The Beyond Sport Foundation, which celebrates inspirational organizations worldwide that use sport to address social issues, announced its annual Beyond Sport Global Awards shortlist last week. From 300 entries, the I-Tri program, which is based in East Hampton and promotes leadership and life skills for girls through athletics, was one of 37 organizations on the list.

Since 2009, the foundation’s annual awards have attracted 2,425 projects from 2,500 organizations in 148 countries, covering 37 sports.

“We’ve applied to this award in the past, and this is the first time we’ve got this far,” Theresa Roden, the founder and executive director of I-Tri, said. “There were entries from across the globe, so the fact that I-Tri, from this little corner of Long Island, has a shot at winning is just amazing.”

On the Beyond Sports website, the shortlisted organizations are described as “a diverse portfolio of work, from organizations raising awareness of endangered marine habitats through sailing with fishermen in Vietnam; to the use of triathlons in empowering adolescent girls on Long Island; to a groundbreaking digital media training program that uses football to provide underserved youth with the skills, support, and a public platform to make their voices heard.”

I-Tri is also listed as one of three hopefuls within the category “Sport for Health and Well-Being.”

The awards will be announced during a two-day event in New York City on July 26 and 27. The overall winner will receive $50,000, and winners in each of 11 categories will also take home a cash prize.

“We’ve got a one-in-37 chance to win the overall prize and a one-in-three shot at winning our category. I’m very excited,” Ms. Roden said.

“Decadance”

Dancehampton, a studio in East Hampton, will present “Decadance,” its annual recital, on Friday, June 16, and again on June 17 in the East Hampton High School auditorium. Dancers from preschool through high school age will showcase their talents in a 6 p.m. Friday show and at 1 p.m. on June 17. Tickets are $15 in advance at the studio on Lumber Lane, $20 at the door.

Father’s Day and More

Father’s Day is just around the corner and libraries are giving kids a chance to prepare this week. On Saturday, the Montauk Library will have a card and gift-making session for ages 4 and up from 3 to 4 p.m.

A Father’s Day story and craft time for ages 4 to 6 will happen on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the East Hampton Library.

Also in East Hampton, kids in middle school can turn T-shirts into summer tote bags today at 5 p.m. They can take in an old shirt of their own or use one provided by the library.

Teens will have the run of the place tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m., after the library closes to everyone else. On Saturday at 2 p.m., high school students can use beads, duct tape, and other embellishments to add bling to a plain pair of sunglasses. A writing and drawing group for high school students happens from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

On Friday, June 16, children 4 and older will get a glimpse into life before computers, smartphones, and digital cameras. The library will have old-fashioned cameras, slide projectors, and toys from days of yore on hand for kids to examine before they make a time capsule showing what sort of toys and gadgets are popular today. The program starts at 3:30 p.m. Advance registration has been requested for all of the above.

New Chess Club Meeting

At the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton, a JumpBunch movement and fitness program will get kids 3 and older on their feet and on the move tomorrow at 4 p.m. The session will offer a quick introduction to a variety of sports from soccer to lacrosse.

The library is also partnering with Hampton Chess on a chess club for ages 7 to 12 that will meet for the first time on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Players at all levels will be welcomed.

Sign Language Session

Ashley Oliver, an educator at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton, will introduce children 3 and older to American Sign Language on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Participants will learn the signs for common plants and animals. Advance registration has been requested.

Over $300,000 worth of scholarships was awarded last week to 58 graduating seniors at East Hampton High School, out of a class of 171.

The East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society presented 18 scholarships for a total of $146,000. Fourteen of the following recipients received $8,000 each, one received $4,000, and three received $10,000 each: Cybele Adamcewicz, Georgia Aldrich, Theodore Calabrese, Dylan Camacho, Freddy Sanchez Charchipulla, Jillian Czarnecki, Cecilia de Havenon, Francesca Denaro, Samantha Dossantos, Emma Foster, Jordan Foster, Danielle Futerman, Kathleen McGovern, Margaret Ryan, Marikate Ryan, Olivia Suter, Andrew Wilson, Philippe Zablotsky.

