Athletics & Fitness
Middle School Sports
ACLC middle schoolers combine with their sister school, Nea, to field teams in Volleyball, Basketball, and Track, including a Cross Country Running Club.
The Nea/ACLC Ninja Hawks compete with other Alameda middle school teams on a regular, seasonal schedule. In 2020, the NinjaHawks Girls Basketball Team won the Citywide Championship for the second year running!
Alameda's middle school sports program is organized by the Alameda Education Foundation.
ACLC middle schoolers also take advantage of local opportunities such as the Youth Ultimate (Frisbee) Program or the Oakland Strokes Rowing Club.
High School Sports
ACLC high schoolers who are Alameda residents* can participate on sports teams with either Alameda or Encinal High School, depending on their high school residency zone. This includes all sports offered at either high school, including baseball, cheerleading, cross country, football, softball, track, basketball, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and more.
*ACLC High Schoolers who are not Alameda residents can still be part of ACLC's illustrious ultimate frisbee tradition (see below).
Our Ultimate Tradition
ACLC was the birthplace of organized ultimate frisbee for youth in Alameda. In the early 2000's, ACLC learners and facilitator Mike de Sousa started a high school team that won nine State Championships in its first decade (2004-2014). The middle school team won the first ever middle school California State Championship in 2014. Both teams still compete today (under the auspices of the Alameda Youth Ultimate Program) with ACLC learners making up about half of the program's participants at both middle and high school levels.
Physical Education
Middle School Program
High School Program
ACLC high school learners typically have PE 2 days/week in 9th and 10th grade.
Learners (6th-12th Grade) may also take Basketball Fitness as an elective.