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Students in front of a "Happy Thanksgiving" sign

Garden Grove students awarded Thanksgiving meals for accomplishing goals

November 27, 2019

Turkey? Check. Stuffing? Check. Mashed potatoes and yams? Check and check. A group of students from Clinton Elementary and Doig Intermediate schools in Garden Grove Unified took home all the key ingredients ... Read More

Ashley Lopez with school and club staff members

Middle schooler wins placemat design contest encouraging family dinner conversations

Ian Hanigan

November 26, 2019

Thanksgiving is an ideal time for families to gather around the dinner table and reconnect. But one local student thinks healthy dinnertime discourse should be a year-round effort — and she's come up with a cle... Read More

families line up for turkey give-a-way at school

Santa Ana families receive 1,000 free turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Fermin Leal

November 25, 2019

One-thousand Santa Ana Unified School District families received free turkeys and other food items Saturday during the fourth annual Operation Gobble turkey giveaway, held at the District Wellness Center at Lat... Read More

Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more

Fermin Leal

November 22, 2019

At San Juan Hills High School, senior Ashlynn Mathews isn’t using her new engineering skills learned at her building trades class to design a building. Instead, she's designing and printing prosthetic hands and... Read More

OC esports federation supported by OCDE is honored as a public-private partnership

Ian Hanigan

November 21, 2019

An esports league that started in Orange County before expanding into a national federation has been honored as a model public-private partnership by the Orange County Business Council. Funded by the Samueli... Read More

superintendent Jerry Almendarez standing on stage

Santa Ana Unified names new superintendent

Fermin Leal

November 20, 2019

The Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education has appointed Jerry Almendarez as the 47,000-student district's new superintendent. Jerry Almendarez During the three-month selection and intervie... Read More

OC middle school students get a jump on National History Day projects

Ian Hanigan

November 20, 2019

In March, hundreds of local students will present their original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits at OCDE's annual National History Day-Orange County competition. But first comes a ... Read More

Medical students point to an X-ray image

Santa Ana school’s partnership with UCI gives students a preview of medical careers

Ian Hanigan

November 18, 2019

It’s a Friday afternoon with a three-day weekend on deck, and about a dozen UCI medical students are gathered in a crowded classroom at Santa Ana’s Middle College High School. Dressed in bright white lab coa... Read More

How to help children cope with national tragedies

Staff reports

November 15, 2019

Whenever there's a national tragedy, whether it’s a hurricane or an act of terrorism, it’s important to remember that kids may be experiencing increased levels of stress or anxiety. Even if they’re not perso... Read More

Weekly roundup: Tails of kindness in Anaheim, local honors, Veterans Day tributes, and more

Ian Hanigan

November 15, 2019

Did you know Wednesday was World Kindness Day? The Anaheim Elementary School District did. In celebration, author Lisa Wiehebrink paid a visit to James Madison Elementary School with enough copies of her boo... Read More

Weekly roundup: A dental clinic at Angel Stadium, new shoes for Santa Ana students, and more

OCDE’s chief technology officer gets inducted into an IT Hall of Fame

VIDEO: OC Pathways Showcase promotes business, education partnerships

OCDE Alternative Education looks to deepen connections with local families

Troy High School grad named a Rhodes Scholar

Garden Grove students awarded Thanksgiving meals for accomplishing goals

Middle schooler wins placemat design contest encouraging family dinner conversations

Santa Ana families receive 1,000 free turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more

OC esports federation supported by OCDE is honored as a public-private partnership

Santa Ana Unified names new superintendent

OC middle school students get a jump on National History Day projects

Santa Ana school’s partnership with UCI gives students a preview of medical careers

How to help children cope with national tragedies

Weekly roundup: Tails of kindness in Anaheim, local honors, Veterans Day tributes, and more

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