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

December 6, 2019

A pair of local sports franchises scored some big points with local students and families this week. As the Orange County Register reported, the nonprofit group Team Smile teamed up with the Los Angeles Ange... Read More

VIDEO: OC Pathways Showcase promotes business, education partnerships

Fermin Leal

December 4, 2019

Orange County businesses learned how they can help equip students for careers transformed by automation, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies at the fifth annual OC Pathways Showcase held Tue... Read More

Troy High School grad named a Rhodes Scholar

Fermin Leal

December 2, 2019

Leanne K.M. Ho, a graduate of Troy High School in Fullerton, was recently named a Rhodes Scholar, one of the most prestigious honors in higher education. Leanne, currently a senior at the University of Oklah... 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

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

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

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2020 Census: OCDE kicks off countywide awareness campaign

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November 14, 2019

OCDE is launching a new social media campaign to raise awareness about the upcoming U.S. Census count for local communities. The department will use its Facebook, Instagram and Twitter platforms to share one... Read More

OC campuses named America’s Best STEM High Schools by Newsweek

Ian Hanigan

November 13, 2019

Seven Orange County campuses have earned a place among the top 500 in Newsweek magazine's ranking of America's Best STEM High Schools. Troy High School from the Fullerton Joint Union High School District lea... Read More

Teacher receives award from county superintendent

OC Supt. Mijares honored for role in promoting college attainment

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November 12, 2019

Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Al Mijares was among a group of educators and philanthropists honored by the Orange County Hispanic Education Endowment Fund for helping increase the number of studen... Read More

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

VIDEO: OC Pathways Showcase promotes business, education partnerships

Troy High School grad named a Rhodes Scholar

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

Santa Ana Unified names new superintendent

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

2020 Census: OCDE kicks off countywide awareness campaign

OC campuses named America’s Best STEM High Schools by Newsweek

OC Supt. Mijares honored for role in promoting college attainment

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