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Students and coaches from McGarvin Intermediate School in the Garden Grove Unified School District pose for a photo during the 2026 Orange County Academic Pentathlon competition at Savanna High School.

Four Orange County teams advance to United States Pentathlon National Finals

Vicky Nguyen May 15, 2026
Two students speak at a podium onstage during the Friday Night Live Chapter Recognition Ceremony at the Barclay Theatre.

OC Friday Night Live Partnership honors student chapters and advisor for prevention leadership

Ian Hanigan May 14, 2026
MTSS logo

Governor’s May Revision proposes renewed investment in California MTSS

Ian Hanigan May 14, 2026
Students from Loara Elementary School in the Anaheim Elementary School District attend the 2026 Conga Kids Dance Championship at The Novo at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on May 7.

Anaheim elementary schools named finalists in Conga Kids dance championship

Vicky Nguyen May 14, 2026
ITO Project Zero Waste

Project Zero Waste field trip connects students to real-world sustainability efforts

Vicky Nguyen May 14, 2026
El Modena Nature Center

VIDEO: El Modena High School Nature Center plants seeds for the future

Austin Duffis April 29, 2019
“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” — Anonymous Greek...
Newspaper illustration

Weekly roundup: LB teams advance in problem-solving contest, school safety after Columbine and more

Ian Hanigan April 26, 2019
A pair of teams from Laguna Beach Unified has advanced to the finals in a contest that tasks students with...
Students with awards

Fullerton School District students create smartphone apps to solve real-world challenges

Ian Hanigan April 25, 2019
They devised apps to help locate lost pets, apps to protect the environment and apps to promote health and safety. More than 475 students in the Fullerton School District, ranging from grades two through eight, were recently tasked with brainstorming...
Students inspect the "Courage to Remember" Holocaust exhibit

VIDEO: Traveling Holocaust exhibit displayed at Huntington Beach High School

Staff reports April 24, 2019
Huntington Beach High School recently hosted the exhibit “Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1933-1945.” On loan from the Simon Wiesenthal...
Rocket launching

Student team from OCDE program named a finalist in national rocket competition

Ian Hanigan April 24, 2019
This literally was rocket science. A team of students from OCDE’s home school program has been named a national finalist in...
Dr. Andrew Pulver

New superintendent takes over in Los Alamitos Unified

Ian Hanigan April 23, 2019
The Los Alamitos Unified School District has a new superintendent. Dr. Andrew Pulver, who has served the Los Al community for 20 years, most recently as assistant superintendent of human resources, was selected to succeed Dr. Sherry Kropp, who led...
Kraemer Middle School students

Teams from two OC schools advance to the Science Olympiad National Tournament

Ian Hanigan April 23, 2019
For the second straight year, a pair of Orange County schools will represent California at the Science Olympiad National Tournament....
Children dancing

VSA Festival to celebrate the artistic accomplishments of individuals with disabilities

Ian Hanigan April 22, 2019
OCDE and VSA Orange County will spotlight the artistic achievements of individuals with disabilities at the 43rd annual VSA Festival,...
computer and newspaper

Weekly roundup: Student project launched into space, Congresswoman visits Irvine school, and more

Fermin Leal April 19, 2019
Students in a Huntington Beach classroom recently spent part of a day nervously watching a clock ticking in the corner of a projection screen. The Daily Pilot reported this week on the scene at Brethren Christian School, where speakers counted down the...
Woman doing yoga

OCDE program combines mindfulness and yoga to improve students’ physical and mental health

Ian Hanigan April 18, 2019
According to the most recent Orange County Conditions of Children report, 1 in 4 students feels chronically sad or hopeless,...
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