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Westminster School District celebrates its 150th anniversary, reflects on history

Vicky Nguyen October 3, 2022

Ocean View High School student gives teacher a cup of coffee.

Weekly roundup: Coffee cart teaches students career skills, OC Children’s Book Festival returns, and more

Madeline Gray September 29, 2022

La Quinta High School Music Teacher Darlene Machacon

La Quinta High music teacher honored for educational excellence

Madeline Gray September 29, 2022

ACCESS educators build relationships to promote better attendance

Vicky Nguyen September 28, 2022

Orange County Children’s Book Festival to promote diversity in literacy

Madeline Gray September 26, 2022

Weekly roundup: Brea Canyon High creates ‘Care Closet’ for students, national Blue Ribbon school, Hispanic Heritage Month, and more

Vicky Nguyen September 23, 2022

When high school student Nathaniel Ornelas needed a suit to wear to a job interview, he turned to Brea Canyon...

State warns school leaders about new brightly colored ‘rainbow fentanyl’

Ian Hanigan September 23, 2022

State health officials cautioned school leaders this week about a new and concerning version of the synthetic opioid known as...

Garden Grove school celebrates Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with community

Vicky Nguyen September 22, 2022

With their glowing lanterns, the students and families of Murdy Elementary School celebrated as a community to welcome the full harvest moon — a symbol of peace, prosperity and togetherness. The Garden Grove Unified School District campus held its first...

VIDEO: Secretary of State encourages high school students to pre-register to vote

Vicky Nguyen September 21, 2022

Young people have the potential to be a powerful voice in elections, but only if they get involved and make...

VIDEO: Virtual forum stresses importance of building relationships with Latino and Hispanic-identified students

Vicky Nguyen September 20, 2022

“My teachers told my mom that my English was unsatisfactory and blamed Spanish as the biggest impediment.” Dr. Itzel Meduri...

Nine OC students named top STEM scholars at Broadcom Masters

Madeline Gray September 19, 2022

Broadcom MASTERS recently announced its top middle school students, spotlighting 300 young innovators from across the country who have made their mark in the fields of math, applied science, technology and engineering. After a multi-tiered selection process, nine Orange County...