9-12, Amador Valley

McNerney Announces Winner of 11th District Congressional Art Competition  
May 2, 2011

Over the last wet and soggy weekend, Amador Drama was competing at the Ohlone College Theatre Festival in Fremont.  We had a smaller team going this year as the festival was at the same time as the opening weekend of the musical, but the students who went did a great job and persevered through the miserable weather.  Our small team did manage to get a few finalists spots:

Jen Amato, finalist in original monologue, dramatic

STANFORD, Calif. – On March 20, 2011, sixteen Pleasanton teams headed to Stanford for the annual Stanford Puzzle Hunt. The Puzzle Hunt started promptly at 9AM, leading Pleasanton students, who made up the majority of all Puzzle Hunt attendees, to rise early in the morning for the car trip to Stanford. The tournament began with an explanation of a sample problem by the Hunt coordinators, and then ended with a short skit. The skit was designed to give participants a glance at the theme of the Hunt; this year’s skit illustrated a scene from Ender’s Game.

STANFORD, CA – February 19, 2011 marked Amador Valley Math Team’s fourth year attending one of the largest math competitions in the United States. Twenty-two Pleasanton students made their way to Stanford University to attend the annual competition.

Thank you PTSA!

PLEASANTON, CA – In the early morning of Saturday, December 11, over 200 students made their way across Amador Valley High School to the multi-purpose room to attend one of the several NCCQM’s held this year. The NCCQM, or the North California Championship Qualifying Meet is a tryout for the North California Championship, which is held annually. Amador Valley started hosting this competition last year because it wanted a regional competition closer to Pleasanton, since most competitions are located in further places such as Stanford.

Biotechnology Students Visit Thoratec Corporation