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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
An engineer exams in a lab a scale model of the Mars Curiosity Rover

UC Irvine hosting ‘signing day’ for high school grads committing to STEM careers

Fermin Leal June 7, 2018
More than 50 students graduating from Orange County high schools who plan to study science, technology, engineering and math, or...
Students hold an oversized check

Murdy Elementary sixth-graders celebrate local heroes through ‘The Gratitude Project’

Ian Hanigan June 5, 2018
How do you thank war heros, veterans and others who have made noble sacrifices or overcome great challenges? For sixth-graders...
Spanish Spelling Bee winners

Orange Unified promotes bilingual education with Spanish Spelling Bee

Ian Hanigan June 4, 2018
To underscore the value of bilingualism, including the lifelong opportunities that come with speaking more than one language, the Orange Unified School District recently held its second annual Spanish Spelling Bee. Sixty contestants from OUSD’s four comprehensive high schools competed...
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Weekly roundup: High schools celebrate graduates, counselor earns top award, and more

Fermin Leal June 1, 2018
Over the next couple of weeks, scores of high school seniors from dozens of campuses across Orange County will hear...
An image of young students using desktop computers

Brea elementary campus to convert to computer science magnet

Fermin Leal May 31, 2018
Fanning Elementary in Brea Olinda Unified School District will convert to a computer science magnet starting this fall where students...
People with hardhats and shovels

Groundbreaking and game-changing: Construction begins on Buena Park High stadium

Ian Hanigan May 30, 2018
Along the stretch of Magnolia Avenue that runs past Buena Park High School lies a craggy expanse of dirt and rocks. But soon enough this site will host homecoming games, marching band performances and commencement ceremonies within the confines of...
high school counselor receives congratulations at ceremony

Century High counselor credited with helping scores of students pay for, attend college

Fermin Leal May 29, 2018
When Century High School counselor Beau Menchaca saw that just one in five students at the campus was applying for...
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

Weekly roundup: A GoatFundMe campaign, celebrating classified employees, Pacifica High’s ROTC program, and more

Ian Hanigan May 25, 2018
They called it their “GoatFundMe” campaign. After considering a number of philanthropic pursuits, a group of students from Niguel Hills...
Students in El Modena High School's Friday Night Live chapter

Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership honors two school chapters, one advisor

Ian Hanigan May 24, 2018
OCDE’s Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership recently honored two schools and an advisor for their efforts to develop youth leaders and implement alcohol and drug prevention projects in their schools and communities. At its annual Chapter Recognition Event at Chapman...
Zane Pert and his National History Day project

Orange County to be represented at the National History Day finals in Maryland

Ian Hanigan May 22, 2018
Next month, 62 award-winning history projects from California will compete in Maryland against other top National History Day submissions from...
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