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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
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

Weekly roundup: OC spellers shine at Scripps National Spelling Bee, students win energy-efficient vehicle competition, and more

Ian Hanigan June 18, 2021
A pair of eighth-graders from Orange County advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling...
2021 Tustin Unified Voices United Honor Choir

Voices United: Tustin Unified fifth-grade honor choir celebrates resilience during a challenging year

Nichole Pichardo June 17, 2021
 While looking back at graduations, celebrations and promotions from across the county, OCDE Newsroom staff recently came across a...
Superintendent Mafi and Sebastian Lozano

In the news: Harvard-bound student credits success to Garden Grove superintendent’s mentor program

Nichole Pichardo June 14, 2021
A Spectrum News 1 crew recently highlighted the inspiring story of a Garden Grove student’s journey to Harvard University and a unique mentor program that helped him achieve his dream. As we’ve previously mentioned, Sebastian Lozano, class of 2021 graduate...
Raymond Tran-Nguyen First Place Painting, “Unity” (L to R: Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-48), CMHS Student Raymond Tran-Nguyen)

Weekly roundup: Two OC students win top honors at Congressional Art Competition; Corona del Mar senior writes book on global water crisis; and more

Nichole Pichardo June 11, 2021
Two Orange County students recently received top honors in the annual Congressional Art Competition. Senior Raymond Tran-Nguyen of Costa Mesa...
IUSD students and CEO Dan Price

A six-year promise between Irvine students and a Seattle-based CEO turns into nearly $50,000 in college scholarships

Nichole Pichardo June 10, 2021
In 2015, sixth-grade Woodbury Elementary School teacher Hilary Dimitruk (now Hilary Gray) saw a story on the news about a...
Class of 2021

Caps off to the Class of 2021: a roundup of OC graduation pics from social media

Nichole Pichardo June 9, 2021
After nearly sixteen months of living and learning through a global pandemic, high school seniors across Orange County are finally getting the chance to celebrate with in-person graduation ceremonies — an event that seemed unimaginable just a short year ago....
ITO virtual summer camp 2021

Registration is now open for Inside the Outdoors Virtual Summer Camp

Nichole Pichardo June 7, 2021
For the second consecutive year, OCDE’s environmental education program — better known as Inside the Outdoors — will offer a...
News blocks

Weekly roundup: Top scholars from the class of 2021, a community’s search for a kidney donor, and more

Ian Hanigan June 4, 2021
One student with a 4.7 grade-point average is headed to USC with the goal of becoming a pediatrician. Another student...
2021 Angels AVID 8th Grade Standouts

Angels Baseball Foundation honors eighth-grade standout students

Nichole Pichardo June 3, 2021
Sixty-two Orange County eighth-graders have been honored for their outstanding work in a program that prepares students for college. And seven of those students earned a $10,000 college scholarship to be remitted upon enrollment in a four-year college or university....
WellSpace at McAuliffe Middle School

VIDEO: With mental health in focus, school-based WellSpace centers offer ‘a space of calm’

Ian Hanigan June 2, 2021
 Imagine a space on a middle or high school campus that resembles a tranquil coffee house or the lobby...
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