Schools
Strong Storm Knocks Over 150-Year-Old Oak Tree
Maya Lin School community says ‘bye’ to oldest member
Last Thursday’s storm brought strong wind gusts and continuous rain that undermined the root system of a California live oak tree that has lived on the Maya Lin Elementary School campus since the 1860s.
New Faces Grace Council, School Board; M1 Fails
Alamedans woke up on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to learn that Donald Trump had defeated Hillary Clinton; the Trumps, not the Clintons will be moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in January.
Students Gather for Presidential Debate
On Monday evening, Sept. 26, 110 Encinal High School students in Kevin Gorham’s Advanced Placement Government and Politics class convened at Wescafe for dinner and to watch the first presidential debate of the 2016 election.
Congratulations to the Classes of 2016
Island’s high school students graduate, receive diplomas
Local Chosen for Scholarship
Alameda Resident Abigail Leong, has been awarded a President’s Scholarship worth $25,000 a year — along with the opportunity to earn even more from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, Wash.
Students Recognized as Ocean Guardians
Congresswoman honors Lincoln Middle School students’ efforts
List of Graduates in Alameda’s Classes of 2014
Encinal High School
Jhunel Abellon, Maria Acosta, Tait Adams, Lachlan Addicott, Shariffa Ahmed, Emmal Ahmadzaoy, Carlo Alfaro, Ariana Alonso, Brooke Anderson, Stacie Aori, Jeremy Ardourel, Munkhjil Ariunbold, Zachary Bailey, Benjamin Paolo Baquiran, Jessica Barrett, Lawren Bartlett, Francis Bautista, Kendall Beering, Peter Bradas, Simone Bremond, Benjamin Briggance, Brianna Brown, Dashawnte Buress, Brian Cai, Emma Canalin, Lindsay Carnahan, Tyrel Carrigan, Eiza Cataquian, Jade Chan, Qian Chen, Yu Qiang Chen, Yin Hang Cheuk, Warisara Chiewpanit, Bobby Ching, Amber Chiu, Connie Chu, Karisa Coleman, Alyssa Corcino and Brea Cox Taylor.
Vital Heads South
Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) Superintendent Kirsten Vital will be leaving Alameda to take the reins of the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD). Vital’s new employer announced that its school board settled on Vital on Saturday, June 14.