Weekly roundup: All California students now qualify for free school meals, educators gather for MTSS conference, and more Ian Hanigan July 23, 2021Starting this year, every public school student in Orange County will have the option to get meals at school for...
Weekly roundup: Santa Ana High School team earns top honors at national speech and debate tournament; new state guidance for K-12 schools; and more Nichole Pichardo July 16, 2021A team from Santa Ana High recently won the national championship at a highly-competitive national speech and debate tournament. In...
Weekly roundup: Former Brea Olinda alum headed to the Olympics; updated mask guidance for schools; and more Nichole Pichardo July 9, 2021Orange County-born softball player Aubree Munro, who completed her education in the Brea Olinda Unified School District, will soon be...
Weekly roundup: Edison High mural pays tribute to civil rights icons, districts prepare to redraw voting boundaries, and more Ian Hanigan July 2, 2021Edison High recently celebrated the completion of a powerful campus mural depicting figures from the 1960s civil rights movement. Graduating...
Weekly roundup: Costa Mesa students place second at national engineering competition; Newport-Mesa USD appoints a new interim superintendent; and more Nichole Pichardo June 25, 2021The Math Engineering Science Achievement — better known as MESA — team from Costa Mesa Middle and High School recently...
Weekly roundup: OC spellers shine at Scripps National Spelling Bee, students win energy-efficient vehicle competition, and more Ian Hanigan June 18, 2021A pair of eighth-graders from Orange County advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling...
Weekly roundup: Two OC students win top honors at Congressional Art Competition; Corona del Mar senior writes book on global water crisis; and more Nichole Pichardo June 11, 2021Two Orange County students recently received top honors in the annual Congressional Art Competition. Senior Raymond Tran-Nguyen of Costa Mesa...
Weekly roundup: Top scholars from the class of 2021, a community’s search for a kidney donor, and more Ian Hanigan June 4, 2021One student with a 4.7 grade-point average is headed to USC with the goal of becoming a pediatrician. Another student...
Weekly roundup: Tustin USD grad wins a new car; state superintendent visits OC; and more Nichole Pichardo May 28, 2021With multiple ceremonies, graduates sitting six feet apart and other safety measures in place, the first of many 2021 commencement...
Weekly roundup: United Way gives laptops to college-bound seniors, Saddleback College gets a new mascot, and more Ian Hanigan May 21, 2021Orange County United Way recently distributed hundreds of laptops and technology kits, giving a boost to economically disadvantaged students who...