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The student news site of Amador Valley High School

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Maximilien Kiyoi

Maximilien Kiyoi, Senior Staff Writer

Maximilien Kiyoi (they/them) is a junior whose a dedicated and enthusiastic journalist. They are an Amador Valley Marching Band and Color Guard member and has been since 2019. They are a committed student and volunteer who contributes to the community. Developing leader and artist who is looking to further their skills and support the AV campus. 

Second-year journalism student, Max is looking forward to working in all the different aspects of reporting, writing, and broadcasting. They are interested in digging into photography this coming year as well as learning about more world news and politics. 

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Varsity Captain Bryan Park (‘23) watches out of the ball and gets ready to pass it back to his partner.

Starting up the season: AV Boy’s Tennis

Maximilien Kiyoi, Staff Writer
March 29, 2023
Mya Lee (‘23) stands tall as she plays the bass.

Wind 1 performs at California All State Music Educators Conference

Maximilien Kiyoi, Senior Staff Writer
February 27, 2023
Band Director Jonathan Grantham boldly directs and leans over his Wind 1 students during their performances.

Band performs at CASMEC All State Music Conference as only high school group

Maximilien Kiyoi, Senior Staff Writer
February 27, 2023
Katherine Foster (24) shows off her ballet talent in a short solo performance.

Donversity Rally showcases campus diversity through student performances

Julia Evans, Liane Ghazanfar, and Maximilien Kiyoi
February 20, 2023
Valentines Day can be traced back to the ancient Roman era, gradually adapting into a romantic, modern, and love-filled holiday celebrated in every corner of the globe.

Love beyond borders: Valentine’s Day celebrations around the world

Maximilien Kiyoi and Zenil Koovejee
February 15, 2023
The zoology students pose in front of the large aquarium tanks.

Lessons brought to life: zoology students visit Monterey Bay Aquarium

Maximilien Kiyoi and Diana Schwarz
February 15, 2023
Ardern was born on July 26, 1980 in Hamilton, New Zealand to a Mormon family.

Jacinda Arden resigns as the Prime Minister of New Zealand

Maximilien Kiyoi, Senior Staff Writer
January 28, 2023
Chinese New Year can trace its roots back nearly 3,500 years, allegedly originating in the Shang Dynasty when people held sacrificial ceremonies at the beginning or end of each year.

Chinese New Year: a global celebration of culture and history

Maximilien Kiyoi, Senior Staff Writer
January 23, 2023
January Amadon 2023

January Amadon 2023

Zaynah Shah, Yi (Steven) Yang, Renna Popli, Eva Grove, Aileen Hu, Vincent Ma, Arlina Yang, Aashi Jain, Jalen Alami, Diana Schwarz, Ian Cha, Parsa Hassanpour, Heaven Boren, Dhanush Gowda, Andrew Xiao, Gyan Bhambhani, Maximilien Kiyoi, Anita Gautam, Zayn Ali, Dylan Breen, Varsha Harnoor, Javi Gros-Suanzes, and Carol Xu
January 23, 2023

Marching Band Season Recap

Maximilien Kiyoi, Staff Writer
December 19, 2022
Upon arriving home, the eight winners hold their official JEA certificates. (Not pictured: Albertine Combs)

AV Journalism wins big at Fall 2022 JEA convention

Maximilien Kiyoi, Staff Writer
December 10, 2022
After their hard work, the classes are able to gather together and eat their Thanksgiving meal.

Culinary classes prepare Thanksgiving meals

Maximilien Kiyoi, Staff Writer
November 30, 2022
Don Squad members pose in their Minions dress-up attire for the Homecoming rally.

Don Squad: Amador’s culture creators

Max Kiyoi , Staff Writer
October 25, 2022
Formally known as the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea was founded in 1948 when the United States and the Soviet Union divided the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea experiences uptick in tension

Max Kiyoi, Staff Writer
October 23, 2022
Dashell Finn (‘25) and Akarsh Singh (‘25) pose with their group’s personalized rocket.

