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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
Nathan goodly with Grand Wizzard Theodore

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
An eight-grader and a school counselor at a WellSpace

New WellSpace centers in Buena Park offer students a space to decompress

Ian Hanigan September 23, 2021
Gordon H. Beatty Middle School eighth-grader Sarah B. and Counselor Jodie Reddingius talk about the Zen garden at their school’s...
Students at the Orange County Academic Decathlon

Want to compete in the Academic Decathlon or Pentathlon? OCDE is looking for middle and high school teams

Ian Hanigan September 22, 2021
The Orange County Department of Education is recruiting high school teams for the 2021-22 Orange County Academic Decathlon, and middle...
Broadcom MASTERS 2021

3 OC middle schoolers named finalists in national STEM competition

Nichole Pichardo September 22, 2021
Three Orange County teens were recently named as some of the most promising middle school STEM students in the country. Sebastian Rae Alexis from Sierra Vista Middle School in Irvine, Clara Choi from Orange County School of the Arts in...
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7 Orange County elementary schools earn National Blue Ribbon honors

Ian Hanigan September 21, 2021
Seven Orange County schools have been awarded the nation’s highest level of distinction as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools, U.S....
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VIDEO: Santa Ana students parlay Spyder3D internship into employment straight out of high school

Ian Hanigan September 20, 2021
What started as a work-based learning opportunity with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment has turned into full-time employment for two recent graduates...
Students hike up a hill

Tony Bube, founding member of the Inside the Outdoors Foundation, dies at 98

Ian Hanigan September 17, 2021
Tony Bube, a founding member of the foundation that supports the Orange County Department of Education’s environmental education program, has died. He was 98. Bube, a longtime educator and resident of Orange, served actively for more than a decade on...
Garden Grove High School

Weekly roundup: A centennial celebration for Garden Grove High; weekly COVID-19 testing for Santa Ana USD students; and more

Nichole Pichardo September 17, 2021
And the centennial birthday celebrations continue. Last week, we mentioned Tustin High’s 100th birthday and this week we turn our...

New report looks at education, health, the economy and other factors that contribute to quality of life in OC

Ian Hanigan September 16, 2021
Kindergarten readiness, graduation rates and degrees in the STEM fields are highlighted in the latest Orange County Community Indicators report....
Parent and student

OCDE partners with Kaiser Permanente to pilot new Resilience in School Environments initiative

Nichole Pichardo September 14, 2021
As part of an ongoing effort to help inform and educate local communities about the importance of screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences — or ACEs — and responding with trauma-informed care, OCDE has recently partnered with Kaiser Permanente Thriving Schools...
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Newport-Mesa Unified School District names new superintendent

Ian Hanigan September 13, 2021
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has announced its next superintendent. Dr. Wesley Smith, who has 24 years experience in California...
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