Weekly roundup: Saturday school might come to one district, Mandarin immersion school debuts, and more Fermin Leal September 29, 2017For some students in the Centralia School District, Saturdays could become another day they have to wake up early, grab...
Weekly roundup: Curbing cell phones at lunch, designing cities on Venus, unveiling a stadium and more Ian Hanigan September 22, 2017What happens when you prevent students from using their cell phones during lunch? They hang out and talk, apparently. As in...
Weekly roundup: Hurricane relief efforts, National Merit semifinalists, Irvine’s newest school, and more Ian Hanigan September 15, 2017Approximately 1,500 miles separate Orange County from Hurricane Harvey’s destructive swath. But local residents have been eager to support the...
Weekly roundup: OC students show support for Houston, teacher trains service pooch and more Fermin Leal September 8, 2017Students from Orange County School of the Arts wanted to show their support for families affected by Hurricane Harvey, especially...
Weekly roundup: Back to school photos, backpack donations, state test scores and more Ian Hanigan September 1, 2017With staggered start dates in August and September, districts throughout Orange County are continuing to welcome back students. The Brea,...
Weekly roundup: Former teacher builds $50 million company, another round of schools start and more Fermin Leal August 25, 2017Former Fountain Valley School District teacher Rachelle Cracchiolo transformed a tiny home business creating teaching materials into a $50-million-a-year international...
Weekly roundup: A pledge from Santa Ana students, keeping OC classrooms cool, and more Ian Hanigan August 18, 2017School is back in session for the 50,000 students of the Santa Ana Unified School District, who kicked off the...
Weekly roundup: Foreign exchange students reunite after 45 years, new school year kicks off, and more Fermin Leal August 11, 2017The last time these people from far-off places – including Lebanon, Argentina, Ecuador and Iran – were all together, Richard...
Weekly roundup: Former student returns as principal, internships for OC high schoolers and more Fermin Leal August 4, 2017As a student at Anaheim High School in the 1990s, the principal’s office was probably not where Robert Saldivar wanted...
Weekly roundup: Student-built satellite ready to launch, new AP computer science class pays off, and more Ian Hanigan July 28, 2017Five … four … three … two … A miniature satellite built by 150 high schoolers from six Irvine campuses...
