating products that benefit his local community.

An engineer in the making: Max Leabman (’25) builds 3D printers

Savana Garber, Staff Writer February 26, 2023

Max Leabman (‘25) has been fascinated by engineering since he was a toddler. He displays his passion by building and designing his own 3D printers. For him, aspects of engineering, such as additive manufacturing,...

Rhea Korubilli (24) runs a jewelry business on Etsy. She shares her experiences creating the business and key takeaways she learned from the experience.

Rhea Korubilli (’24) runs online jewelry shop on Etsy

Gigi Zhang, AVT Sports Editor February 26, 2023

In 2020, Rhea Korubilli (‘24) launched her online Etsy business, IvyRose01. Starting a new hobby and project gave Korubilli an opportunity to kill time, but it soon turned into a meaningful activity...

Tvisha Choubeys app, Happy Hub, is an AI-based app designed to help students build a community to combat mental health issues.

Tvisha Choubey (’25) wins 2022 Congressional App Challenge

Lauren Tran, Staff Writer February 24, 2023

Tvisha Choubey (‘25) and her friends often exchanged stories of finishing homework at 2 am or skipping meals to study for tests. Realizing the damaging impact this had on their mental health, Choubey...

Perfectionism is kind of the bane of our existence, the need to do everything right, and to do it the way that has been done before. Its through the messiness and letting yourself fail, make mistakes, and just be adventurous is whats truly going to lead to the most fruitful lessons, said Da Eun Kim.

Alumni spotlight: Da Eun Kim (‘13) on her unconventional filmmaking journey

Arlina Yang, Media Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2023

From a young age, watching films was Da Eun Kim (‘13)’s outlet from reality. She has always been enchanted with fantasy films like Coco, Avatar the Last Airbender, and Percy Jackson. But Kim never...

Matthew Dickman has created graphic images of many of the buildings  around campus including this image of the journalism classrooms.

AV Graphic artist Matthew Dickman makes his mark at Amador Valley

Sydney Queen, Page Editor February 22, 2023

From a young age, Mathew Dickman was always captivated by art. But it was his Digital Art skills that allowed Dickman to leave his mark on Amador Valley. “When he was in my digital art class, I knew...

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