Weekly roundup: Students’ battle of the books, 43 OC schools win ‘Distinguished’ prize, and more Fermin Leal April 6, 2018Anaheim Hills Elementary held its third annual Battle of the Books this spring. But instead of students facing off against...
Weekly roundup: From adversity to honor rolls, state Academic Decathlon results, OC educators honored, and more Ian Hanigan March 30, 2018Lorena Cruz believes she might be a dropout statistic if not for the support she received at Laurel House, a...
Anaheim Union superintendent earns statewide honor for expanding civic education Ian Hanigan March 29, 2018The California Council for the Social Studies has recognized Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent Michael Matsuda for his work...
Local high school senior wins California’s Poetry Out Loud competition Ian Hanigan March 26, 2018An Orange County student has won a state competition that connects young people to poetry through memorization and performance. Alexis...
OC teams battle it out at the California Academic Decathlon Ian Hanigan March 25, 2018El Camino Real Charter High School has won the 2018 California Academic Decathlon. The Woodland Hills campus in the Los...
Weekly roundup: Students investigate simulated crime in CSI program, Academic Decathlon team prepares for state final, and more Fermin Leal March 23, 2018Twenty students from Thurston Middle School in Laguna Beach spent an afternoon this week aboard the Ocean Institute’s Pilgrim ship...
OC’s Academic Decathlon champions set high goals for state tournament Fermin Leal March 18, 2018Each member of this year’s Woodbridge High Academic Decathlon team believes there’s plenty of room for improvement, even after winning...
OCDE Deaf and Hard of Hearing program hosts regional tournament for Gallaudet University Academic Bowl Ian Hanigan March 16, 2018A regional academic contest for high schoolers who are deaf and hard of hearing drew 80 students from about a...
Santa Ana High students engage in real-time civics lesson with peers from Broward County, Florida Ian Hanigan March 15, 2018The walkouts had ended nearly two hours earlier. But inside a classroom at Santa Ana High School, an important civics...
Students throughout the U.S., Orange County take part in protests Fermin Leal March 14, 2018Students from across the country participated Wednesday in a National School Walkout to protest gun violence. They included an untold...