More than 30 Bay Area youth helped layout 36 cubic yards of tree mulch at Cherry Grove Park in San Lorenzo. The event was put together by 100K Trees.

Encinal high student, Stella Madsen, was selected for the prestigious Student Enhancement in Earth and Space Science (SEES) summer internship to be held at The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Space Research.

On Friday, July 15, the Tomorrow Youth Repertory (TYR) held its opening night of Heathers The Musical at The Academy of Alameda Auditorium. Five students from Encinal High School (EHS), two actors and three on tech crew, participated in the show.

Youth scuba divers from Alameda and Alameda’s Sister City, Dumaguete, a city on Negros Island in the Philippines, will be conducting reef surveys and coral restoration in Dumaguete later this month.

This summer, the Alameda Free Library is hosting “Flashlight Fridays” for children ages 5-12. This program encourages young readers to read silently and independently.

The Alameda Police Department (APD) is holding several days of fishing for children six to 15 years old. APD’s Casting with Cops events will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays between July 19 to July 28, and on Monday, August 1 and Wednesday, August 3.

Girls Inc. of the Island City (GIIC) announced recently that it has hired Sarah Burton as its new CEO.

The Kiwanis Club of Alameda held a formal dinner for the recipients of their scholarship program on June 8 at the Alameda Elks Lodge Ballroom. The scholarships were funded by the Alameda Kiwanis Foundation.

Alameda native Michael Proffitt will have his Eagle Court of Honor ceremony on Wednesday, June 29, at the Alameda Elks Lodge 1015 after a two-year delay.

Bay Farm Elementary School student Analiese Tan’s artwork recently won a national contest for the cover of Music K8, a teaching resource for music teachers across the country. It is the first time a Bay Farm student has won first prize in the contest.