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Students at Las Lomas Elementary School in La Habra are welcomed back to campus by taking photos in front of colorful school decorations. (Courtesy of La Habra City School District)

2026-27 school year: See the back-to-school photos captured across Orange County

Madeline Gray August 25, 2026
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
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Mijares: A year of distress and disruption also highlighted our resilience

Al Mijares December 28, 2020
It is impossible to overstate the challenges our schools were presented with this year, from having to immediately pivot to...
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Capo elementary teacher is a finalist in presidential awards program for math and science educators

Ian Hanigan December 24, 2020
An elementary teacher in the Capistrano Unified School District is among a half-dozen state finalists in the 2020 Presidential Awards...
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OCDE represented on list of Orange County’s 100 Most Influential People

Ian Hanigan December 23, 2020
An OCDE program administrator has made the Orange County Register’s list of OC’s Most Influential People of 2020. Kirk Anderson, who oversees the department’s juvenile court schools, is among 100 local influencers spotlighted by the newspaper, which singled out philanthropists,...
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Pandemic or not, Pacifica High School’s Adopt-A-Child brings holiday cheer

Ian Hanigan December 23, 2020
Pacifica High School’s annual Adopt-A-Child event been a winter tradition for more than 30 years. And it wasn’t about to...
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Foundation surprises local third-graders: ‘Everybody’s getting a bike!’

Ian Hanigan December 22, 2020
For the fifth straight year, the nonprofit Bikes for Kids Foundation paid a visit to a Tustin Unified elementary school...
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California state superintendent outlines priorities to address pandemic’s impact on students

Nichole Pichardo December 21, 2020
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond last week outlined priorities and investments needed to address the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on students. During a virtual media briefing, Thurmond laid out critical next steps and discussed the many...
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Weekly roundup: Anaheim district offers free staff testing, local teacher is among OC’s ‘Most Influential,’ and more

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2020
The Anaheim Elementary School District on Monday officially kicked off an initiative to offer free COVID-19 testing to all of...
Parenting OC's top teachers of 2020

Parenting OC seeks nominees for teacher and school employee awards

Ian Hanigan December 17, 2020
Parenting OC magazine is accepting nominations for its School Heroes of Orange County program, which will honor exemplary local teachers...
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Calling young poets! Registration now open for annual Poetry Out Loud competition

Nichole Pichardo December 16, 2020
Albeit in front of a virtual crowd, Orange County would be proud, to see local high school students compete in the annual Poetry Out Loud. The Orange County Department of Education is partnering with Arts Orange County as they host...
ACEs Aware

Local online network helps raise awareness about ACEs and trauma-informed practices

Nichole Pichardo December 15, 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social fallout have certainly had adverse effects in the lives of young...
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