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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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Zaynah Shah

Zaynah Shah, AVT / Amadon Editor-in-Chief

In her second year with AV Journalism, Zaynah Shah (‘24) is an Amadon and AmadorValleyToday Editor-in-Chief for the 2022-2023 school year. While on the job, she enjoys running from one end of campus to the other trying to contact people of interest, take photos, and gather research for whatever story she may be writing. 

In her free time, she will likely be caught doing absolutely nothing, reading novels through the night, or questioning existence itself. She loves everything Marvel related and will not hesitate to defend Magneto’s standpoint on mutant liberation to anyone who will listen. Despite her less than cheery disposition, she is incredibly passionate about the work she does and hopes to continue exploring her way through the world. 

All content by Zaynah Shah
May Amadon 2023

May Amadon 2023

Zaynah Shah, Yi (Steven) Yang, Renna Popli, Eva Grove, Parth Mishra, Carol Xu, Emerson Muise, Gigi Zhang, Shaan Anderson, Jalen Alami, Amishi Jha, Anita Gautam, Edwin He, Parsa Hassanpour, Alyssa Wu, Preston Elliott, Ritika Ghosh, Shimon Arai, Sydney Queen, Tatum Krekorian, Haley Gottlieb, Trisha Pandey, Ian Cha, Luke Rathjen, Katy Clark, Eva Carranza, Yatin Bayya, Kaylee Simpson, Heaven Boren, Sebastian Diligent, Sophie Pereira, and Varsha Harnoor
May 31, 2023
Eid-al-Fitr, the Islamic festival of breaking fast, is a time for Muslims around the world to dress up and connect with friends and family.

Finishing the fast: Muslim communities around the world celebrate Eid-al-Fitr

Zaynah Shah, Amador Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2023
The deadline for the Library Roof Replacement Project was extended from fall 2022 to summer 2023 due to lasting unforeseen issues from the librarys initial construction.

Pleasanton Public Library temporarily closes indoor services for final phase of Roof Replacement Project

Zaynah Shah, Amadon Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2023
Traveling from the University of Oxford, a cappella group Out of the Blue performed and taught a collaborative workshop to the chamber and concert choirs.

[Photo] Oxford acappella group Out of the Blue leads workshop to choir classes

April 4, 2023
March Amadon 2023

March Amadon 2023

Zaynah Shah, Yi (Steven) Yang, Renna Popli, Eva Grove, Aileen Hu, Arlina Yang, Carol Xu, Vincent Ma, Trisha Pandey, Sophie Pereira, Ian Cha, Heaven Boren, Varsha Harnoor, Parsa Hassanpour, Matthew Nader, Sebastian Diligent, Audrey Combs, Grace Huang, Aashi Jain, Riley Rohr, Nadya Carreira, Jocelyn (Hsin-Chiao) Hsu, Anita Gautam, Ritika Ghosh, Rohan Prakash, Julia Evans, and Zayn Ali
March 30, 2023
Juniors and seniors flooded into the small gym to watch the EFM funeral.

Understanding the significance of Every 15 Minutes

March 26, 2023
Muslims celebrating Ramadan do not eat or drink anything - including water - until they break their fast after sunset for the evening meal, called iftar or fitoor.

[Photo] Ramadan for Muslim communities around the globe: How does our local community celebrate?

March 23, 2023
New Zealand and its surrounding areas have a history of being affected by tropical cyclones, with the country experiencing several destructive storms in recent years.

[Photo] Cyclone Gabrielle impacts parts of New Zealand: what students should know?

March 1, 2023
The dance floor was never empty as students partied with their friends and peers.

[Photo] Juniors celebrate Masquerade Night Prom

February 28, 2023
Samaira Mehta (24), Simran Khemlani (24), Sharanya Javli (24), and Ritika Gupta (24) created Flair Magazine to foster a fashion centric community on campus.

Passion for fashion: junior quartet presents digital Flair Magazine

Zaynah Shah, Amadon Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2023
February Amadon 2023

February Amadon 2023

Zaynah Shah, Yi (Steven) Yang, Renna Popli, Eva Grove, Aileen Hu, Vincent Ma, Arlina Yang, Carol Xu, Amishi Jha, Varsha Harnoor, Sophie Pereira, Sydney Queen, Gyan Bhambhani, Diana Schwarz, Alayna West, Amogh Belgal, Dylan Breen, Zayn Ali, Preston Elliott, Parsa Hassanpour, Olivia Vukman, Anita Gautam, Parth Mishra, Sofia Skinner, Katy Clark, Ritika Ghosh, Heaven Boren, and Dhanush Gowda
February 23, 2023
The event was split into two separate rallies in the small gym.

[Photo] Annual Donversity Rally wraps up Donversity Week

February 18, 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
Two trees fell in the Santa Rita parking lot blocking traffic and causing many student to arrive to school late.

[Photo] Fallen trees obstruct traffic in front and back parking lots

January 12, 2023
Throughout the year, the ten Mr. Amador boys will be working to raise funds for the George Mark Childrens House.

Mr. Amador introduces pageant participants with holiday dance

Zaynah Shah, AVT Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2022
Upon entry, families purchase their tickets at the three tiled windows.

