Weekly roundup: National History Day, a virtual tour of the brain, the science of hockey and more Ian Hanigan March 10, 2017Every year, about half a million students in grades four through 12 take part in National History Day events across...
Students bring history to life at the National History Day-Orange County competition Ian Hanigan March 6, 2017The first thing you should know about National History Day is that it goes way beyond one day. The research...
Weekly roundup: Read Across America, Irvine’s new high school, Teachers of the Year and more Ian Hanigan March 3, 2017This week, schools across Orange County invited special guests to read their favorite children’s books in honor of Read Across America Day. Established...
Weekly roundup: Fullerton scholar earns ride to Yale, the California School Dashboard, mentors in Tustin and more Ian Hanigan February 24, 2017He’s a bookworm, an athlete and certainly a role model for his brothers and sister. And now he’s on his...
Parenting OC magazine honors local educators at inaugural Top Teacher Reception Ian Hanigan February 21, 2017Parenting OC magazine shared a few photos from its first-ever Top Teacher Reception, which took place Feb. 8 at Bowers Museum....
Weekly roundup: Teams advance to state decathlon, OCDE leads statewide initiative, Villa Park hosts a French wedding and more Ian Hanigan February 17, 2017Since publishing our last weekly roundup, we learned that Irvine’s Woodbridge High School earned the highest team score in this...
Nicolas Junior High School students honored for building smartphone app Ian Hanigan February 14, 2017Their initial task? To come up with an innovative concept for a smartphone app. But a team of middle school girls...
Woodbridge High team earns top honors at the Orange County Academic Decathlon Ian Hanigan February 10, 2017Irvine’s Woodbridge High School has punched its ticket to the California Academic Decathlon in March with an impressive win in...
Weekly roundup: OC music teacher honored, young violinist gets a big stage and more Ian Hanigan February 10, 2017This week, we learned that Tesoro High School music teacher Keith Hancock will get to attend this year’s Grammy Awards after...
And the Music Educator Award goes to … Keith Hancock of Tesoro High School Ian Hanigan February 8, 2017Choral music teacher Keith Hancock of Tesoro High School has emerged from 3,300 nominees to win the 2017 Music Educator Award presented...