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Student winners and their teachers gather on stage with Chapman University President Matt Parlow during the March 13 awards ceremony for the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Art & Writing Contest.

Weekly roundup: Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest highlights OC student winners, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2026
A group of students and advisors from Troy High School stand on a stage at the CyberPatriot National Finals, holding an award in front of a large screen displaying “CyberPatriot National Finals.”

Troy High cyber team earns national honors at CyberPatriot finals

Ian Hanigan March 27, 2026
Westminster School District students perform onstage during the Saturday program.

OCDE announces Dual Language Immersion Convening focused on Vietnamese American Experiences Model Curriculum

Vicky Nguyen March 26, 2026
Venado Middle School students pose with their multiple NHD-OC medals alongside teacher and coach Hector Gamboa, and OCDE Coordinator Julie Hull.

Orange County students shine at NHD-OC contest as 107 advance to state finals

Madeline Gray March 25, 2026
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OCDE to host April 14 public forum on active shooter preparedness, led by Seal Beach police captain

Ian Hanigan March 24, 2026
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State Board of Education approves ethnic studies curriculum for high schools

Nichole Pichardo March 22, 2021
The California State Board of Education has unanimously approved the nation’s first statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools. The...
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Weekly roundup: Costa Mesa students’ football launcher scores big, Laguna Beach secondary students return, and more

Ian Hanigan March 19, 2021
Three juniors from Costa Mesa High School earned first place in a STEM competition that tasked them with coding, building and...
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11 OC campuses are named California Distinguished Schools

Ian Hanigan March 18, 2021
Eleven Orange County secondary schools have earned the state’s highest honor as California Distinguished Schools. The local winners are: Oxford Academy, Anaheim Union High School District Ladera Ranch Middle School, Capistrano Unified School District D. Russell Parks Junior High School,...
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Brea siblings turn virtual language lessons into a charitable business

Nichole Pichardo March 18, 2021
What started as a weekly game of “Go Fish” with grandma has turned into a charitable business for a brother-sister...
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State Board of Education seeks additional testing flexibility for schools

Ian Hanigan March 17, 2021
The state Board of Education is looking to give California school districts expanded options for assessing student learning this spring...
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Santa Ana Unified has served more than 5 million meals during the pandemic

Ian Hanigan March 17, 2021
A year after Santa Ana Unified began providing free, nutritious food to local children impacted by campus closures, the district has reached a noteworthy milestone: Its staff has now served more than 5 million meals. “When campuses shut down last...
ACSA 2021 Adminstrators

Weekly roundup: Honoring OC’s school administrators, adjusting high school sports transportation strategies, and more

Nichole Pichardo March 12, 2021
More than 20 Orange County educational leaders and a local nonprofit were celebrated this week by the Association of California...
Adult transition

VIDEO: ‘One Day’ short film looks at life inside OCDE’s Adult Transition program

Nichole Pichardo March 11, 2021
A new short film produced by OCDE’s Communications and Media Services unit follows one class of Adult Transition students at...
Otto Fischer Operation Study Hall

Students from OCDE’s Otto Fischer School are building kindness one desk at a time

Nichole Pichardo March 10, 2021
It all started with an idea for a kindness project. Now, students from Otto A. Fischer School are building desks for families across the county, giving local students a workspace to call their own and helping them get through virtual...
2021 OC Spelling Bee

Virtual Orange County Spelling Bee ends in a T-I-E; classmates named co-champions

Nichole Pichardo March 9, 2021
What first ended in a T-I-E has culminated in V-I-C-T-O-R-Y for two local students. And, for the first time in...
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