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...
Weekly roundup: Estancia High engineering students take top honors at local competition; governor’s budget proposes significant funding for education; and more Nichole Pichardo May 14, 2021Engineering students from Estancia High School in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District recently landed a first-place team win at the...
