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Newport Harbor huddles up after beating Nanakuli 41-0 in their opening game in Oahu.

OC football teams open season with perfect 6-0 record in Hawaii

Nathaniel Martinez August 25, 2026
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OC District Attorney to host e-bike, e-motorcycle buyback event at Angel Stadium

Vicky Nguyen August 25, 2026
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Inventor of the record scratch Grand Wizzard Theodore inspires students to learn all they can

Nathaniel Martinez August 25, 2026
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Extreme heat expected across Orange County this week

Ian Hanigan August 24, 2026
Pacific Drive Elementary School students enjoy oat muffins and fruit during class as part of the Fullerton School District Breakfast in the Classroom initiative. (Fullerton School District)

Weekly roundup: Free breakfast is served at third Fullerton School District campus, and more

Madeline Gray August 21, 2026
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Weekly roundup: Bike donation in Santa Ana, perfection on the ACT, and more

Ian Hanigan February 18, 2022
Under the direction of a four-time mountain bike world champion, sixth-graders from Santa Ana’s Hazard Elementary School recently assembled 50...
Woodbridge High's Academic Decathlon team

Irvine’s Woodbridge High wins fifth OC Academic Decathlon in six years

Ian Hanigan February 16, 2022
For the fifth time in six years, Woodbridge High School in Irvine has won the Orange County Academic Decathlon. The...
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Garden Grove Unified to open four new Family Resource Centers

Ian Hanigan February 16, 2022
The Garden Grove Unified School District is opening four new Family Resource Centers that will serve as hubs to connect families and students with food, health care, housing, mental health counseling, immigration counseling, victim assistance and other critical services.
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Six continuation schools from OC are recognized as state models

Ian Hanigan February 15, 2022
Six continuation schools in Orange County have been recognized among California’s Model Continuation High Schools for 2022. The local honorees...
Jami Parsons

OCDE administrator earns state honors as an advocate for counseling

Ian Hanigan February 14, 2022
OCDE’s director of learning support services has been honored by the California Association of School Counselors. Dr. Jami Parsons, who...
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Weekly roundup: Undersea art in Irvine, school wellness centers, and more

Ian Hanigan February 11, 2022
Students from University High School in Irvine recently completed an art project with an undersea theme and an anti-pollution message. Large jellies, a crab, a puffer fish and a tusked narwhal were created from used recyclables, including trash bags, plastic bottles,...
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OCDE honors four counselors and a counseling advocate during National School Counseling Week

Ian Hanigan February 11, 2022
Four top school counselors and an educational leader have been honored through OCDE’s annual Counselor Recognition and Counselor Advocate Awards...
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OCDE and Vanguard University to cohost conference on human trafficking, state of children in OC

Ian Hanigan February 9, 2022
Vanguard University is partnering with the Orange County Department of Education to present a two-day hybrid conference on human trafficking...
Discovery Cube

Discovery Cube in OC to host ‘Teachers Night Out’ event on Feb. 10

Ian Hanigan February 7, 2022
Discovery Cube in Orange County is inviting local educators to attend its annual Teachers Night Out celebration on Thursday, Feb. 10.   The event will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the children’s science museum, distinguished by its iconic...
La Quinta HS Lunar New Year

Weekly roundup: OC schools celebrate the Lunar New Year, Edison High gets a new pool, and more

Nichole Pichardo February 4, 2022
Celebrations were underway this week at schools across Orange County to welcome the Year of the Tiger, or more commonly...
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