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Huntington Beach Union High School District educators, administrators and board trustees celebrate the start of a new partnership between Edison High School and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Huntington Beach Union High School District)

Weekly roundup: Edison High students help endangered trout with new campus lab, and more

Madeline Gray December 19, 2025
31st Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County cover

New Conditions of Children report offers a snapshot of OC education trends for 2025

Ian Hanigan December 18, 2025
Gigi Manning, 2025 OCMAA Award recipient for secondary media arts, stands with award sponsor and presenter Steven Brittan, president and CEO of the Laguna College of Art + Design.

Arts educators, leaders to be celebrated at 2026 OC Music and Arts Administrators Awards

Vicky Nguyen December 18, 2025
Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025
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Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025

OC’s Academic Decathlon champions set high goals for state tournament

Fermin Leal March 18, 2018
Each member of this year’s Woodbridge High Academic Decathlon team believes there’s plenty of room for improvement, even after winning...
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Weekly roundup: Student walkouts, National History Day, OC’s STEM courses, a middle school hoops tournament, and more

Ian Hanigan March 16, 2018
Our lead item in this week’s roundup is the story that made front pages across the country. Students from campuses...

OCDE Deaf and Hard of Hearing program hosts regional tournament for Gallaudet University Academic Bowl

Ian Hanigan March 16, 2018
A regional academic contest for high schoolers who are deaf and hard of hearing drew 80 students from about a dozen western states to the campus of University High School in Irvine over the weekend.  While a team representing the...

ACSA awards breakfast honors OC’s ‘Student Superheroes’

Ian Hanigan March 15, 2018
Some had mourned a death in the family. Others battled a severe illness or experienced homelessness. But they all had...
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Santa Ana High students engage in real-time civics lesson with peers from Broward County, Florida

Ian Hanigan March 15, 2018
The walkouts had ended nearly two hours earlier. But inside a classroom at Santa Ana High School, an important civics...
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Students throughout the U.S., Orange County take part in protests

Fermin Leal March 14, 2018
Students from across the country participated Wednesday in a National School Walkout to protest gun violence. They included an untold number from Orange County schools participating in a variety of activities. Some took to the streets outside their campuses, carrying...
a female and male student work on a robotic vehicle while both are hunched over it

New dashboard gives parents, community members a view of K-12 STEM courses across OC

Ian Hanigan March 14, 2018
A new website created by OC STEM in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education lets you quickly browse...
Students showcase their National History Day project

Young historians await results of National History Day-Orange County competition

Ian Hanigan March 13, 2018
Showcasing original websites, papers, documentaries, performances and exhibits, more than 450 young historians took part in Saturday’s National History Day-Orange...
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Six questions — and answers — about rights and responsibilities during the National School Walkout

Fermin Leal March 12, 2018
Students nationwide, including many across Orange County, are expected to participate in Wednesday’s National School Walkout to protest gun violence. Although Orange County’s public schools are not sponsoring these actions, many school leaders are working with students, law enforcement agencies and community...
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Weekly roundup: Custodian surprised with new car, students visit Blizzard campus and more

Fermin Leal March 9, 2018
Ever helpful Mater Dei custodian Victor Bautista was surprised with the new car he received as a special thanks for his...
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