Arts – OCDE Newsroom

COVID-19 update: State issues new guidance for indoor performances, private events

April 15, 2021

OCDE and local school districts continue to track the latest developments related to COVID-19 while following guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the Orange County Health Care Agency. ... Read More

Imagination Celebration poster contest winner

Santa Ana student named winner of Imagination Celebration poster contest

Nichole Pichardo

April 1, 2021

Tenth grader Esmerelda Espejo from Santa Ana High School was recently named the winner of Imagination Celebration’s poster contest for her design titled “A Thought Outside of the Universe.” A 10th-grader fr... Read More

Weekly roundup: Costa Mesa students’ football launcher scores big, Laguna Beach secondary students return, and more

Ian Hanigan

March 19, 2021

Three juniors from Costa Mesa High School earned first place in a STEM competition that tasked them with coding, building and programing a robotic football launcher. Students across Orange and Los Angeles co... Read More

Weekly roundup: OCDE and partners unveil mental health toolbox, teacher pens acclaimed novel, and more

Ian Hanigan

February 12, 2021

Seeking to buffer some of the pandemic's impact on children and teens, the Orange County Department of Education has collaborated with CHOC and the nonprofit Western Youth Services to develop a new online toolb... Read More

OCArts4All now accepting submissions for county-wide virtual showcase

Nichole Pichardo

February 8, 2021

The Orange County Department of Education is inviting teachers from public, private, charter and home schools from around the county to submit original artwork for an opportunity to be displayed at the OCArts4A... Read More

Weekly roundup: Anaheim district offers free staff testing, local teacher is among OC’s ‘Most Influential,’ and more

Ian Hanigan

December 18, 2020

The Anaheim Elementary School District on Monday officially kicked off an initiative to offer free COVID-19 testing to all of its 2,500 employees. Through a partnership with the OC Health Care Agency, AESD s... Read More

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified enters partnership, secondary students return in Newport-Mesa, and more

Ian Hanigan

November 13, 2020

The 50,000-student Santa Ana Unified School District and six other large districts in California recently announced they're committing to a common standard for resuming in-person instruction. The Los Angeles... Read More

Weekly roundup: Community bids farewell to FUHS gym, local schools start to reopen, and more

Ian Hanigan

October 2, 2020

A group of Fullerton Union High School alumni recently paid one last physically-distanced visit to their old gymnasium before it's razed in October. Closed for safety reasons in 2019, the 93-year-old gym has... Read More

Fullerton’s Orangethorpe Elementary rocks new arts curriculum

Ian Hanigan

September 30, 2020

Students and staff from Orangethorpe Elementary School in the Fullerton School District recently got to rub virtual elbows with rock ’n’ roll royalty during a live-streamed chat about an arts education initiati... Read More

Círculos High arts partnership helps Santa Ana students find their voice

Ian Hanigan

September 16, 2020

Amid a public health crisis, social isolation and societal unrest, a Santa Ana school and a local nonprofit are helping students find their voice and build resilience through writing, art and dance. Círculos... Read More

COVID-19 update: State issues new guidance for indoor performances, private events

Santa Ana student named winner of Imagination Celebration poster contest

Weekly roundup: Costa Mesa students’ football launcher scores big, Laguna Beach secondary students return, and more

Weekly roundup: OCDE and partners unveil mental health toolbox, teacher pens acclaimed novel, and more

OCArts4All now accepting submissions for county-wide virtual showcase

Weekly roundup: Anaheim district offers free staff testing, local teacher is among OC’s ‘Most Influential,’ and more

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified enters partnership, secondary students return in Newport-Mesa, and more

Weekly roundup: Community bids farewell to FUHS gym, local schools start to reopen, and more

Fullerton’s Orangethorpe Elementary rocks new arts curriculum

Círculos High arts partnership helps Santa Ana students find their voice

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