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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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Troy High School grad named a Rhodes Scholar

Fermin Leal December 2, 2019
Leanne K.M. Ho, a graduate of Troy High School in Fullerton, was recently named a Rhodes Scholar, one of the...
Students in front of a "Happy Thanksgiving" sign

Garden Grove students awarded Thanksgiving meals for accomplishing goals

Ian Hanigan November 27, 2019
Turkey? Check. Stuffing? Check. Mashed potatoes and yams? Check and check. A group of students from Clinton Elementary and Doig...
Ashley Lopez with school and club staff members

Middle schooler wins placemat design contest encouraging family dinner conversations

Ian Hanigan November 26, 2019
Thanksgiving is an ideal time for families to gather around the dinner table and reconnect. But one local student thinks healthy dinnertime discourse should be a year-round effort — and she’s come up with a clever way to encourage it....
families line up for turkey give-a-way at school

Santa Ana families receive 1,000 free turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Fermin Leal November 25, 2019
One-thousand Santa Ana Unified School District families received free turkeys and other food items Saturday during the fourth annual Operation...
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Weekly roundup: Student uses engineering skills to build prosthetics, high school to offer healthcare curriculum, and more

Fermin Leal November 22, 2019
At San Juan Hills High School, senior Ashlynn Mathews isn’t using her new engineering skills learned at her building trades...
Staff poses with award

OC esports federation supported by OCDE is honored as a public-private partnership

Ian Hanigan November 21, 2019
An esports league that started in Orange County before expanding into a national federation has been honored as a model public-private partnership by the Orange County Business Council. Funded by the Samueli Foundation, the North America Scholastic Esports Federation powered...
superintendent Jerry Almendarez standing on stage

Santa Ana Unified names new superintendent

Fermin Leal November 20, 2019
The Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education has appointed Jerry Almendarez as the 47,000-student district’s new superintendent. During...
Students around a table with labtops

OC middle school students get a jump on National History Day projects

Ian Hanigan November 20, 2019
In March, hundreds of local students will present their original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits at OCDE’s annual National...
Medical students point to an X-ray image

Santa Ana school’s partnership with UCI gives students a preview of medical careers

Ian Hanigan November 18, 2019
It’s a Friday afternoon with a three-day weekend on deck, and about a dozen UCI medical students are gathered in a crowded classroom at Santa Ana’s Middle College High School. Dressed in bright white lab coats, they take turns outlining...

Weekly roundup: Tails of kindness in Anaheim, local honors, Veterans Day tributes, and more

Ian Hanigan November 15, 2019
Did you know Wednesday was World Kindness Day? The Anaheim Elementary School District did. In celebration, author Lisa Wiehebrink paid...
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