Honors and awards – OCDE Newsroom

Buena Park superintendent earns statewide honor for advancing equity and success for Latino students

August 3, 2021

Buena Park School District Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes was recently recognized for his educational leadership by the California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA), which na... Read More

COVID-19 update: California urges fully vaccinated people to wear masks in indoor public spaces

Staff reports

July 28, 2021

OCDE and local school districts continue to track the latest developments related to COVID-19 while following guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the Orange County Health Care Agency. ... Read More

Four OC scholars are named Bank of America Student Leaders

Ian Hanigan

July 21, 2021

Two high school seniors and a pair of recent high school graduates from Orange County have been selected to participate in a prestigious summer internship program that promotes leadership development and commun... Read More

Former California Secretary of Education Dave Long

Three-day Safe Schools Conference to increase collaboration, spotlight best practices

Ian Hanigan

July 12, 2021

More than 300 educators, school workers and law enforcement representatives are set to convene in Orange County this week to address critical school safety issues. The 12th annual Safe Schools Conference, wh... Read More

Westminster Principal Amy Sabol with Sylvia Mendez

Westminster High School dedicates new learning pavilion in honor of Sylvia Mendez

Ian Hanigan

July 1, 2021

Sylvia Mendez, a central figure in the legal fight to integrate local schools years before the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board decision, helps Westminster High Principal Amy Sabol cut the ribbon on the new Sylv... Read More

Irvine middle schoolers take top honors at virtual National History Day finals

Nichole Pichardo

June 22, 2021

A pair of middle schoolers from Irvine has earned first place in the 2021 National History Day competition, which was held virtually, June 13-19. Erin Hwang and Nagyung (Anna) Cho of Sierra Vista Middle Scho... Read More

Weekly roundup: Top scholars from the class of 2021, a community’s search for a kidney donor, and more

Ian Hanigan

June 4, 2021

One student with a 4.7 grade-point average is headed to USC with the goal of becoming a pediatrician. Another student with a GPA of 4.8 will major in creative writing at Chapman University and has dreams of wri... Read More

Angels Baseball Foundation honors eighth-grade standout students

Nichole Pichardo

June 3, 2021

Sixty-two Orange County eighth-graders have been honored for their outstanding work in a program that prepares students for college. And seven of those students earned a $10,000 college scholarship to be remitt... Read More

Two Orange County middle schools earn top honors at the 2021 national Academic Pentathlon

Nichole Pichardo

May 26, 2021

Two middle school teams from Orange County were awarded silver medals in their respective grade levels at the 2021 United States Academic Pentathlon. The seventh-grade team from Lakeside Middle School in the... Read More

Local students make their best pitches at Irvine Valley College entrepreneurship competition

Ian Hanigan

May 25, 2021

A trio of students from University High School in Irvine recently took third place in a “Shark Tank”-style competition organized by Irvine Valley College’s entrepreneurship program. During the final round of... Read More

Buena Park superintendent earns statewide honor for advancing equity and success for Latino students

COVID-19 update: California urges fully vaccinated people to wear masks in indoor public spaces

Four OC scholars are named Bank of America Student Leaders

Three-day Safe Schools Conference to increase collaboration, spotlight best practices

Westminster High School dedicates new learning pavilion in honor of Sylvia Mendez

Irvine middle schoolers take top honors at virtual National History Day finals

Weekly roundup: Top scholars from the class of 2021, a community’s search for a kidney donor, and more

Angels Baseball Foundation honors eighth-grade standout students

Two Orange County middle schools earn top honors at the 2021 national Academic Pentathlon

Local students make their best pitches at Irvine Valley College entrepreneurship competition

ocdeptofed

OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT team keeps district computers running with backup servers

OCDE in 30: Does your school have an Academic Pentathlon team?

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners provides multilingual and multicultural support

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Deaf and Hard of Hearing

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Services for Language Learners unit offers resources and guidance

OCDE in 30 Seconds: OCDE provides services for infants with hearing loss

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Resources and networking opportunities available to OC families

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Career technical education offers STEM opportunities for all students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: PAL program built on the philosophy of students helping students

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Friday Night Live empowers youth to be leaders in their communities

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Credential and Fingerprinting Services

OCDE in 30 Seconds: The OCDE print shop makes business cards, books, brochures and more

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Nutrition programs focus on ‘the whole child’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Now in its 40th year, the VSA Festival is ‘Soaring to Greater Heights’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Looking for meeting space? ‘We’ve got you covered’

OCDE in 30 Seconds: Here’s a little known fact about OCDE’s Business Services division

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A traveling scientist from Inside the Outdoors brings a guest

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A quick look at the National History Day program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: IT division supports the technology needs of Orange County schools

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A brief look at the ‘Move More Eat Healthy’ program

OCDE in 30 Seconds: We break down the Orange County Academic Decathlon in half a minute