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Students Learn WWII History on the Hornet

Encinal High School teacher, Jarred Fobian, needed assistance with funding to take his students on a field trip to the USS Hornet, to learn about US and local history related to WWII.

He wrote: “Thank you so very much for helping fund our field trip! Students who attended were put into groups and learned about how the Hornet was part of the Space Race, WWII, new technology and about Japanese Internment as well as the 442nd.

AEF Helps Fund Mental Health Support for Students

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but we don’t need a special month to tell us that our children are in crisis. Since 2017, rates of anxiety and depression among California’s children have shot up by 70% and one-third of California adolescents experienced serious psychological distress between 2019 and 2021, including a 20% increase in adolescent suicides.

But thanks to generous AEF donors, AEF is able to help provide vital support for our students,

EJSHS student Sabastian Saechao standing with teacher Maggie Adams

Encinal Student Wins Photography Award

Alameda Education Foundation is a strong supporter of AUSD’s Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways program that provides hands-on learning designed to prepare students with 21st century job skills.

CTE Program Director Felicia Vargas reached out to AEF for help with a special project. Maggie Adams, a CTE Digital Film pathway teacher at Encinal Junior & Senior High School (EJSHS), includes essential elements of photo composition in her course. Ms. Adams recently shared her students’

Hoops, They Did it Again!

Lincoln Boys Take AEF Middle School Basketball Championships

Coming off a double championship in the Girls division, the Lincoln Middle School boys’ teams were not to be outdone. The Lions scored a double victory by clinching the Alameda Education Foundation’s (AEF) Boys Basketball championships in Divisions I and II.

In a very competitive league, the Lincoln DI overcame an initial deficit to overtake the Academy of Alameda (AOA) Olympians in the DI championship on March 28 by a score of 30 –

Prom Party Packs a Powerful Punch

From Edison PTA President Tara Navarro:

“Edison School PTA recently held a Spring Auction & Gala 2023 to raise money for programs such as art and garden education, field trips and assemblies, classroom supplies, school and academic support, reading interventionist support, and much more. Because of COVID, this was the first time the event has been held since spring of 2019. The PTA chose to have an 80s-themed prom event which, in addition to helping to raise funds,

Sponsoring African American and Multi-Ethnic Family Session

Danielle Pharr-Matthews, Principal at Ruby Bridges Elementary, wanted to create a special event for families in her school community where African American and Multi-ethnic parents, guardians and students would be able to share stories and ask questions in a caring environment. Danielle asked AEF to help sponsor this event and we were happy to do so as it was aligned with our focus on equity.

Here’s what Principal Pharr-Matthews wrote after the event:

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