Community Opportunities for SMUHSD Students

Serving as a youth commissioner is an excellent way for our younger community members to get involved! Teens will work alongside city representatives, learn about the public process, and represent the interests and perspectives of our community's youth.

This opportunity is open to teens ages 13 to 17 who live or study in the city of San Mateo.

Youth commissioner applicants must complete the Youth Commissioner Application Form and email it to the City Clerk's Office at clerk@cityofsanmateo.org.

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, September 16, 5 p.m.

In collaboration with Stanford Climate Week, Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action (SVYCA) will host its first‑ever Youth for Earth (Y4E) Hackathon for Bay Area high school students. The event convenes students, industry, and decision‑makers to exchange innovative environmental software solutions through a pitch presentation format.

The Hackathon Prompt releases on September 20, which is four (4) weeks before Stanford Climate Week, which takes place from October 19-25. During this four‑week Design Period, students can develop their project. The mandatory one‑day project pitch happens during Stanford Climate Week on October 25, from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Stanford campus.

Tentative prizes are $300 for 1st place, $150 for 2nd, and $100 for 3rd. 

Registrations closes on Saturday, September 19, 11:59 p.m. at tinyurl.com/svycahackathon26. You can register individually or with a team of up to three members.

Contact sanmateoyca@gmail.com for any inquiries related to the Y4E Hackathon.

NAMI San Mateo County announced the fall cohort of its Uplift Teen Group (UTG), a free, interactive six-week support program designed to help teens build emotional resilience, reduce low mood, and manage anxious thoughts. This support group is virtual and open to ALL 9th-12th grade students in California.

Each session will include practical coping skills and at-home activities to reinforce learning.

Details

• Saturdays: September 26 - October 31, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Meetings held virtually on Zoom, 
• RSVP

The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) recognizes that California’s young people will inherit complex environmental challenges and will become the next generation to make improvements and create protections to benefit all future Californians. The California Environmental Youth Advisory Council (Youth Council) provides a platform for California’s future leaders to advise CalEPA and its Boards, Departments and Office (BDOs) on pressing environmental issues. 

CalEPA is seeking applications from California youth representing the state’s geographically, culturally, socioeconomically, and racially diverse communities, including tribes, urban and rural communities, and communities most impacted by environmental and health hazards. 

Apply by September 21.

You don’t have to be an expert to be there for someone. 💛

This National Suicide Prevention Month, let’s learn how to recognize when someone may be struggling and how we can show up for the people we care about. 🌻

Join allcove San Mateo for our National Suicide Prevention Month Workshop!
📅 Monday, September 28th
⏰ 5–6pm
📍 allcove San Mateo

No registration necessary!