Our 4 middle schools (ACLC/Nea, Lincoln, The Academy and Wood) have finished 6 weeks and 24 games of basketball. On February 21, 22, 23 and 24 we will have the championship playoffs and the Championship games on February 28th and 29th with all games played at the new Alameda Boys and Girls Club. The B team games will start at 4PM each day and the A team games will start at 5PM.
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Purchase your tickets by November 20th to help save the planet!
Recycle Woman is a super hero whose alias is Miss Alameda. Recycle Woman made a promise to herself that she would do everything in her power to help save the planet and the people of the world. Her super powers help her accomplish this mission by giving her the ability to fly and show people images of the planet’s condition due to pollution and mistreatment,
Wood Beavers Fell the Competition in Middle School Volleyball Championships
An exciting and competitive middle school co-ed volleyball season came to a close Tuesday when the #1 seeded Wood Middle School Beavers defended challengers to clinch the championship titles in both the A and B divisions. The Middle School Sports program is run by the Alameda Education Foundation.
Wood dominated the B division this year with an undefeated record.
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SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS!
Adopt A Classroom
This year, the community adopted 78 classrooms! That’s $39,000 that went directly into the classroom to impact student learning through such things as field trips, purchasing of materials, and special project. This is a 40% increase over last year!
Enrichment
The 2010-2011 school year saw 2,237 registrations for AEF’s after-school Enrichment program where students participated in classes in art, music, foreign languages, creative writing,
Tricia Collins-Levi was a dedicated AEF Board Member for many years who worked tirelessly to involve the business community in her passion for public education. In her memory, the Tricia Collins-Levi Business Award was established to recognize businesses which provide on-going support for Alameda public schools. This award is presented every year at Salute to Education. We hope you will join us April 29th and help us honor our supportive business community!
The Alameda Education Foundation (AEF), in conjunction with the Alameda Civic Ballet (ACB), is helping Alameda public school children attend ACB’s production of United We Dance, a multi-ethnic showcase of dances from around the world. On Friday, April 29th, over 1,100 Alameda children will attend the special showing. AEF provided scholarships for over 300 students and is sponsoring this special performance to enable students to attend at a discounted rate.
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Thank you Alameda!
By over a two to one margin, you showed your support for continued quality education in Alameda. The fact that current economic conditions made this a difficult choice for many indicates our community’s willingness to sacrifice to ensure that Alameda students have the educational resources, programs and conditions they need for success. Thank you to the Alameda SOS campaign committee who did an exceptional job of galvanizing the community to pass Measure A.
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AEF President Bill Sonneman, third from left, presents a check from “All Together Now” to Superintendent Kirsten Vital and several Alameda principals at the January 11, 2011 Board of Education meeting. These funds will support music, art and drama programs in Alameda public schools. Photo courtesy of AEF.
The Alameda Education Foundation presented a check for Art, Music and Drama support in the schools at the January 11, 2011 AUSD Board Meeting.
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