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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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Matthew Carter

Matthew Carter, AVT Editor-in-Chief

Matt Carter is a charming, handsome, and overall perfect Amadon EIC for the AV journalism class. This is his Senior year of high school and his third year of Journalism. He’s managed to hang on to his Editor in Chief position for the second year in a row. Despite being incredibly uncoordinated, Matt specializes in sports content.

Matt has lived in Pleasanton his whole life with his two parents, his twin sister, and his younger brother who somehow already is a bigger shoe size than him. Some things he enjoys are watching Netflix, hanging out with his friends, and running for Amador Track and Cross Country. Matt is very well known for his enlightening and philosophical views on life.

 

All content by Matthew Carter
Coaches Arin McFall Ross Yu with the varsity team.

Boys Volleyball wraps up a surprisingly successful season

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
May 24, 2022
Scotty Garman (22) taking a dive with perfect form at the Amador pool.

Scotty Garman (’23) and his record breaking dive season

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
May 20, 2022
The entire stunt team together with their coaches after NCS.

AV Stunt places third at NCS Championships

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
May 3, 2022
The dive seniors standing side by side on their senior night.

Amador Dive: How it works and why you should join

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
April 28, 2022
Bryan Park (23) making a photo-worthy serve during practice.

AV Boys Tennis wrapping up an incredible season with a nearly undefeated win streak

Matthew Carter and Sarah Yang
April 28, 2022
The meet was hosted by foothill on their home turf track.

A recap of Track and Fields’ dual meet against Foothill

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
April 27, 2022
10 Minutes with Mr. Amador 2022

10 Minutes with Mr. Amador 2022

Imogen Rogers and Matthew Carter
April 24, 2022
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
Kiana Lum has been training on the team since she was a freshman, and has found ways to improve every year.

Kiana Lum (’22) breaks Amador Girls Long Jump record

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
March 31, 2022
Tofanelli in his nursing scrubs on the job.

Stanford Nurse and Ex-Math Teacher Chris Tofanelli gives career presentations to Bio-Med classes

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
March 1, 2022
Varsity Tennis participates in four hours of practice a week to stay sharp for their matches.

A preview of Amador Boys Tennis 2022

Matthew Carter and Sarah Yang
February 27, 2022
Along side training for the biggest competition of their lives, athletes have to worry about battling the new Omicron variant as well.

What happens when an Olympic athlete gets COVID?

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
February 14, 2022
With multiple events to choose from, Track & Field athletes can practice one that matches their skills and interests.

A guide to Amador Valley Track & Field: Which event group should you join?

Matthew Carter, AVT Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2022
Students were able to collect a wide variety of different athletic equipment.

[Photo] “New Year New Gear” Drive gives athletic equipment to underpriviledged communities

January 23, 2022
The Amador Girls Basketball team has a wide variety of players, all with their own skillsets.

Behind the scenes of Girls Basketball: Winning games and fighting COVID

Jiawen (Sarah) Yan and Matthew Carter
January 25, 2022
Remembering three celebrities who passed away in December

Remembering three celebrities who passed away in December

Matthew Carter, Ritika Gupta, Sara Kracke, and Mandy Wong
January 14, 2022
The at-home tests are one of the easiest ways for students and staff to determine whether or not they have COVID.

PUSD safely distributes at-home COVID-19 tests in response to Omicron

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
January 12, 2022
Without an easy form of wheelchair accessibility, Foothills field cannot be allowed to host any NCS events.

Foothill High School banned from hosting NCS events due to their outdated field

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
December 23, 2021
Athletes of every sport draw inspiration from somewhere, whether it be the people around them, and idol, or an experience.

Amador athletes and their inspirations

Matthew Carter and Thomas Kim
December 22, 2021
Creatures of Impulse takes the stage with winter-themed improv.

