Weekly roundup: Investigating Salem in 1692, cheering a hero’s return, competing for scholarships, and more Ian Hanigan March 29, 2019A group of students from Thurston Middle School in Laguna Beach recently conducted a mock crime-scene investigation based on one...
Weekly roundup: Fullerton partnership creates college pipeline, OCC’s new planetarium, and more Ian Hanigan March 15, 2019A new partnership between Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton College and the Fullerton Joint Union High School District seeks to create...
VIDEO: Local students document ‘triumph and tragedy’ at National History Day competition Ian Hanigan March 13, 2019 Nearly 500 young historians representing 34 schools and a dozen districts showcased their original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and...
Weekly roundup: HB high schoolers promote environmental awareness, Tustin student heads to national Spelling Bee, and more Fermin Leal March 8, 2019About 40 Marina High students have gathered outside their Huntington Beach school every Monday morning before first period to publicize...
After 24 rounds, the 2019 Orange County Spelling Bee champion is crowned Ian Hanigan March 2, 2019The word was “rhesus.” Only Nicholas D’Sa of St. Cecilia Catholic School in Tustin didn’t have the luxury of reading...
Weekly roundup: The science of hockey, proposed state laws, performing arts grants, and more Ian Hanigan March 1, 2019Thousands of students from more than 170 local schools descended upon the Honda Center this week for a day of...
25 Orange County campuses honored as 2019 California Distinguished Schools Ian Hanigan February 26, 2019Twenty-five Orange County middle and high schools have earned the state’s highest level of recognition as 2019 California Distinguished Schools....
OC students explore potential careers at Irvine-based science and tech companies Ian Hanigan February 7, 2019Nearly 300 students from Orange County high schools and community colleges got a chance to visit Irvine-based technology and life...
Weekly roundup: Suspension trends, school nutrition standards, Lego vandals and more Ian Hanigan December 14, 2018Suspensions in California schools have dropped by nearly 50 percent over the last six years. As EdSource reported this week,...
Weekly roundup: Volunteers bring coding lessons to youth shelter, students’ satellite launches into orbit, and more Fermin Leal November 16, 2018Children from the Thomas House Family Shelter in Garden Grove are learning coding from from a group of high school...