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

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

OC middle school students get a jump on National History Day projects

Ian Hanigan

November 20, 2019

In March, hundreds of local students will present their original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits at OCDE's annual National History Day-Orange County competition. But first comes a ... 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

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Westminster district honors Mendez family and the landmark civil rights case that bears their name

Ian Hanigan

October 3, 2019

In 1943, Sylvia Mendez and her two brothers were turned away from Westminster’s 17th Street School, known then as “the white school,” based on their heritage and skin color. What followed was a lengthy court... Read More

Weekly roundup: Agriculture programs thriving in OC, students returning to school, and more

Fermin Leal

August 9, 2019

Orange County might be among the most populous counties in the nation, but some agriculture programs are thriving here. The Voice of OC reported this week how agriculture classes, 4-H and Future Farmers of A... Read More

Weekly roundup: Fullerton Union High grad finds dinosaur fossil, school calendars, and more

Fermin Leal

July 26, 2019

Harrison Duran, a graduate of Fullerton Union High School, recently found the partial skull of a 65 million-year-old Triceratops. Duran, a current biology student at UC Merced, saw the base of a horn piercin... Read More

Weekly roundup: Mendez memorial funding approved, Santa Ana Unified launches superintendent search, and more

Fermin Leal

July 12, 2019

The Westminster City Council this week approved funding of $450,000 to help build the Mendez Historic Freedom Trail and Monument. The memorial will honor the Mendez v. Westminster case that ended segregation... Read More

New mobile app allows users to explore state content standards for 5 subjects

Ian Hanigan

June 12, 2019

State education officials have released a new mobile app that allows users to peruse instructional standards for the arts, computer science, health education, mathematics, and history and social science. Con... Read More

VIDEO: Heroes Hall exhibit explores history through the eyes of local veterans

Ian Hanigan

June 6, 2019

To mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, we thought we'd let you know about a local space where students and adults can experience history and honor the sacrifices of Orange County's veterans. Nes... Read More

Open house offers preview of historic Mendez trail and monument

Fermin Leal

May 30, 2019

Dozens of parents and community members got a preview Wednesday of a new memorial honoring the historic Mendez v. Westminster case that ended segregation in California public schools. A parent shows her chi... Read More

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

OC middle school students get a jump on National History Day projects

2020 Census: OCDE kicks off countywide awareness campaign

Westminster district honors Mendez family and the landmark civil rights case that bears their name

Weekly roundup: Agriculture programs thriving in OC, students returning to school, and more

Weekly roundup: Fullerton Union High grad finds dinosaur fossil, school calendars, and more

Weekly roundup: Mendez memorial funding approved, Santa Ana Unified launches superintendent search, and more

New mobile app allows users to explore state content standards for 5 subjects

VIDEO: Heroes Hall exhibit explores history through the eyes of local veterans

Open house offers preview of historic Mendez trail and monument

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