[Photo] Creatures of Impulse: Holiday Shorts

Imogen Rogers, Infographics Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2021
Little Joys

Little Joys

Parth Mishra, Albertine Combs, Carol Xu, Kevin Zhu, Renna Popli, Anaita Mistry, Imogen Rogers, Matthew Carter, Thomas Kim, Mandy Wong, and Elyssa Lieu
November 30, 2021
The water polo team at Amador has been around for 19 years, and this years varsity girls have gone the furthest.

Girls Water Polo wins EBAL Championships for first time in Amador history

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
November 12, 2021
The Deep Dark: Reviewing your favorite crime podcasts

The Deep Dark: Reviewing your favorite crime podcasts

Imogen Rogers, Thomas Kim, and Matthew Carter
October 28, 2021
Murphy is a forward at Sonoma after playing attacking midfield at Amador.

Amador graduate Molly Murphy wins CCAA Player of the Week honors for Sonoma State soccer

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
October 27, 2021
The AV girls after their first meet of the season.

Girls tennis team is owning the courts with an undefeated season

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
October 19, 2021
Basketball has gathered huge amounts of attention-and thus, James’s words and actions have a wide audience.

[Photo] LeBron James’ COVID-19 vaccination leads to NBA controversy

Kevin Zhu, Senior Staff Writer
October 18, 2021
Your 2021 homecoming nominees are out! Check out the results to find your friends and classmates.

Homecoming round one election results

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
October 8, 2021
Dons in the earlier part of the game showing their unbeatable spirit in the purple pit.

Pigskin returns to huge crowds

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
September 28, 2021
Matthew Foley, Riley Borges, and Jonny Shepard pictured here during one of their tournament games.

AV students Matthew Foley (’24) , Jonny Shepard (’24), and Riley Borges (’24) win Babe Ruth World Series

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
August 31, 2021
Table Talk.

Table Talk.

Parth Mishra, Audrey Combs, Matthew Nader, Matthew Carter, Imogen Rogers, Thomas Kim, Zaynah Shah, Ritika Gupta, Karissa Yeung, Carol Xu, Katy Clark, Maddie Cowan, Kylie Cancilla, and Giuliana Barthel
August 31, 2021
Back To School Playlist 2021

Back To School Playlist 2021

Matthew Carter, AVT Editor-in-Chief
August 31, 2021
With school back in session, the AV parking lot has become more of an obstacle course.

AV parking: problems and solutions

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
August 19, 2021
“Being in a new environment with other athletes who share my passion sounds amazing,” said Luke Scanlon (‘21).

Senior athletes who are signed on to play college sports

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
May 26, 2021
Players: Brooke Yi (21), Charolette Ryoo (21), Rachel Shaw (21), Kate Lynn (21), Kyra Howard (23), Nikita Jadhav (23), and Jaclyn Laha (23)

AV’s girls varsity golf team has best season on record and sends Jaclyn Laha to the Olympic U.S. Open

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
May 12, 2021
NCS/Les Schwab Tires Girls Lacrosse Championships - Division 1 Semi-finals. Amador Valley HS vs. Granite Bay HS at Amador Valley HS on May 14 2019 in Pleasanton California

AV senior Kalena Johnson nationally recognized for lacrosse

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
April 30, 2021
A recent interview with ESPN and Biden discussed topics like vaccinations, professional sports, and the MLB All-Star game.

Joe Biden speaks on how vaccinations will affect the sports world

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
April 19, 2021
The team huddled together at their last home game of the year against Granada.

AV Football “Senior Night” game and rest of season canceled due to COVID cases on team

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
April 13, 2021
Brackets across the country this year have been shook due to the crazy games weve seen this tournament.

March Madness 2021: how it works and how it’s going

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
March 31, 2021
The Globe Life field in Arlington, Texas can seat up to exactly 40,300 people.

MLB Texas Rangers plan to seat 40,000 fans at their opening game

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
March 20, 2021
Gardner played the position of point guard, turning him into the great team player he is today.

Amador boys varsity basketball team gets new head coach

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
February 23, 2021
Here Brady holds one of his many Super Bowl trophies for the New England Patriots.

