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Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education members, district leaders and staff stand with Guzman family members inside the school office during the dedication ceremony.

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified dedicates Virginia and William Guzman Elementary School, and more

Vicky Nguyen January 23, 2026
Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin addresses the audience at the 2024 Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 7 at the Hilton Anaheim.

School Counselors and Advocates of the Year to be honored at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium

Nathaniel Martinez January 22, 2026
Students from Dr. Jonas E. Salk School in the Centralia School District perform during last year’s Orange County Arts and Disability Festival, raising their arms to form heart shapes with their hands.

OC Arts and Disability Festival marks 50 years, calls for entries

Vicky Nguyen January 20, 2026
Lincoln Elementary School students explore new robotics challenges in the campus' Innovation Lab. (Courtesy of Newport-Mesa Unified School District)

Weekly roundup: Newport-Mesa students discover tech skills via Innovation Lab, Valley High to host career education film screening, and more

Madeline Gray January 16, 2026
Sue Parks stands at a podium addressing an audience during the Be Prepared OC Summit at the UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation Center.

OCDE joins countywide leaders to strengthen local disaster preparedness efforts

Ian Hanigan January 14, 2026
Students stand in front of a mural

With help from renowned artists, Westminster High students turn campus walls into works of art

Ian Hanigan February 18, 2019
For young artists at Westminster High School, their campus has become their canvas. In recent years, students here have adorned...
A news graphic

Weekly roundup: Students and Marines team up for a clean-up, Irvine is the most desired UC campus, and more

Ian Hanigan February 15, 2019
Selecting a date with numeric significance, more than two dozen Irvine middle schoolers teamed up with local Marines this week...
Woman grabbing a fence

OCDE partners with Vanguard University on human trafficking conference

Ian Hanigan February 14, 2019
A two-day conference hosted by Vanguard University in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education will bring together national experts to examine the paths of exploitation that can lead to human trafficking. Ensure Justice 2019 will equip educators, law...
students stand inside classroom around a teacher

Three OC continuation schools named among state’s best

Fermin Leal February 13, 2019
The state Department of Education has named Brea Canyon High School in the Brea Olinda Unified School District, Serra High...
Dr. Sonia Llamas, assistant superintendent in the Santa Ana Unified School District, holds her award

Six earn honors through OCDE’s counselor recognition awards program

Ian Hanigan February 13, 2019
Four exemplary school counselors and a pair of educational leaders have been honored through OCDE’s Counselor Recognition and Counselor Advocate...
students from the woodbridge high academic decathlon team

Woodbridge High three-peats as OC Academic Decathlon champion

Fermin Leal February 12, 2019
Woodbridge High School won its third straight Orange County Academic Decathlon crown, earning an automatic bid to the California Academic Decathlon in March. The Irvine Unified School District campus was named overall winner during the OCAD awards ceremony Tuesday evening...
Elementary students in a classroom

All Anaheim Elementary campuses moving to a single-track calendar

Ian Hanigan February 11, 2019
After more than 20 years, all students in the Anaheim Elementary School District are going to be on the same...
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Weekly roundup: Music lab debuts in Anaheim, students build device for space launch, and more

Fermin Leal February 8, 2019
About 150 students at the Juliette Low School of the Arts in Anaheim are learning music in the elementary school’s...
Portola High School students in front of the Vincit sign

OC students explore potential careers at Irvine-based science and tech companies

Ian Hanigan February 7, 2019
Nearly 300 students from Orange County high schools and community colleges got a chance to visit Irvine-based technology and life science companies this week during the second annual Irvine Career Discovery Day. The Feb. 5 event was hosted by the...
students pose for a photo inside a classroom

Full-day kindergarten coming to all Saddleback Valley Unified elementary schools

Fermin Leal February 6, 2019
Add Saddleback Valley Unified School District to those moving to a full day of kindergarten at all of its district...
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