Weekly roundup: A mariachi band’s Helpful Honda surprise, vaccine mandate protests, and more Ian Hanigan October 22, 2021A mariachi band from Godinez Fundamental High School in Santa Ana recently received some unexpected kindness from the SoCal Helpful...
Two OC educators are among five 2022 California Teachers of the Year Ian Hanigan October 15, 2021Alondra Diaz from Gates Elementary School in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District and Sovantevy “Sovey” Long-Latteri of La Sierra...
OC Youth Council leverages social norms to discourage underage drinking Ian Hanigan September 27, 2021Members of the Orange County Youth Council have an important message for their peers: The vast majority of high schoolers...
New WellSpace centers in Buena Park offer students a space to decompress Ian Hanigan September 23, 2021Gordon H. Beatty Middle School eighth-grader Sarah B. and Counselor Jodie Reddingius talk about the Zen garden at their school’s...
OCDE partners with Kaiser Permanente to pilot new Resilience in School Environments initiative Nichole Pichardo September 14, 2021As part of an ongoing effort to help inform and educate local communities about the importance of screening for Adverse...
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Here are risk factors and warning signs to know. Ian Hanigan September 8, 2021Between 2016 and 2018, suicide was the second leading cause of death among Orange County youth ages 15 to 19...
Weekly roundup: Santa Ana principal saluted as a ‘SoCal Hero,’ understanding quarantine guidance, and more Ian Hanigan August 27, 2021Like all Santa Ana Unified campuses, James Madison Elementary offered only distance learning for the entirety of the 2020-21 school...
State to require all school staff to show proof of vaccination or submit to weekly testing Ian Hanigan August 11, 2021California will require that all teachers and school employees show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or get tested on a...
Anaheim Elementary unveils new electric school buses for 2021-22 Ian Hanigan July 26, 2021A fleet of clean-energy electric buses is making its way to the Anaheim Elementary School District. AESD expects to take...
Weekly roundup: All California students now qualify for free school meals, educators gather for MTSS conference, and more Ian Hanigan July 23, 2021Starting this year, every public school student in Orange County will have the option to get meals at school for...