Ms. Denaro and Mr. Wilson each won a $10,000 four-year scholarship from the Greater East Hampton Education Foundation, the first year the organization made two such awards. The two were the evening’s top award-winners, with 14 and 12 scholarships respectively.

In addition, the education foundation presented 10 book scholarships, to Grace Amaden, Ciara Bowen, Mr. Calabrese, Ms. Dossantos, Jacqueline Espinoza-Perez, Emma Foster, Abby Nanci-Ross, Ashley Simons, Ms. Suter, and Elizabeth Tigre.

Four fire departments presented scholarships to residents of their districts. In Amagansett, Brendan DiSunno was the recipient. In East Hampton, the winners were Ms. Czarnecki, Trisha Estuye, and Marikate Ryan. The Springs Fire Department’s David M. King Memorial Scholarship went to Karen Blandon, Sandra Arevalo Fajardo, Ms. Futerman, and Ruby Talmage, and the Montauk Fire Department gave scholarships to Gavin Moucha, Vanessa Hammond, Dylan Schleider, and Ms. Adamcewicz.

The two-hour presentation ceremony also saw scholarships awarded from local businesses such as Riverhead Building Supply and Bridgehampton National Bank; personal ones set up by families as memorials to loved ones; arts organizations, including the Hamptons International Film Festival; teacher associations, PTA committees, and political groups, including the East Hampton Democratic Committee and the East Hampton Republican Club.

Altogether, some 66 local organizations awarded scholarships

An agenda item on Tuesday’s East Hampton School Board meeting caused alarm among several audience members until they were reassured that it did not mean the board had decided to build a bus depot on the high school campus.

What is known as a negative declaration in an environmental impact study prepared by the district’s engineering company, V.H.B., regarding a bus depot near Cedar Street caused the alarm. Such a study is required if the board goes ahead with the plan, and V.H.B. found that doing so “would not result in a significant adverse environmental impact.”

J.P. Foster, the board president, cooled down the reaction of those at the meeting who are members of the ad hoc Cedar Street committee by announcing that the board was continuing to investigate the possibility of building a depot on Springs-Fireplace Road, along a mostly industrial stretch.

Vito Brullo, a member of the Cedar Street committee, said he had prepared remarks but, in light of Mr. Foster’s assurances, would reserve his comments “until further developments come about.”

Mr. Foster reminded those present that the district does not own the Springs-Fireplace Road site and would need to purchase it from East Hampton Town. “We’re working with the town,” he said, adding that Supervisor Larry Cantwell is “very aware of our intentions, and we’ve made our intentions very clear to him. . . . We’re going to do our best.”

In response, Chuck Collins, who was in the audience, voiced relief. “Thank you guys for listening to our concerns. I trust and hope you will continue to listen. I’m heartened to hear you are still looking at Springs-Fireplace, which we feel is a good option,” Mr. Collins said.

Family Day at LongHouse

The gardens of the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton will be filled with music and the sounds of children exploring on Saturday, weather permitting. The annual Family Day, a free event postponed from earlier this month, will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include a visit from two children’s book authors, Katharine Holabird and Hilary Knight. Ms. Holabird is best known as the creator of the Angelina Ballerina series. Mr. Knight’s drawings brought the beloved character Eloise to life. Parents and grandparents may also recognize his illustrations from such titles as “Where’s Wallace” and the “Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle” series. Also on Saturday, there will be family tours of the gardens, a birdwatching walk, and art projects.

Classical Music on S.I.

Families with a love of classical music may want to hop on the South Ferry on Sunday for a trip to the Perlman Music Program on Shelter Island, which will host a free day of music and activities at its campus at 73 Shore Road. The day’s fun will begin at 11:30 a.m. and is best suited for kids 4 to 10. The Perlman Music Program, founded by the violinist Itzhak Perlman, trains talented young string musicians in intensive summer sessions followed up by year-round mentoring. Advance registration has been requested for Sunday’s events and can be done online at perlmanmusicprogram.org.

Block Party at CMEE

The Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton will host a block party this weekend, with real building blocks, stomp-rockets, crafts, games, and chalk street art. The fun runs from 10 a.m. to noon and costs $14. Members get in free. Looking ahead, the museum’s monthly Pizza and Pajama Night will happen at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack on Friday, June 2. Families will have a chance to explore all the garden’s nooks and crannies during a scavenger hunt designed for the event, which runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. In case of rain, it will be held at the museum. The cost is $12, but members get in free. Advance registration has been requested for both events.