A living scrapbook: the St. Louis City Museum

Renna Popli, Zaynah Shah, and Albertine Combs
November 11, 2022
Students try to beat the heat by sitting inside for lunch.

[Photo] Climate change creates more chaos in the United States

September 29, 2022
Attendees gathered in front of the library to hear opening remarks from Amador and PUSD staff.

Parents welcomed on campus for Back to School Night

September 16, 2022
Art Club officers organize their promotional booth and introduce their club to interested students.

Leadership begins Welcome Week with Club Fair

Zaynah Shah, Junior Editor in Chief
August 23, 2022
Following the new masking guidelines, Laurel Wall (24) and Anika Parkhi (24) complete their work next to each other.

[Photo] State and county health departments highly encourage mask wearing as campus COVID cases rise

May 9, 2022
While performing his nationwide From Scratch stand-up tour, Mulaney stopped at the SAP Center in San Jose.

From Scratch: John Mulaney’s return to stand-up comedy

Zaynah Shah, Page Editor
April 15, 2022
Presenting to the student attendees, Julian Mireles speaks in the Firehouse Theater explaining the schedule for the day.

PUSD and Pleasanton city staff partner for Youth in Government Day

Zaynah Shah, AVT Editor
April 11, 2022
Hearing Black Voices: A Podcast by the Black Student Union

Hearing Black Voices: A Podcast by the Black Student Union

Parth Mishra, Matthew Nader, Zaynah Shah, Soumya Rangan, and Yi (Steven) Yang
March 17, 2022
Taking into account the new county policy, Zaynah Shah (‘24) and Rayyan Shah (‘26) stand side by side respecting the difference in their masking choice.

[Photo] Will mask removal change classroom guildelines?

March 14, 2022
Packing the event hall, teens meet with various Tri-Valley organizations in hopes of finding employment opportunities.

Tri-Valley Teen Job & Career Fair held in Dublin

Zaynah Shah, AVT Page Editor
March 6, 2022
Saint Luna enjoyed playing their hearts out and gaining new fans at Amador.

Saint Luna performs at Amador

Ritika Gupta and Zaynah Shah
March 5, 2022
Inviting an inevitable chain of cars, Hart Middle School opens its back parking lot to testing tents for drive-in rapid antigen testing.

PUSD testing center searches for student volunteers

Zaynah Shah, AVT Page Editor
January 20, 2022
Under the pressure of the new Omicron variant, PUSD has been taking precautions to enforce everyone’s safety as we return to school.

How to prepare for the Omicron surge at Amador

Leila Touati, Zaynah Shah, and Parth Mishra
January 14, 2022

Japanese Fall Festival Recap

Audrey Combs and Zaynah Shah
November 30, 2021
Keira Lai (24), Suah Oh,(24), Joyce Kuang (24), and Emi Ray (25), huddle together while singing Japanese karaoke.

Amador Japanese classes celebrate fall Bunkasai

Zaynah Shah and Soumya Rangan
November 9, 2021
Students gather around the lunch tables, trying traditional Japanese snacks.

[Photo]

Emma Walker (25), Eileen Kim (25), Veronica Pascual (25), and Amy Zeng (22) prepare mochi a day prior to the festival.

[Photo]

Alan Deng (24) moderates the event with the help of his pink masked microphone.

[Photo]

One of the groups from Japanese class, initiate the festival with rhythmic clapping, a dance commonly expressed in this culture.

[Photo]

Chemistry students modeled various elements with the help of sugar cookies, frosting, and M&Ms.

Chemistry classes observe Mole Day with cookie festivities

Zaynah Shah, AVT Page Editor
October 24, 2021
The brand new Walker Field sign can be seen at the entrance to the football field.

Amador football field renovated to honor Walker Family Trust

Zaynah Shah, AVT Page Editor
October 16, 2021
Catch Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at the Dublin Hacienda theater.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings & Asian-American representation

Zaynah Shah, Page Editor
September 30, 2021
A Return to the Student Lifestyle

A Return to the Student Lifestyle

Zaynah Shah, Audrey Combs, and Parth Mishra
September 29, 2021
The Common App allows for students to apply to colleges nationwide through essay formatted prompts.

College essay prompts change to reflect values of this year

Zaynah Shah, AVT Page Editor
September 23, 2021
Best performing on the beam, Carly Oniki (22) hopes to bring her talents along with her to the UPenn gymnastics team.

Carly Oniki (‘22) commits to UPenn for gymnastics

Zaynah Shah, AVT Editor
September 22, 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
Nandrolone is a performance-enhancing steroid that builds muscle and strength in its users. Its also highly illegal in professional sports.

A’s player Ramon Laureano suspended for use of steroids

Zaynah Shah, Page Editor
August 24, 2021
Amador students Joe Dai and Leo Shao pitched their petition and proposals to other business CTE classes on campus.

By the bell: Amador students and staff reflect on the new schedule

Carol Xu and Zaynah Shah
August 23, 2021
Teachers, wearing black and stickers, greeted and showed their support for Amador Valley students as they show up for the first day of school.

Teachers show their support to students on the first day of school

Yi (Steven) Yang and Zaynah Shah
August 11, 2021
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