Tom Brady makes it to his 10th Super Bowl

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
February 4, 2021
Varsity athletes may be the ones hurting the most when it comes to the cancelation of sports, but that cant stop them from practicing on their own, and earning that letterman jacket.

Varsity athletes losing their season and their credits

Matthew Carter, Amador EIC
January 21, 2021
Students got together with signs to raise awareness and spread their message.

Amador community participates in “Let them Play” rally to try and get school sports back

Matthew Carter, Amadon EIC
January 20, 2021
School sports are slowly making their comeback through socially distanced practices in school approved sports camps.

School sports back to practicing in camps

Matthew Carter, Amadon EIC
January 20, 2021
Trump deflects captiol invasion blame

Trump deflects captiol invasion blame

Matthew Carter, AVT Editor-in-Chief
January 14, 2021
A vast majority of players chipped in with a tweet, receiving retweets by supporters and their coach.

AV football players reach out to Governor Newsom through Twitter: #LetUsPlay

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
December 11, 2020
What 2020-2021 school sports will look like according to CIF

What 2020-2021 school sports will look like according to CIF

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
December 6, 2020
With political tensions on the rise the whole country is wondering how Biden will put an end to the countys political division.

What Trump has done and what Biden must do

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
November 18, 2020
Leadership Superfan app is released to students today!

Leadership ‘Superfan’ app is released to students today!

Matthew Carter, Amadon Editor-in-Chief
November 9, 2020
The Umlaut Foundation website and information on how to sign up can be found here: https://www.umlautfoundation.com/

The Umlaut Foundation helping to educate foster youth in Pleasanton

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
November 8, 2020
Prop 4: Childrens hospital bonds initiative

Prop 4: Children’s hospital bonds initiative

Matthew Carter, Staff Writer
November 1, 2020
Even with the major changes made to the haunted house, the entrance is still wonderfully built and spooky as ever!

Drive-through Pirates of Emerson Review

Matthew Carter, Amadon EIC
October 20, 2020
During the COVID-19 and online school, math teachers have tried to make learning math more interactive with online tools such as Desmos and videos.

[Photo] Math today: competition math, its importance, and math curriculum improvements

Yi (Steven) Yang, Staff Writer
September 23, 2020
Jelly Belly holds golden ticket contest for consumers, similar to the Wonka golden ticket contest in the beloved Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Jelly Belly becomes the 2020 Willy Wonka with golden ticket contest

Matthew Carter, AVT Editor-in-chief
September 10, 2020
Two major civil rights leaders pass away on June 17th

Two major civil rights leaders pass away on June 17th

Matthew Carter and Mickey Lonner
July 27, 2020
Is it worth to pay for test prep books and classes if juniors are still in the dark on if they need to take the test or not?

Should students still pay for SAT/ACT prep?

Matthew Carter, Amadon Editor-in-Chief
July 16, 2020
Online learning makes it very difficult to administer tests and assignments.

Will online cheating be left ignored in remote learning?

Matthew Carter, AVT Editor-in-Chief
July 8, 2020
Amador holds a drive-though graduation for seniors to say goodbye

Amador holds a drive-though graduation for seniors to say goodbye

Matthew Carter, AVT EIC
June 4, 2020
Teachers and staff came together with their families and delivered signs to graduating seniors.

Teachers and staff spread spirit with senior graduation signs!

Matthew Carter, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
Movie Review: Call of the Wild

Movie Review: ‘Call of the Wild’

Matthew Carter, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
Onward is now available on Disneys new streaming platform, Disney Plus.

Movie Review: ‘Onward’

Matthew Carter, Staff Writer
April 17, 2020

Mr. Oswalt: Amador math teacher and fantastic track coach

Matthew Carter, Staff Writer
March 10, 2020
2019 Homecoming Skits recap

2019 Homecoming Skits recap

Matthew Carter, Staff Writer
October 23, 2019
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