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Eight high school students from Santa Ana have the right stuff for summer JPL internship

Ian Hanigan June 16, 2015

Thanks to the countywide initiative known as OC Pathways and community partners including OpTerra Energy Services, eight high schoolers from Santa Ana are embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime research experience as summer interns at NASA’s famed Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Click through to read the story and watch a brief video.

Students in grades four, five and six tackle team challenges at Elementary Science Olympiad

Ian Hanigan May 5, 2015

Teams of students from a half-dozen Orange County elementary schools participated in the latest Elementary Science Olympiad on Saturday, May 2. Presented by the Orange County Department of Education, the Olympiad was established to promote STEM learning through hands-on activities that draw connections to the real world. [...]

A photo of students looking through telescope

STEM and the Arts Career Showcase connects student talents to future jobs

Staff reports March 18, 2015

More than 4,000 students and families from middle school through college will learn about careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and the arts at the 2015 STEM and the Arts Career Showcase April 24-26. Organizers say the goal is to help students see how their interests and passions align with real-world jobs – and to motivate them to pursue higher levels of education. [...]

An image of McPherson Magnet students displaying a technology project

Five O.C. teams selected to showcase technology projects at the CUE 2015 Annual Conference

Staff reports March 10, 2015

Congratulations are in order for the talented young scientists, inventors and engineers selected to participate in the Student Technology Showcase at the CUE 2015 Annual Conference, which is the largest and oldest education technology conference in the state. This year’s showcase will again feature the best curriculum-aligned student technology projects from across California. Here are the representative Orange County teams [...]

A dozen Science Olympiad teams from Orange County advance to state competition

Ian Hanigan February 14, 2015

On a day for roses, it was all about STEM at UCI on Saturday. More than 650 students from 17 middle schools and 28 high schools spent a good part of Valentine’s Day competing in the 30th Annual Orange County Regional Science Olympiad on the campus of the University of California, Irvine. […]

30th Annual Regional Science Olympiad promotes STEM education in OC

Ian Hanigan January 29, 2015

This is the first year that all teams will be combined in one competition location, with 18 middle schools and 28 high schools registered to participate. The winning teams from the competition will move forward to compete in the State Science Olympiad in April. [...]

A screenshot of participants in the Student Technology Showcase

Student Technology Showcase: What’s on your bathroom shelf? (video)

Ian Hanigan January 28, 2015

Students from Imperial Middle School in the La Habra City School District were recently tasked with developing their own cosmetic. After researching and creating a product, they developed a marketing and advertising campaign using a variety of technologies.