Salamander Search

Andy Sabin, an expert on local amphibians, will lead families on a search for the eastern tiger salamander in its larval aquatic stage during a South Fork Natural History Museum outing on Saturday morning at 10 in Bridgehampton. Mr. Sabin, who is the president of the museum’s board of directors, is known around these parts as Mr. Salamander for his encyclopedic knowledge of these creatures and their habits. Participants on Saturday will join him as he uses a seining net to pull up examples of the larval salamanders and also some frog tadpoles. Later that day, at 2 p.m., the museum will lead a family birding expedition at the Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Noyac. Families with children 6 and older will keep their eyes out for black-capped chickadees, wild turkeys, ruby-throated hummingbirds, woodpeckers, ducks, terns, and other birds. Binoculars have been suggested, but the museum has a limited number of pairs to lend with advance notice. There is a $4 parking fee at the refuge. On Sunday at 10:30 a.m., families can scour the beach for sea glass and try to imagine together the story that each piece tells and how it might be used. Advance registration is required for all programs.

Lend a Hand

Camp SoulGrow is enlisting young helpers to lend a hand during a fund-raising effort on Saturday and Sunday at the Montauket, the popular sunset spot in Montauk. Kids 7 and older will sell baked goods, custom dog tags, and sunglasses along with an adult. There is space for three helpers per two-hour time slot. Spots can be reserved by emailing [email protected].

Lots at the Libraries

There’s a lot happening for kids and teens this week at the East Hampton Library and the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, starting with a teen trivia night at John Jermain tomorrow at 6. Teams of three to five players formed in advance or at the library will compete in six rounds, with prizes and pizza as their rewards. The evening is open to students in 7th through 12th grades.

On Saturday at the library, students entering sixth through ninth grade can learn about the Battle of the Books reading trivia program during a kickoff party at 11 a.m. Over the summer, participants can read eight books, join in weekly trivia sessions, and perhaps earn an opportunity to represent John Jermain in a countywide trivia contest on Aug. 12. Parents have also been invited to Saturday’s party.

The East Hampton Library will screen the family movie “Sing” on Saturday at noon. Also that day, high school students can make Steampunk-inspired insect sculptures using metal, clay, and wire from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

On Saturday, children ages 4 and up will decorate a photo frame with shells and other beachy things during a workshop at 3 p.m. They can all scream (wait, it’s a library, please whisper) for ice cream next Thursday at 4 as they learn to make this sweet treat the old-fashioned way.

Kids 7 and older will learn the basics of electronics during a Snap Circuits program at the library on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Another is scheduled for June 7 at the same time.

A hands-on program for babies up to 3 years old on Friday, June 2, at 10:30 a.m. will stimulate their senses as they engage in activities, play games, and explore toys with their adult companions. Advance registration has been requested for most programs.

Seventy-three East Hampton High School students were recognized at the school last week for outstanding achievement in Spanish, French, and Latin, under the umbrella of the World Languages Honor Society. The students streamed into the auditorium waving world flags, with the French language-learners sporting berets and the Latin students wearing ancient Roman-inspired headdresses.

In a speech to parents and the community, Kristine Swickard, the school’s language department coordinator, congratulated the 48 students who were inducted into Sociedad Honoraire La Hispanica, the 10 inducted into La Société Honoraire de Francais, and 15 others inducted into the Societas Honoris Latina. Some, she noted, achieved honor status in two clubs.

Ms. Swickard also took the opportunity to announce that Amy Cole, who has taught French in East Hampton for 12 years, is moving away from the area. As a parting tribute, her students prepared a top-10 list of “Why I will miss Mme. Cole.” They read the list in French and English, reducing their teacher to tears.

Ms. Cole told The Star in a phone interview that there had been whisperings at the school about dismantling the French program. “I really hope they don’t do that‚“ she said. “The students have such a strong French program in the middle school that many of them really want to continue and become fluent in high school.”

Over the last 20 years, the Springs School has accomplished what mainstream opera — in its 400 or so years of history — has been unable to do: engage a young audience.

