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Former Centralia Elementary School District student Sarah Barron speaks to students at San Marino Elementary School about the new free library available on their campus. (Centralia Elementary School District)

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
Dr. Michael Conroy

Ocean View School District announces new superintendent

Ian Hanigan April 6, 2022
The Ocean View School District has found its next superintendent. The Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Michael Conroy to succeed...
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Mijares: OCDE’s College and Career Preparatory Academy offers a fresh start for young adults

Al Mijares April 5, 2022
Where can young adults turn if they’ve aged out of the public school system without a high school diploma?  OCDE’s...
Students gaming

VIDEO: Sunny Hills High esports program engages students while building computer science skills

Ian Hanigan April 4, 2022
The award-winning esports program at Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton was recently featured in a news segment that’s been distributed to PBS stations across California. The piece shows how video gaming is engaging students while building computer science skills,...
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Weekly roundup: Back Bay High’s dance team, Astronomy Night in Buena Park, targeting fentanyl traffickers, and more

Ian Hanigan April 1, 2022
Like most continuation schools, Back Bay High School in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District is primarily focused on credit recovery....
Woodbridge High's Academic Decathlon team

Woodbridge High in Irvine takes third place in the California Academic Decathlon

Ian Hanigan March 31, 2022
Irvine’s Woodbridge High School has placed third in the California Academic Decathlon. Fresh off winning its fifth Orange County Academic...
Four Garden Grove High School students

Innovative apps earn honors for more than a dozen OC high school students

Ian Hanigan March 30, 2022
One smartphone app is designed to assist people who are visually impaired with object recognition technology, made possible by artificial intelligence. Another app is similar to social media but allows users to share progress toward personal goals, along with helpful...
Children writing

KinderCaminata event introduces Santa Ana kindergarteners to college and careers

Ian Hanigan March 29, 2022
Nearly 1,000 kindergarteners from the Santa Ana Unified School District got a sneak preview of college and potential careers during...
Students with robotics

OC District Pulse: Westminster School District strives to build tomorrow’s leaders today

Staff reports March 28, 2022
“Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Today” is the mission and vision of the Westminster School District, which serves more than 8,700 students...
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

Weekly roundup: OC Register’s Artist of the Year nominees, schooling for Afghan students, and more

Ian Hanigan March 25, 2022
The Orange County Register has announced 646 nominees for its 2022 Artist of the Year program. Juniors and seniors representing 72 high schools and arts organizations were nominated in a number of specific categories within the disciplines of theater, dance,...
Brea Olinda Unified leaders outside Laurel

Laurel Elementary Magnet School in Brea celebrates its centennial birthday

Ian Hanigan March 24, 2022
Laurel School began serving the Brea community back in September 1921. According to the Brea Olinda Unified School District, the...
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