Elementary schools – OCDE Newsroom

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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

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

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2020 Census: OCDE kicks off countywide awareness campaign

Fermin Leal

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

Weekly roundup: Irvine students launch nonprofit musician program, top teachers honored, and more

Fermin Leal

November 8, 2019

Two Portola High School students wanted to start a club for musicians at their Irvine campus. But they also wanted to contribute more to their community. The Daily Pilot this week featured how Justin Pai, no... Read More

Refurbished school farm offers hands-on learning

Fermin Leal

November 6, 2019

The Ocean View School District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at Golden View Environmental Science School for the re-opening of its refurbished farm, which sits on a 2.5-acre site in Huntington Beach.... Read More

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Anonymous donor pays off $7,813 school lunch debt of Ocean View School District students

Fermin Leal

November 5, 2019

More than 200 families who had outstanding bills for their children's school lunches in the Ocean View School District received an unexpected surprise recently when an anonymous donor paid off each and every ba... Read More

Updated 2019 state bill tracker: 9 proposed laws that could impact education in OC

Fermin Leal

October 24, 2019

The California State Legislature was busy this session that just concluded considering dozens of proposed education bills that could affect everything from charter schools and mental health support to when the ... Read More

Red Ribbon Week: A DEA agent’s sacrifice leads to an enduring symbol of drug prevention

Ian Hanigan

October 23, 2019

Today marks the official start of Red Ribbon Week, which continues through Oct. 31. Formally established in 1988, Red Ribbon Week encourages students of all backgrounds to pursue healthy, drug-free lives. N... Read More

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Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more

Fermin Leal

October 11, 2019

As young people across the globe increase efforts to raise awareness about climate change, more and more school boards, PTAs and other education groups across California have taken proactive steps to tackle the... Read More

county superintendent hugs a teacher of the year

Trabuco Mesa Elementary teacher named a State Teacher of the Year

Fermin Leal

October 4, 2019

Mandy Kelly, a sixth-grade teacher from Trabuco Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita, was named Friday as one of five 2020 California Teachers of the Year. Kelly has taught sixth grade at the school i... Read More

Garden Grove students awarded Thanksgiving meals for accomplishing goals

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

2020 Census: OCDE kicks off countywide awareness campaign

Weekly roundup: Irvine students launch nonprofit musician program, top teachers honored, and more

Refurbished school farm offers hands-on learning

Anonymous donor pays off $7,813 school lunch debt of Ocean View School District students

Updated 2019 state bill tracker: 9 proposed laws that could impact education in OC

Red Ribbon Week: A DEA agent’s sacrifice leads to an enduring symbol of drug prevention

Weekly roundup: Climate change awareness campaigns spread across schools, OC test scores steadily improve, and more

Trabuco Mesa Elementary teacher named a State Teacher of the Year

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