Each year at the school, fourth graders have helped to stage an opera. It is no easy feat, but with the tireless efforts of Colleen McGowan, the school’s coordinator of the visual arts program, and Sue Ellen O’Connor, a coordinator of the opera program from its inception, this perennial event has become something of a highlight in the community.

Now, one of those productions — number 18 — has been turned into a book.

The pair of teachers were involved for 19 of the last 20 productions, shepherding operas based on a variety of topics, from bullying and other social issues to more emotional tales of breakups of parents and friends. Over the years historical events and East End folklore were also dramatized, such as the 1929 fire that burned down the school and — Ms. McGowan and Ms. O’Connor’s all-time favorite — the search for locally buried pirate treasure.

“Bound for Gardiner’s Island” told the adventures of a group of restless Springs children who set off by boat for that island in the hope of finding the chest of gold supposedly buried there by Captain Kidd in 1699. It was a perfect opportunity to weave together local history, original East End characters, storytelling, music, and a good old-fashioned lesson of thankfulness and appreciation of home.

Ms. O’Connor decided the opera was a good one to be translated into a book. “We received a very generous grant of about $1,800 from the Greater East Hampton Education Foundation to turn this into a book,” she by phone. “That paid for us to self-publish the book and get it on Amazon.” It is currently for sale for $8.99.

But to get there, Ms. O’Connor said, required a monumental effort by all involved. She called the project “a true labor of love.”

Ms. McGowan explained that last year’s fourth graders were assigned the task of creating the book. With the help of their teachers, they embarked upon deep research into Gardiner’s Island and its link to piracy during the late 1600s.

Next, students edited the original opera’s script so it worked more like a storybook. Other fourth graders depicted scenes with colorful renderings of the story’s characters. Original music by Kyril Bromley and Angelina Monica, the musical director, is also featured throughout the pages.

For Ms. McGowan, the book is a lasting vestige of her involvement with the opera project. She said she has always been a passionate supporter of opera, and, after attending three teacher workshops at the Metropolitan Opera, she knew she had to find a way to hook her students as well.

Ms. O’Connor believes books translated from live performances teach young kids to read aloud, something they don’t often do. Many of the lines in the book are written in couplet or song, so students learn how to enunciate, explained Ms. O’Connor, who was a schoolteacher for 43 years, and this helps develop public-speaking skills.

Her dream is to create a printed volume of all 19 operas she worked on at the Springs School to serve as a teaching tool for schools everywhere.

Or, simply as a reminder that there is no place like Springs: “There’s no need to travel far / We’re happy where we are / Each spring we see the osprey / we’re happy for each day / Treasure wouldn’t change our lives / We’re happy where we are / there’s no need to travel far.”

While voters were busy casting ballots on budgets and board members last Tuesday, the East Hampton School Board discussed the fate of its full-day prekindergarten program at the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center, ultimately agreeing to offer 72 spots in next year’s program, 18 more than this year.

To avoid a lottery system for the program, the district “raised the amount we pay to the center from approximately $500,000 to $644,000 for the year,” said Richard Burns, the district’s superintendent. “It was one of the largest increases in our budget.” However, he pointed out that despite increased funding, the Eleanor Whitmore Center would not agree last week to a five-year contract the district had hoped for, and only signed on for one. The superintendent called it, “the best viable option we have at this point.”

Several board members appeared irritated by this news.

“This disappoints me,” said John J. Ryan Sr., a board member. “I thought we had an agreement. But we don’t have a viable option past a year.”

“This will be the third year for a one-year contract with them,” said J.P. Foster, the board’s president. “And the reason they gave us is that they’re not sure they will be in business after next year.”

“In every sense of the word, we are looking to expand,” the center’s administrative director, Maureen Wi­kane, said yesterday. “As all the research indicates, these early years are the critical years for child development and we continue to put forth our best effort to educate them.”

The center, which also offers tuition-based early education programs for younger children, has been providing the school district’s prekindergarten program for 4-year-olds for 20 years. In the 2015-16 school year, the district expanded the program to a full day.

