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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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#kindness1billion: Community helps pick up the pieces after vandals destroy teacher’s Star Wars Lego displays

Ian Hanigan December 21, 2018
Students and staff at Concordia Elementary in San Clemente were crushed after vandals smashed 125 Star Wars Lego sets on...

Entrepreneurs from Oak Grove Elementary get a crash course on business at holiday fair

Ian Hanigan December 20, 2018
Those who were in desperate need of last-minute gifts found some relief Wednesday at Oak Grove Elementary School, where fifth-graders...
Kobe gives a high five to student as he leaves the classroom.

NBA legend Kobe Bryant surprises students at Oxford Preparatory Academy

Ian Hanigan December 19, 2018
It was a familiar chant that built quickly. Ko-be! … Ko-be! … KO-BE! … KO-BE! On Wednesday morning, one of the greatest basketball players to ever grace the hardwood made a surprise appearance at the Oxford Preparatory Academy’s South Orange...
Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez

OCDE, city of Westminster to partner on curriculum for historic Mendez trail and monument

Ian Hanigan December 19, 2018
OCDE is teaming up with the city of Westminster to create content and curriculum for a local trail and monument...
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Mijares: Career pathways merge technology with creativity to meet human needs

Al Mijares December 18, 2018
n a recent Tuesday morning, an atrium inside the Irvine headquarters of Edwards Lifesciences offered a glimpse of the transformational...
Students pose for photo in a courtroom

Pacific Coast High mock trial team takes second in OC final

Fermin Leal December 17, 2018
Pacific Coast High School’s Mock Trial team finished runner-up in Saturday’s championship round of the Constitutional Rights Foundation’s Orange County High School Mock Trial Competition. In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year for PCHS, an independent study program administered...
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Weekly roundup: Suspension trends, school nutrition standards, Lego vandals and more

Ian Hanigan December 14, 2018
Suspensions in California schools have dropped by nearly 50 percent over the last six years. As EdSource reported this week,...
students from mock trial team pose for photo in courtroom

Pacific Coast High School’s Mock Trial team advances to OC final

Fermin Leal December 13, 2018
For the second time in three years, Pacific Coast High School has advanced to the final round of the Constitutional Rights...
Heart-shaped notes

#kindness1billion: PAL programs compete in annual Kindness Challenge

Ian Hanigan December 11, 2018
A handful of Peer Assistance Leadership programs recently let us know how they celebrated last month’s World Kindness Day. Administered by OCDE, PAL is campus-based and built around the idea of students helping other students. Working with advisors, youth leaders in grades four...
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Former homeless student hopes to inspire others with story of perseverance

Fermin Leal December 10, 2018
Dilan Oezkan is an energetic and charismatic high school senior with a 4.4 GPA who dreams of acting on Broadway...
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