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Weekly roundup: Former student donates Little Free Library to Centralia Elementary School District campus, and more

Madeline Gray September 18, 2026

Project GLAD® Coordinator Jennifer Salas goes over language development strategies for teachers to utilize in their own classrooms.

REGISTER NOW: Project GLAD® to offer Foundations and Secondary Foundations Training this fall

Nathaniel Martinez September 18, 2026

Two students kneel in a farm field planting young seedlings while other participants work in rows behind them under a blue sky.

Second Harvest invites OC students to learn, serve at working Irvine farm

Ian Hanigan September 17, 2026

Middle/outside blocker Megan Hodges (6) leaps for a spike in the gold medal game against the Dominican Republic at the NORCECA U23 Pan Am Cup in Managua, Nicaragua.

San Juan Hills volleyball standout helps Team USA win U23 Pan American Cup gold

Nathaniel Martinez September 16, 2026

OCDE Language Services Coordinator Natalia Abarca, right, introduces keynote speaker Dr. Janet Núñez-Pineda during the 2025 International Translation Day celebration at the OCDE Conference Center.

OCDE to mark International Translation Day with PBS SoCal studio visit

Vicky Nguyen September 16, 2026

Student cadets graduate from military-style program with second chance at life

Vicky Nguyen June 14, 2022

For many, a second chance can be an opportunity of a lifetime. That has been the case for Amanda Martinez,...

North Orange County ROP appoints new superintendent

Madeline Gray June 14, 2022

The North Orange County Regional Occupational Program recently announced Dana Lynch as its new superintendent. Lynch, assistant superintendent of educational...

San Clemente High School Graduates at Thalassa Stadium in San Clemente (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG Photographer)

Weekly roundup: Graduations return in pre-pandemic fashion, funding granted for career pathways, and more

Madeline Gray June 10, 2022

After making pandemic-safe adjustments to graduation ceremonies last June, graduation season has returned to normal with fully in-person high school graduation festivities — cap tosses and cheerful embraces included. As the Orange County Register reported, more than half of the...

Fullerton School District introduces second Korean dual language program in the county

Madeline Gray June 9, 2022

In Orange County, 68 public schools, including charters, are teaching their students a second language. While a total of 61...

Buena Park High becomes first school in state to offer SACA tech certifications

Ian Hanigan June 8, 2022

A half-dozen Buena Park High School students recently became the first cohort in California to receive advanced technology certifications at...

OC Pathways receives $18.1 million grant to pave pathways to career opportunities for students

Vicky Nguyen June 7, 2022

Living in Orange County has never been more expensive. According to the Self-Sufficiency Standard Report, a livable wage for a person residing in Orange County increased from $17.39 in 2019 to $20.63 in 2021. While Orange County’s economy rapidly adds...

Irvine student enters national STEM competition with her solution to food waste

Vicky Nguyen June 6, 2022

Households in the United States waste about a third of the food they purchase every year, according to a 2020...

Weekly roundup: Children collect 115 pounds of trash, filmmakers address mental health, longtime teacher retires, and more

Vicky Nguyen June 3, 2022

Nearly 600 elementary school students from inland Orange County displayed acts of kindness toward the environment as they collected more...

Orange County student competes in famed Scripps National Spelling Bee

Vicky Nguyen June 3, 2022

The word “lepper” is one that 14-year-old student Jason Khan will most likely never forget after this week. The eighth-grader from McAuliffe Middle School in Los Alamitos represented Orange County in Washington, D.C. at the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee...

Vision to Learn partnership brings free eye care to Anaheim elementary students

Madeline Gray June 2, 2022

Having difficulty concentrating on reading materials, feeling dizzy while reading, and avoiding homework and written classroom activities altogether are just...