Algebra II classes launch model rockets for parabola study

October 7, 2022
Amador holds centennial homecoming rally with brand new float decorations

Amador holds centennial homecoming rally with brand new float decorations

Sharon Jiang and Max Kiyoi
October 10, 2022
Amador Valley holds its biggest Pigskin yet

Amador Valley holds its biggest Pigskin yet

Jiawen (Sarah) Yan , Parth Mishra, Max Kiyoi, Sharon Jiang, and Amishi Jha
September 22, 2022
Aubel conducts Symphony Orchestra during his last concert.

Amador’s Spring Concerts: Summits, Reverberations, and Collage

Max Kiyoi, Staff Writer
May 29, 2022
Multicolored lion dancers from Formosa Association of Student Culture Ambassadors (FASCA) dramatize the San Francisco Union Square stage.

San Francisco celebrates AAPI month with the annual Taiwanese Cultural Festival

Max Kiyoi, Staff Writer
May 11, 2022
Canine Scarlet is in the pilot program Early Alert Canines at a Covid-19 testing site at Hart Middle School.

COVID-19 detecting dogs to be used at Hart Middle School

Abigail Kent and Max Kiyoi
May 4, 2022

Winter guard overcomes COVID-19

Max Kiyoi, Staff Writer
April 28, 2022
Stephanie Kamali (AV Staff) and Ernyel Maranan (Red Cross Staff member) pose before drawing Kamali’s blood.

American Red Cross brings blood drive to Amador during national blood shortage

Max Kiyoi and Anita Gautam
April 15, 2022

Bioswale filtration system

Yasmine Hanna and Max Kiyoi
April 1, 2022
In Amador’s backlot a trench was dug out to channel water out in an environmentally friendly way.

Bioswale filtration system included near construction of R building

March 6, 2022
Amador lines up, facing the flag for the National Anthem.

Girls lacrosse ends game with a win against Piedmont

Abigail Kent and Max Kiyoi
March 31, 2022
Tim Lester (22) leans on the side of a Cessna plane.

Soaring in the Skies: Tim Lester (’22) flies planes as a qualified pilot

Max Kiyoi, Staff Writer
February 11, 2022

AV Love Week

Max Kiyoi, AVtv Staff
February 10, 2022
Perfected photos sit on a drying rack after going through the developing process in the darkroom.

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Photos of students using film cameras sit in chemical baths as the image develops.

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Admiring and inspecting her creation, Maddie Cowan (22’) holds up her handiwork to get a better view of the product.

Amador Art Classes through Photos

Max Kiyoi, Staff Writer
February 1, 2022
Sitting out to dry is a vase a ceramic student created on a throwing wheel.

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Using a pottery wheel and clay, students create vases.

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Out for display and hardening sits small 3D clay sculptures students have created.

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Students hone their photoshop skills on Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

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A collage of AP Art student’s artwork hangs on the wall of Micheal Doyle’s (AV Art Teacher) classroom.

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Art 1 students create freestyle drawings using their names connecting it together with neuropathways.

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For the art 1-semester final, students created portraits of different faces using shading and profiling to later be displayed in the classroom

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Girls who code

Max Kiyoi and Abigail Kent
December 15, 2021
The GWC club members gather to take a photo. celebrating their award.

Amador Girls Who Code club receives the Golden Bell award 

Abigail Kent and Max Kiyoi
December 15, 2021
Shantelle stands with her other competitors at the finishing line podium.

Sophomore Shantelle Tupaz becomes an All-American triathlon athlete

Max Kiyoi, Staff Writer
December 12, 2021

Gratitude for our Teachers

Max Kiyoi and Yasmine Hanna
November 30, 2021

Gratitude for our coaches

Yasmine Hanna and Max Kiyoi
November 18, 2021
The TUPE club members aimed to raise awareness around drug and tobacco abuse.

TUPE club organizes Red Ribbon Week activities

Mandy Wong and Max Kiyoi
November 1, 2021
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