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Saddleback Valley Unified School District students Deepali Srinivas and Gianella Rodriguez showcase their honored project, "ShamPOOCH-inator" at the OcMaker Meet the Maker event Feb. 27.

OcMaker Challenge Awards to spotlight student innovators on May 19

Madeline Gray May 15, 2026
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
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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
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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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NAMM Foundation lists 4 OC districts among the best for music education

Ian Hanigan April 17, 2019
Four Orange County districts have been recognized among the Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation, which also...
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Student projects to address real-world needs at ocMaker Challenge

Ian Hanigan April 16, 2019
Students from across Orange County will exhibit more than 200 STEM-based designs demonstrating creativity and innovation at next month’s ocMaker Challenge. Free and open to the public, the event will feature projects aimed at solving real-world problems or needs — all...
County Superintendent Al Mijares

Civic Learning Partnership seeks to expand students’ Constitutional knowledge, civic engagement

Ian Hanigan April 15, 2019
Joshua Suh of Cypress High School talked about studying the effects of eutrophication on waterways as part of a civic...
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Westminster School District hires superintendent

Fermin Leal April 12, 2019
The Westminster School District Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Cyndi Paik as the new district superintendent. After an extensive...
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Weekly roundup: Student-athletes unite, OC Fair’s Imaginology festival, awards, competitions and more

Ian Hanigan April 12, 2019
What started as a Special Olympics Unified Sports program at Trabuco Hills High has scaled up districtwide. As the Orange County Register reported this week, the Saddleback Valley Unified School District recently brought together more than 250 student-athletes with and without...
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Six OC school employees recognized for work supporting education

Fermin Leal April 10, 2019
The Orange County Board of Education on Wednesday honored six dedicated school professionals as the Orange County Classified School Employees...
Dr. Grant Litfin and Dr. Gregory Franklin, superintendent

Association of California School Administrators honors three from OC

Ian Hanigan April 9, 2019
A trio of educational leaders from Orange County has earned statewide honors through the Association of California School Administrators’ annual...
Battle of the Books winners

Teams from OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program prevail in the ‘Battle of the Books’

Ian Hanigan April 8, 2019
Two teams from OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program won their divisions in the national Battle of the Books reading competition hosted by Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. This year, more than 40 middle schools from across the country...
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Weekly roundup: Newport Back Bay offers hands-on learning, OC teachers chosen for NASA program, and more

Fermin Leal April 5, 2019
A group of students from Costa Mesa High School students recently spent the day at the Upper Newport BayEcological Reserve...
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