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Los Alamitos Unified School District students greeted their peers onto campus with welcoming signs to celebrate Start With Hello Week.

Los Alamitos Unified students build connections during Start With Hello Week

Madeline Gray September 25, 2026
Westminster High School Principal Amy Sabol joins students during the Giving Farm’s annual watermelon harvest.

Weekly roundup: Westminster High students harvest watermelons for OC Food Bank, and more

Vicky Nguyen September 25, 2026
Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stefan Bean, center, joins OCDE staff and the 2026 Orange County Counselors and Advocates of the Year at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 4.

OCDE seeks presenters, award nominees for 2027 OC Counselor Symposium

Vicky Nguyen September 24, 2026
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Five OC students shine a light on Japanese American artist with award-winning documentary

Nathaniel Martinez September 22, 2026
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What parents should know about e-bikes and youth safety in Orange County

Ian Hanigan September 22, 2026
Students and staff from California Elementary School

Students from five districts take part in Orange Unified’s game of drones

Ian Hanigan June 6, 2019
Students from eight schools representing five districts and three counties recently battled for air superiority in the Orange Unified School...
Student with baseball cap smiling and typing on a computer game

Esports conference highlights gaming’s connection with education

Fermin Leal June 5, 2019
Incorporating gaming into the classroom not only helps engage more young people, it can also promote a school’s mission of...
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VIDEO: Disney VoluntEARS assist OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program

Ian Hanigan June 4, 2019
On a recent Saturday morning, more than 60 Disney VoluntEARS gathered over at Rancho Soñado, the home base of OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program, to pitch in on some much needed projects. The local families helped restore hiking...
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...
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