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AmadorValleyToday

The student news site of Amador Valley High School

AmadorValleyToday

The student news site of Amador Valley High School

AmadorValleyToday

Fighting for equal treatment

April 15, 2022

Of all things people could do to someone with a disability, Katie Wiest hates to be infantilized. Strangers on the street often talk to her in a “baby” voice, treating her like a helpless...

An Invisible Disease

April 15, 2022

When Katie Wiest stands up, she steels herself for the whispers. They keep staring at her with those eyes. Trailing her like a dark cloud, wherever she goes. It’s suffocating. Once, when she brought...

The Diagnosis

April 15, 2022

Here’s a quick scan of Katie Wiest: a senior at Amador, real name’s Kathryn but everyone’s called her Katie as early as she can remember, so she’s Katie forever; there’s platinum blonde hair...

To provide a home for their three egg-laying hens, Imogen Rogers' ('22) father built a well supplied chicken coop for their backyard.

Cracking the shell on chicken coops

Matthew Carter, AVT Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2022

There are all sorts of home improvements to make your life better, and one that's often overlooked is owning a chicken coop. Many students and teachers at Amador are owners of these birds, and many have...

Ashwin Charles ('23)

Ashwin Charles (’23)

March 31, 2022

"During spring break, I'm planning on going to the park with my friends and maybe going to the bowling alley on the weekends.." 

Avi Arora ('24)

Avi Arora (’24)

March 31, 2022

"[For spring break], I was planning on seeing some friends in SoCal, so I was gonna go down for my friend's birthday and surprise him, [which is] something me and my other friends have been planning. I...

Lindsay Gewirtz ('22)

Lindsay Gewirtz (’22)

March 31, 2022

"I'm planning to visit the school that I'm really planning on committing to, just to kind of tour it and see what it's like, see where I'm probably going to be living for the next four years. And also...

Erik Scherer, librarian

Erik Scherer, librarian

March 31, 2022

"This spring break my family and I are traveling to Utah, where we are going to visit Arches National Park. We plan to stay [in Utah] for two or three days and then we are going to Zion National Park,...

Jaden Fan ('22)

Jaden Fan (’22)

March 31, 2022

"[I'm] pretty much just staying at home. I think I might visit Channel Islands with my family - we're not going to visit the actual monument, we're going to see the actual college named Channel Islands....

April Gong ('23)

April Gong (’23)

February 27, 2022

How did you first react when you heard you won the award? I was very honored to receive the silver key. Also I didn’t expect to win anything, so it was kind of exciting What was your favorite piece...

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