Rooted in family: The story of Julian’s multicolored pumpkins Nathaniel Martinez August 14, 2024When Carver Elementary kindergartener Julian Escalera was asked to bring a pumpkin to school last Halloween, he was a bit...
Four Orange County high school students selected for Bank of America’s Student Leadership program Nathaniel Martinez July 29, 2024Bank of America’s annual Student Leaders program has selected four of Orange County’s brightest high school students who have shown...
OCDE’s ACCESS program sees attendance boost with Spyder Lab partnership Vicky Nguyen July 10, 2024Teachers from the Orange County Department of Education’s Harbor Learning Center North and South campuses are facing a unique challenge:...
Weekly roundup: Laguna Beach students inspire younger peers through engineering workshops, Sunburst Youth Academy celebrates milestone, and more Vicky Nguyen June 21, 2024Laguna Beach High School’s Engineering Club, founded by rising senior Kamal Dimler, is aiming to make an impact this summer...
Weekly roundup: Westminster High students soar with NASA TechRise Challenge, local pentathlon teams bring 64 medals home, and more Vicky Nguyen May 31, 2024Students from Westminster High School’s MERITS program are diving headfirst into the NASA TechRise Student Challenge. This spring, these scholars...
College and Career Ready: As Chief Science Officers, students advocate for STEM awareness, engagement Ian Hanigan May 13, 2024As part of our “College and Career Ready” series, Orange County Department of Education Deputy Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes recently...
OC teacher a state finalist in Presidential Awards program for math and science instruction Ian Hanigan May 9, 2024A photograph showing a field of sunflowers in Suzanne Huerta’s classroom prompted one student to ponder over how many seeds...
Trabuco Elementary leads the way as OC schools pick up 2024 Green Ribbon Awards Ian Hanigan April 29, 2024Surrounded by the heavily wooded O’Neill Regional Park, Trabuco Elementary School is well positioned to integrate the natural world into...
Inside the Outdoors’ Summer Day Camp calls Orange County students to return to the wild Jennifer Nguyen April 8, 2024Inside the Outdoors’ Summer Day Camp is set to return this July to keep Orange County students active and engaged...
Eclipse 2024: How Orange County witnessed the celestial spectacle Ian Hanigan April 8, 2024[Post updated on April 10, 2024] Well, this solar eclipse is in the books, and the next total one set...