“We are delighted to continue this relationship with the school district and look forward to future collaboration where the children flourish,” Ms. Wikane said. “We are thrilled to have finalized this contract and we are thrilled to be ready to register these children.”

Board members last week called the shorter contract “a ball from left field” and said it prompted “a total re-think.” Nevertheless, the board approved the shorter agreement and said meetings with the center would continue over the summer. Mr. Foster was the sole board member who opposed the motion and said, “We have to start looking at other options.”

Mr. Ryan, however, did not want to prolong the uncertainty for parents.

“We must let our population know we have a pre-K program. We have to do it. Otherwise it puts our parents nowhere,” he said.

The free program is open to students living in the district who will be 4 on or before Dec. 1. Registration will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday from June 12 through June 30 at the East Hampton School District office on Long Lane.

With Reporting by Carissa Katz

About Plastic Pollution

Erica Cirino, a science writer and artist, will lead a program for families on plastic pollution — its impacts and what to do about it — on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Amagansett Library. Her presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session and a workshop for children 8 and older.

Ms. Cirino, who is preparing to visit some of the most degraded ecosystems in Asia, has written for such publications as Scientific American, Audubon, The Atlantic, National Geographic Voices, and Nautilus magazine. She is a Safina Center Kalpana Launchpad Fellow. Advance registration has been requested.

On Sunday, the library has invited fifth through eighth graders to join in a drawing club at 2 p.m.

Exploring Forest and Pond

Participants in a forest and pond exploration with the South Fork Natural History Museum’s Crystal Oakes on Saturday should be prepared to get muddy. Ms. Oakes will lead a visit to the forest near Long Pond in Sag Harbor, where families will use two-person seine nets to find the animal life that lives there and then examine it under magnifiers and microscopes. The outing begins at 10 a.m. Families have been asked to register in advance with the museum.

Paint Like Picasso

Joyce Raimondo, an artist and children’s author, will work with kids to paint like Picasso on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Montauk Library. Ms. Raimondo will introduce participants to Picasso’s varied portraits before turning over the oil pastels and paints. The program is for kids in kindergarten and above, and registration is required in advance.

Kindness Bombs

Ever hear of a “kind bomb”? If you haven’t, prepare to find out what one is on Tuesday at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton, where kids 7 to 12 will be engaging in random acts of kindness starting at 4 p.m.

Next Thursday at 4 p.m., the library will hold a kickoff meeting for kids interested in taking part in the Battle of the Books countywide trivia contest. Those who join in the fun should be entering sixth through ninth grades in the fall and should be willing to commit to weekly meetings and then the contest on Aug. 12.

Both the Springs and Sag Harbor School Districts, where the budgets passed easily, will have new school board members come July.

In Springs, where Tim Frazier’s was the only name on the ballot, three write-in candidates swooped in last week, adding last-minute interest to the race for the two available seats. Mr. Frazier, who is the board’s vice president, kept his seat with 209 votes. Patrick Brabant, who got 176 write-in votes, will also take a seat on the board.

The Springs School’s $28.1 million budget for 2017-18 was approved 298 to 105. The budget is 2.15 percent higher than this year’s.

Voters also approved a three-year installment purchase agreement for a 66-passenger bus for a total estimated cost of $99,788; 289 said yes, 114 voted no.

Sag Harbor

Five hopefuls vied for three spots on the Sag Harbor School Board. Diana Kolhoff, an incumbent, and Alex Kriegsman, a newcomer, claimed two seats. Ms. Kolhoff had 884 votes; Mr. Kriegsman got 910. The third spot went to January Kerr, an attorney and writer, who got 866 votes, ousting Sandi Kruel and Theresa Samot, longtime board members, who received 452 and 366 votes.

Voters approved a $39.9 million budget for next year, an increase of $1.13 million over this year, with 973 saying yes and 269 voting no. The tax levy will increase by 3.49 percent but remains under the state-mandated cap.

Voters endorsed a new transportation fleet capital reserve fund, at no extra cost to the taxpayers, as it will be funded from a previously established reserve fund, in a 962-to-263 vote. Also approved was a proposition to allow the district to spend $1.2 million from its capital reserve fund to replace windows at Pierson Middle and High School and the Sag Harbor Elementary School. That vote was 1,042 to 190.