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31st Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County cover

New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
Gigi Manning, 2025 OCMAA Award recipient for secondary media arts, stands with award sponsor and presenter Steven Brittan, president and CEO of the Laguna College of Art + Design.

Arts educators, leaders to be celebrated at 2026 OC Music and Arts Administrators Awards

Vicky Nguyen December 18, 2025
Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025
Sunburst cadet with stylist

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025
Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
Graduating seniors in Garden Grove

Garden Grove high schools celebrate their college-bound seniors

Ian Hanigan June 3, 2019
Last month, high schools across the Garden Grove Unified School District staged College Signing Day events, celebrating their college-bound seniors...
Cluttered desk

Weekly roundup: Air Force dad surprises daughter at school, preview offered of Mendez v. Westminster memorial, and more

Fermin Leal May 31, 2019
U.S. Air Force Sgt. Jason Reed paid a surprise visit to his daughter’s kindergarten class on Thursday. It was the...
student on stage during spelling bee

Update: OC champ places 12th overall in 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Fermin Leal May 30, 2019
Updated at 9 a.m. on May 31 Nicholas D’Sa eliminated in 12th round Nicholas D’Sa finished in 12th place after surviving through 12 tough rounds of the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee held in Washington, D.C. Nicholas misspelled “jalap,” meaning...
A parent shows her child a photos

Open house offers preview of historic Mendez trail and monument

Fermin Leal May 30, 2019
Dozens of parents and community members got a preview Wednesday of a new memorial honoring the historic Mendez v. Westminster...
FNL members from Santiago High School

OC Friday Night Live Partnership honors two school chapters, one advisor from Garden Grove

Ian Hanigan May 30, 2019
The Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership recently honored a pair of clubs from Garden Grove high schools as well...
Four high school students

4 OC students tapped to participate in Bank of America’s leadership training and service program

Ian Hanigan May 29, 2019
Four high schoolers from Orange County will get to participate in a highly selective Bank of America program that provides summer leadership training and service opportunities. Tahlia Vayser, a junior from Capistrano High School, and graduating seniors Kyle Stevens of...
Sunburst students with their projects

Sunburst Youth Academy project uses targeted loans to aid families across the globe

Ian Hanigan May 28, 2019
Standing in front of a poster-board display, three young women shared the story of Phylis, a single mother and farmer...
Butte County's superintendent and four students

Esports community donates money, computers to victims of Butte County wildfire

Ian Hanigan May 28, 2019
High school esports players in the North America Scholastic Esports Federation have rallied to support their fellow gamers to the...
Students and contest judges

Irvine Valley College entrepreneurship department challenges students to pitch products and services

Ian Hanigan May 27, 2019
Irvine Valley College’s entrepreneurship program recently held a “Shark Tank”-style competition that challenged students to pitch marketable products and services. John Russo, the department’s faculty lead, recruited aspiring entrepreneurs from across the campus for the inaugural Idea Pitch Competition, which...
Typewriter

Weekly roundup: Cooking up vegetarian options in Fullerton, astronomy for visually impaired students, and more

Ian Hanigan May 24, 2019
A cooking competition in the Fullerton School District recently challenged students to create a tasty vegetarian option that will be...
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