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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
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Three OC continuation schools named among state’s best

Fermin Leal February 13, 2019
The state Department of Education has named Brea Canyon High School in the Brea Olinda Unified School District, Serra High...
Dr. Sonia Llamas, assistant superintendent in the Santa Ana Unified School District, holds her award

Six earn honors through OCDE’s counselor recognition awards program

Ian Hanigan February 13, 2019
Four exemplary school counselors and a pair of educational leaders have been honored through OCDE’s Counselor Recognition and Counselor Advocate...
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Woodbridge High three-peats as OC Academic Decathlon champion

Fermin Leal February 12, 2019
Woodbridge High School won its third straight Orange County Academic Decathlon crown, earning an automatic bid to the California Academic Decathlon in March. The Irvine Unified School District campus was named overall winner during the OCAD awards ceremony Tuesday evening...
Elementary students in a classroom

All Anaheim Elementary campuses moving to a single-track calendar

Ian Hanigan February 11, 2019
After more than 20 years, all students in the Anaheim Elementary School District are going to be on the same...
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Weekly roundup: Music lab debuts in Anaheim, students build device for space launch, and more

Fermin Leal February 8, 2019
About 150 students at the Juliette Low School of the Arts in Anaheim are learning music in the elementary school’s...
Portola High School students in front of the Vincit sign

OC students explore potential careers at Irvine-based science and tech companies

Ian Hanigan February 7, 2019
Nearly 300 students from Orange County high schools and community colleges got a chance to visit Irvine-based technology and life science companies this week during the second annual Irvine Career Discovery Day. The Feb. 5 event was hosted by the...
students pose for a photo inside a classroom

Full-day kindergarten coming to all Saddleback Valley Unified elementary schools

Fermin Leal February 6, 2019
Add Saddleback Valley Unified School District to those moving to a full day of kindergarten at all of its district...
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New partnership will allow some Garden Grove Unified high school students to enroll in college courses

Fermin Leal February 5, 2019
The Garden Grove Unified School District, the Rancho Santiago Community College District and Santa Ana College will partner to create...
Law enforcement and others at a command post

Glenknoll Elementary closes for one day following Yorba Linda plane crash

Ian Hanigan February 4, 2019
Updated at 4:19 p.m. on Feb. 4: The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District has announced that Glenknoll Elementary School will reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 5 with its regular class and childcare schedules. *** An elementary school in Yorba Linda was closed...
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‘Decathletes’ face off in thrilling final round of OC Academic Decathlon

Fermin Leal February 2, 2019
Inside the Westminster High gymnasium, they waved pom poms, hoisted team flags, chanted cheers and screamed every time their team...
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