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Abigail Hall (25) is unable to find an open bathroom during 4th period.

The trouble with finding unlocked girls bathrooms around campus

Amishi Anand, Staff Writer March 6, 2023

Complaints from girls on campus have been increasing this last month as difficulty finding open bathrooms during the day continues. The most common reason given for the closures is increased vandalism...

The 2023 Junior Prom venue at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center was chosen last year by AV leadership.

Juniors celebrate Masquerade Night Prom

Aileen Hu, AVT Editor February 28, 2023

The 2023 Junior Prom took place on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center. Tickets began selling in early February, but from choosing the venue to scheduling activities, AV leadership...

Left to right: Gavin Wang (23), Rachel Chung (24), and Suhani Chheda (25) present a matcha egg puff straight out of the waffle machine.

Student baristas get boba bliss at Happy Lemon

Carol Xu, AVT Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2023

Whenever Emily Li (‘23) strolls into Happy Lemon Premier to start her work shift, she always relishes the sweet scent of brown sugar, fruit, and boba toppings in the air. As she takes orders and whips...

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...

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...

AVtv 2-23-2023

Matthew Nader, AVtv Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2023

Today is our 25th show of the year and we have some important announcements about PPIE Pleasanton Run, Prom Expectations, and our Second Amadon!   We also have 4 great segments today: Prom...

AVtv 2-16-2023

Matthew Nader, AVtv Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2023

Today is our 24th show of the year and we have some important announcements about Donversity, Prom Tickets Flash Sale, and the School Mural.   We also have 4 great segments today: Donversity...

In December, California was hit by widespread flooding due to heavy rainfall, causing damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure.

From parched to puddles: Has California’s massive rain storms ended the decades-long drought?

Jalen Alami, Senior Staff Writer February 15, 2023

California has experienced record rainfall during January and early February, calling into question the state of the region's drought. The heavy rainfall that occurred has been cited to have numerous benefits...

Every vote counts; how can we increase voter turnout through education and state policies?

Voting Rights in California: What can we improve on?

Alyssa Wu and Yi (Steven) Yang February 10, 2023

In October 2022, social studies classes across campus participated in a mock election, learning about the candidates for the coming elections as well as the election process. With the topic of voting rights...

Amador’s Competition Civics team poses with their awards.

Amador Comp Civics advances to national We The People competition

Parsa Hassanpour, Page Editor February 8, 2023

On Feb. 4, Amador’s Competition Civics team traveled to Sacramento to compete in the state We The People competition. Over the course of the day, California’s most successful Competition Civics teams...

AV students watch Donversity documentary: Amador Through the Ages

Luke Rathjen, Staff Writer February 8, 2023

Students spent the beginning of their ACCESS periods today watching a video put together by the Video Production 3 students.  The team led by Matthew Abatangle ('23) worked for weeks searching through...

AVtv 2-2-2023

Gigi Zhang, AVtv Show Producer February 1, 2023

Today is our 23rd show of the year and we have some important announcements about Donversity, Prom Tickets, and the AV School Mural.   We also have 3 great segments today: Palentines ...

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