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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
a group of children under water in a swimming pool

Are your children looking to cool off this summer? Here are six tips for safe pool play

Fermin Leal June 27, 2018
As the temperatures rise and children on summer break look for fun activities, splashing and swimming in pools seems like...
students and a parent view exhibits and science fair

Video: Students showcase STEM skills at OC Maker Challenge

Fermin Leal June 22, 2018
A year-long competition testing students’ ability to design and engineer products that can help address real-world problems culminated recently with...
Zane Pert and his National History Day project

Two OC projects named finalists at culminating National History Day event

Ian Hanigan June 20, 2018
Two projects from Orange County were named finalists at this year’s National History Day showdown in Maryland. The 2018 National Contest, which was held June 10 through June 14 at the University of Maryland, featured more than 3,000 middle and...
A student and teacher, holding a skateboard

OCDE students earn skateboards for hitting attendance goals

Ian Hanigan June 19, 2018
A half-dozen students from OCDE’s alternative education program recently took home new skateboards as bonuses for stellar attendance. Students enrolled...
An image of paper in a typewriter with the words "Orange County Education News"

Weekly roundup: 5.0 GPA grad a budding entrepreneur, middle school unveils mural, and more

Fermin Leal June 15, 2018
El Toro High School graduate Joel Kattapuram has already armed himself with the tools to become a tech tycoon. The 17-year-old,...
students eating lunch in school cafeteria

Orange County students can still receive free lunches during summer break

Fermin Leal June 14, 2018
Dozens of schools, community centers, parks and other locations across Orange County have begun serving free lunches and breakfasts this summer to children ages 18 and under. No forms are needed. Everyone is welcome. The meals are part of the...
OCDE sign

Orange County Department of Education readies spending plan for 2018-19

Ian Hanigan June 13, 2018
The Orange County Department of Education is finalizing a budget for the next fiscal year that outlines $222.7 million in...
rendering of a science classroom

Orange Unified breaks ground on first of four new science centers as part of $288 million school bond

Fermin Leal June 12, 2018
Orange Unified School District officials have broken ground on the new science center at Orange High School that will feature...
GGUSD graduates

Garden Grove Unified celebrates grads on social media with #18in2018 campaign

Fermin Leal June 11, 2018
With high school graduations in full swing, Garden Grove Unified School District has launched a social media campaign to celebrate some of the district’s top graduates. Through the middle of June, the district is posting short bios and pictures of...
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Weekly roundup: A moment in the sun, Irvine’s next elementary school, perfect attendance and more

Ian Hanigan June 8, 2018
Throughout the year, the Orange County Register has been sharing the story of Riley McCoy, a Dana Hills High senior...
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