New artwork from Alameda students is on display at several Alameda libraries and Books Inc. through Alameda Education Foundation’s Art Across the Island program.

Pictured are Zoey Turman-Siskind, Benjamin and Julia Loeffler Siu making art in the K Gallery at Rhythmix Cultural Works as part of the Drawn, Quartered, Repurposed exhibit, running now through October 29th.

The Alameda High School (AHS) Amplify Club is launching its disposable plastic waste prevention program at a second Alameda restaurant. The Amplify Club announced recently they have expanded the program to include Hang Ten Boiler at 2315 Santa Clara Ave.

Under the tutelage of Frances Kahuanui-Johnson, the Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) summer camp interns were a crucial part of this years AEF summer camps. The interns gained experience in leadership by working with younger children.

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.