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Author Nichole Pichardo

Nichole Pichardo

Nichole Pichardo is a seasoned communications professional with more than 17 years of experience and a passion for effective communications. In her role as Communications Specialist for the Orange County Department of Education, she uses her experience in both the public and private sector to support Orange County’s 27 school districts. Nichole is also proud to serve on the California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) extended board as the regional chair for the Inland Empire and Orange County. Nichole truly believes that well-informed students, families, staff members and community members are the greatest assets to a school community.

Fairmont Academic Pentathlon team 2021

Two Orange County middle schools earn top honors at the 2021 national Academic Pentathlon

Nichole Pichardo
May 26, 2021
Two middle school teams from Orange County were awarded silver medals in their respective grade levels at the 2021 United States Academic Pentathlon. The seventh-grade team from Lakeside Middle School in the... Read More
Summer programs

A sneak peek at school district summer learning programs

Nichole Pichardo
May 24, 2021
As the end of an anything-but-normal school year draws near, Orange County districts are making plans to offer summer accelerated learning programs designed to help students’ with everything from enrichment to ... Read More

OCArts4All Showcase puts student art on display throughout Orange County

Nichole Pichardo
May 21, 2021
Over 1,200 pieces of student art are currently on display — both virtually and in person — as part of the 2021 OCArts4All Art Showcase, presented by OCDE’s Visual and Performing Arts team. Over 400 pieces o... Read More
OC Maker Challenge 2021 Award Winners

Students virtually showcase STEM-based innovations at seventh annual ocMaker Challenge

Nichole Pichardo
May 21, 2021
More than 150 students from across Orange County have virtually exhibited over 60 STEM-based designs demonstrating creativity and ingenuity at this year’s ocMaker Challenge. Organized OCDE’s Career Education... Read More
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Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership honors local chapters and advisors

Nichole Pichardo
May 21, 2021
OCDE’s Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership (OCFNLP) has honored two local schools and an advisor for their efforts to promote youth development and implement alcohol and drug prevention projects in thei... Read More
ACEs Aware I am Trauma Aware

#IamTraumaAware campaign encourages community to share stories of healing and resilience

Nichole Pichardo
May 19, 2021
It's no secret that pandemic-related trauma is real. From the impacts of losing loved ones to the illness to the loss of a school year, communities across the country have experienced emotional fallout related ... Read More
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Registration now open for fourth annual California MTSS Professional Learning Institute

Nichole Pichardo
May 18, 2021
An upcoming summer conference will bring together thousands of educators to share practices that support the academic, behavioral and social-emotional success of all students. Presented by the Orange County ... Read More
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Meet Orange County’s Classified School Employees of the Year for 2021

Nichole Pichardo
May 17, 2021
Each year during the third week in May, we salute the important contributions of classified school employees during “Classified School Employee Week.” And although we’ve already announced OCDE’s 2021 Cla... Read More
Estancia engineering students NMUSD

Weekly roundup: Estancia High engineering students take top honors at local competition; governor’s budget proposes significant funding for education; and more

Nichole Pichardo
May 14, 2021
Engineering students from Estancia High School in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District recently landed a first-place team win at the 2021 Vital Link Energy Invitational Engineering Design Competition for tu... Read More
AAPI forum

Virtual symposium addresses the challenges, accomplishments and resiliency of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across Orange County

Nichole Pichardo
May 13, 2021
“To know my name means to know my full name. My full name is William Virak Hin. My mom gave me my middle name to represent the top of the mountain and strength. I believe my name honors the same strength my gra... Read More
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Orange County Department of Education
Al Mijares, Ph.D.
County Superintendent of Schools

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