Inaugural Esports League aims to boost STEM skills among OC high school students Fermin Leal November 13, 2017A new league is set to debut in Orange County that will allow competitors to cast spells, collect gold and...
OC Pathways Showcase to highlight college and career partnerships with special guests Ian Hanigan October 17, 2017Next month’s OC Pathways Showcase will feature dozens of student-created STEM projects that demonstrate how educators and industry leaders are...
Growth in college prep programs touted at Santa Ana Unified’s State of the District event Fermin Leal October 13, 2017The number of programs available to Santa Ana Unified School District students to help prepare them for college and careers...
Weekly roundup: Curbing cell phones at lunch, designing cities on Venus, unveiling a stadium and more Ian Hanigan September 22, 2017What happens when you prevent students from using their cell phones during lunch? They hang out and talk, apparently. As in...
UC Irvine symposium encourages students to pursue careers in aerospace Fermin Leal September 8, 2017Hundreds of high school students from Orange County and across the region visited UC Irvine on Thursday to learn about...
Scholar spotlight: Northwood High student self-driven to succeed at MIT summer institute Ian Hanigan September 6, 2017Matthew Tang doesn’t have his driver’s license just yet. But that didn’t stop him from spending four weeks at the...
Weekly roundup: Former student returns as principal, internships for OC high schoolers and more Fermin Leal August 4, 2017As a student at Anaheim High School in the 1990s, the principal’s office was probably not where Robert Saldivar wanted...
OC high school students learning job skills from industry pros through summer internships Fermin Leal August 1, 2017Mason Naragon, an incoming senior at El Toro High, landed an internship this summer working alongside engineers and manufactures at...
Weekly roundup: Student-built satellite ready to launch, new AP computer science class pays off, and more Ian Hanigan July 28, 2017Five … four … three … two … A miniature satellite built by 150 high schoolers from six Irvine campuses...
ACCESS students face ‘sharks’ in entrepreneurial pitch competition Fermin Leal June 28, 2017Two students from the Orange County Department of Education’s alternative education program each won up to a $5,000 loan after...