About 240 students from Eldorado Middle School in Concord visited Alameda Point to observe harbor seals on March 22. The school participates in an educational program sponsored by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito called Ocean Ambassadors.

Members of the Lincoln Middle School (LMS) Music Boosters Club, a non-profit parent organization supporting the LMS music program, started a change.org petition to prevent a second pay cut to LMS’ music director’s salary.

The Alameda Kiwanis Foundation is advising all graduating seniors from Alameda’s high schools to apply for its 2022 college scholarships. Alameda Kiwanis will dole out $61,000 in scholarships.

A scout master who has likely guided more boys to become Eagle Scouts than any leader in Alameda history was honored Sunday, March 20, by nearly 200 scouts, family members, and friends as he closed out his scouting career by inducting his final four Eagles.

Alameda High School (AHS) drama teacher, Zachary Morris, was searching for a play to direct when a student recommended one he wasn’t familiar with, She Kills Monsters. The play is a dramedy by Qui Nguyen that debuted in 2011.

Claire Howell is the first girl from Alameda to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America’s national Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scouts) program.

The USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum will hold its CarrierCon event Saturday March 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Members of the School-Based Health Center’s (SBHC) Youth Advisory Boards at Alameda high School (AHS) and Encinal High School (EHS) held Healthy Relationships fairs at their schools earlier this month.

EHS’ fair took place on March 2, while AHS’ fair took place on March 4.

The Alameda Free Library will be hosting a virtual author visit with author/illustrator Nidhi Chanani on Wednesday, March 16, at 4 p.m. on Zoom, and streaming the webinar for public viewers in the Stafford room simultaneously.

State Farm agent Kelly Lux and her State Farm team donated $500 to Alameda High School (AHS) teacher John Dalton’s Advanced Filmmaking Class.