No matter where we come from, everyone has their own special way of celebrating the holidays. Below, take a glance at some features of four unique holidays. Frohe Weihnachten As a foreign exchange student...

The Varsity Boys Basketball team recently won their first home game against Washington High School. While many sports have been unable to compete in the past year, players and fans are excited for the...

In 1870 America, Shakespeare was all the rage. Students went out to plays and formed secret societies devoted to reading his works. At the time, English wasn’t taught as a subject at universities, and...

The gaming industry is expanding rapidly, especially among young people, and much of the expansion can be attributed to gacha games. The gacha model refers to “gachapon,” Japanese vending machines...

Every year, from December 4 to the 31, Walnut Drive near downtown Pleasanton transforms into Candy Cane Lane, a street filled with lights, Christmas decorations and all the joy of the holidays.  “I’ve...

On Dec. 16, Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) notified parents of nationwide threats of violence toward schools on that were made on social media, mainly TikTok. “We have received no information...

Before the pandemic, club membership in Girls Who Code numbered around 20. This year, the roster has more than doubled, with a group of 60 female coders joining each weekly session. Girls Who Code (GWC)...

The Amador Valley Varsity Competition Cheer team competed at the regional competition at James Logan High School on December 11. They worked hard and brought home two first place plaques for Amador. The...

Leadership students have decorated the Q building with fun festive streamers and curtains. As of December 3, the hallways of the Q building have been decked out in everything from snowmen to Hanukkah dreidels.  “We...

Supply chain issues wreak havoc on day-to-day life. It seems that every point in the process - from manufacturing to shipping and distribution - is encountering new hardships due to the pandemic. “The...

Almost two years after the first COVID case, everyday life has begun to return to normal. Although COVID cases have dropped, prices have risen.  “The price of meat has skyrocketed and the prices...