OC student Sydney Tran’s spelling journey took her from El Rancho Charter School in Anaheim to the national stage in Maryland, where the seventh-grader competed among the top young spellers in the country during the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Anaheim High School has earned a Civic Learning Award of Distinction for its campuswide commitment to civic education, while five other Orange County schools received honorable mention for promoting student voice and engagement.
Five middle school teams from Orange County earned top honors at the 2025 United States Academic Pentathlon National Finals, held May 15 through May 17 in San Antonio, Texas. Competing against students from across the country, the teams captured five overall team awards and multiple individual medals.
Quick look: More than 400 students, educators and families recently attended OCDE’s Friday Night Live Chapter Recognition Ceremony, celebrating youth-led...
