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An aerial view shows emergency crews cooling a large industrial storage tank with water at the site of the Garden Grove chemical leak as mist rises from the facility.

Garden Grove chemical leak: Fire officials say overnight operation at tank site yields ‘positive intel’

Staff reports May 24, 2026
Sierra Vista Middle School students Aryan Shah, Krish Marfatia, Kaito Yamashita and Davis Barbee win the Stephenson Family Award for Sports History at the NHD-CA contest earlier this month.

Orange County claims state-leading honors at National History Day, sends 21 students to finals

Madeline Gray May 22, 2026
Students participating in the OC GRIP program gather at Angel Stadium before the Los Angeles Angels’ May 19 game against the Oakland Athletics.

Weekly roundup: Sports Illustrated highlights OC GRIP mentorship event at Angel Stadium, and more

Vicky Nguyen May 22, 2026
From left, Rebekah Rylant of Don Juan Avila Middle School in the Capistrano Unified School District, Rolando Vivar of Fulton Middle School in the Fountain Valley School District and Pam McShea of Dysinger Elementary School in the Centralia Elementary School District were recognized with 2025-26 Outstanding PAL Advisor Awards from the Orange County Department of Education.

OCDE PAL team honors six campuses, three advisors for building positive school environments

Vicky Nguyen May 21, 2026
Aissa (left) and a fellow cast member performing in University High School's "Dreamland."

Student from Connections at University High DHH program brings artistic ASL to school musical

Nathaniel Martinez May 20, 2026

Mobile planetarium comes to Oak View Elementary School

Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018
Commercial space travel may still be a few years away, but the students of Oak View Elementary School got the...
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Weekly roundup: Grad rates, a middle school entrepreneur, a mobile planetarium and more

Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018
Orange County’s graduation rate edged up slightly in 2018. Figures released this week by the state Department of Education show that...
OCDE staff receiving award

OC Pathways recognized as a model of public-private partnerships

Ian Hanigan November 30, 2018
An OCDE initiative that builds career pathways in key industry sectors and creates work-based learning opportunities for students has been honored as a model of public-private partnerships by the Orange County Business Council. With funding from a state grant, OC...
Fullerton Joint Union High School District trustees Bob Singer and Bob Hathaway

OC district honors two retiring trustees with a combined 71 years of service

Ian Hanigan November 28, 2018
It’s not too often that a school district says goodbye to a board member who’s served more than three decades....
students show off their work to attendee at OC Pathways Showcase

VIDEO: Schools’ career training programs spotlighted at annual OC Pathways Showcase

Fermin Leal November 27, 2018
Alex Hernandez spent much of his four years at Los Alamitos High School learning skills that will help him save...
A group shot of students, educators and law enforcement representatives

OCDE students team up with local police for exhibition football game

Ian Hanigan November 21, 2018
We’re still reeling from the touchdown-fest that ended with a 54-51 L.A. Rams victory over the Kansas City Chief on Monday night. But another gridiron showdown played a few days earlier might prove to have a greater long-term impact. On...
Students inspect "The Courage to Remember" traveling Holocaust exhibit

Edison High School installs Holocaust exhibit from the Simon Wiesenthal Center

Ian Hanigan November 19, 2018
A powerful lesson on the Holocaust has been brought to the campus of Edison High School. The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s...
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Weekly roundup: Volunteers bring coding lessons to youth shelter, students’ satellite launches into orbit, and more

Fermin Leal November 16, 2018
Children from the Thomas House Family Shelter in Garden Grove are learning coding from from a group of high school...
two students stand over a table with models of a human skeleton and other medical models

Educators, industry leaders invited to attend fourth annual OC Pathways Showcase on Nov. 27

Ian Hanigan November 14, 2018
There’s still time for educators and industry leaders to be part of the fourth annual OC Pathways Showcase, which will take place at the Edwards Lifesciences campus on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Featuring student-led exhibits and two speakers from Edwards Lifesciences,...
rocket launches into space

Irvine students’ STEM lesson involves launching satellite into outer space

Fermin Leal November 14, 2018
A team of students from six high schools in Irvine Unified and one in Tustin Unified have worked to successfully...
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