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Weekly roundup: A Mendez memorial, national assessment scores, Imaginology festival, district news and more

April 13, 2018

The City of Westminster is moving forward with plans to build a park and monument commemorating the landmark Mendez et al v. Westminster decision that scrapped the legal justifications for school segregation. ... Read More

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Weekly roundup: Students’ battle of the books, 43 OC schools win ‘Distinguished’ prize, and more

Fermin Leal

April 6, 2018

Anaheim Hills Elementary held its third annual Battle of the Books this spring. But instead of students facing off against each other, they decide to challenge another campus. The school battled neighboring ... Read More

Weekly roundup: From adversity to honor rolls, state Academic Decathlon results, OC educators honored, and more

Ian Hanigan

March 30, 2018

Lorena Cruz believes she might be a dropout statistic if not for the support she received at Laurel House, a shelter for at-risk youth. Instead, the senior at Foothill High School in Tustin is heading to col... Read More

Weekly roundup: Students investigate simulated crime in CSI program, Academic Decathlon team prepares for state final, and more

Fermin Leal

March 23, 2018

Twenty students from Thurston Middle School in Laguna Beach spent an afternoon this week aboard the Ocean Institute’s Pilgrim ship in Dan Point Harbor as they worked to solve a crime. The staged scenario, ca... Read More

Weekly roundup: Student walkouts, National History Day, OC’s STEM courses, a middle school hoops tournament, and more

Ian Hanigan

March 16, 2018

Our lead item in this week's roundup is the story that made front pages across the country. Students from campuses throughout the U.S., including an untold number from Orange County, participated in Wednesday’s... Read More

Weekly roundup: Custodian surprised with new car, students visit Blizzard campus and more

Fermin Leal

March 9, 2018

Ever helpful Mater Dei custodian Victor Bautista was surprised with the new car he received as a special thanks for his more than two decades of mopping up messes, moving desks from here to there and generally ... Read More

Weekly roundup: Girls Engineering Day in Anaheim, Chinese New Year, new social-emotional learning guidelines and more

Ian Hanigan

March 2, 2018

More than 120 middle and high school girls built bridges out of plastic straws, designed roadways, learned about watersheds and collaborated on other engineering-related projects last Saturday at South Junior H... Read More

Weekly roundup: Students learn to follow the food chain, research program honors fallen WWII heroes, and more

Fermin Leal

February 23, 2018

Orange high school students are learning through hands-on experience about food production through the new Youth Food Literacy Program. The Orange County Register chronicled how 13 juniors and seniors from E... Read More

Weekly roundup: Auto repair contest emphasizes tech skills, a ‘Dude Be Nice’ campaign, and more

Ian Hanigan

February 16, 2018

So this was the challenge: Inspect a car and fix as many problems as you can find in one hour. As the Orange County Register reported this week, a dozen local automotive students paired up in teams and race... Read More

Weekly roundup: Students honor MLK, ‘decathletes’ face off in Super Quiz and more

Fermin Leal

February 9, 2018

Students at Villa Park High School decided to honor Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy by creating the VPHS Serve-A-Thon. Dozens of Spartans from Link Crew, National Honor Society, Operation Package Club and ot... Read More

Weekly roundup: A Mendez memorial, national assessment scores, Imaginology festival, district news and more

Weekly roundup: Students’ battle of the books, 43 OC schools win ‘Distinguished’ prize, and more

Weekly roundup: From adversity to honor rolls, state Academic Decathlon results, OC educators honored, and more

Weekly roundup: Students investigate simulated crime in CSI program, Academic Decathlon team prepares for state final, and more

Weekly roundup: Student walkouts, National History Day, OC’s STEM courses, a middle school hoops tournament, and more

Weekly roundup: Custodian surprised with new car, students visit Blizzard campus and more

Weekly roundup: Girls Engineering Day in Anaheim, Chinese New Year, new social-emotional learning guidelines and more

Weekly roundup: Students learn to follow the food chain, research program honors fallen WWII heroes, and more

Weekly roundup: Auto repair contest emphasizes tech skills, a ‘Dude Be Nice’ campaign, and more

Weekly roundup: Students honor MLK, ‘decathletes’ face off in Super Quiz and more

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Project Based Learning encourages collaboration in classrooms

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners provides multilingual and multicultural support

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Deaf and Hard of Hearing

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners unit offers resources and guidance

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Annual workshop helps students and families prepare for college

OCDE in 30 Seconds: OCDE provides services for infants with hearing loss

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Resources and networking opportunities available to OC families

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Career technical education offers STEM opportunities for all students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: PAL program built on the philosophy of students helping students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Friday Night Live empowers youth to be leaders in their communities

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OCDE in 30 Seconds: The OCDE print shop makes business cards, books, brochures and more

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Nutrition programs focus on ‘the whole child’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Now in its 40th year, the VSA Festival is ‘Soaring to Greater Heights’

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OCDE in 30 Seconds: Here’s a little known fact about OCDE’s Business Services division

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A traveling scientist from Inside the Outdoors brings a guest

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A quick look at the National History Day program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT division supports the technology needs of Orange County schools

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A brief look at the ‘Move More Eat Healthy’ program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: We break down the Orange County Academic Decathlon in half a minute