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Middle College High senior Manny Mejia celebrates his Yale acceptance with family and his teachers. (Courtesy of CBS LA)

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana senior receives acceptance from Yale, Korean language program celebrates first graduating class, and more

Madeline Gray May 15, 2026
Saddleback Valley Unified School District students Deepali Srinivas and Gianella Rodriguez showcase their honored project, "ShamPOOCH-inator" at the OcMaker Meet the Maker event Feb. 27.

OcMaker Challenge Awards to spotlight student innovators on May 19

Madeline Gray May 15, 2026
Students and coaches from McGarvin Intermediate School in the Garden Grove Unified School District pose for a photo during the 2026 Orange County Academic Pentathlon competition at Savanna High School.

Four Orange County teams advance to United States Pentathlon National Finals

Vicky Nguyen May 15, 2026
Two students speak at a podium onstage during the Friday Night Live Chapter Recognition Ceremony at the Barclay Theatre.

OC Friday Night Live Partnership honors student chapters and advisor for prevention leadership

Ian Hanigan May 14, 2026
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Governor’s May Revision proposes renewed investment in California MTSS

Ian Hanigan May 14, 2026
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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...
Students and staff from Ladera Vista Junior High School

Fullerton students advance in national cybersecurity competition

Ian Hanigan March 8, 2018
A group of Fullerton middle schoolers has placed second in a national competition that puts students in the role of...
speakers discuss how schoools are dealing with school shootings

OC education, government, law enforcement leaders offer candid discussion on school safety

Fermin Leal March 6, 2018
Orange County’s public schools, law enforcement and other government agencies have boosted collaborative efforts in recent years aimed at preventing school shootings and other dangerous situations involving student safety. These efforts include improved training for teachers and school staff on...
Students working at a campus garden

Inside the Outdoors secures funding for waste education program impacting more than 900,000 students

Ian Hanigan March 6, 2018
Inside the Outdoors, OCDE’s popular environmental education program, has netted a sizable grant to present standards-based lessons on the science of...

C-H-A-M-P: Eighth-grader wins second straight OC Spelling Bee, advances to national competition

Ian Hanigan March 3, 2018
Round by round, they dueled over words like  “intaglio,” “vivace,” “bobbejaan” and “zeitgeber.” When Genevie Nguyen of Irvine Intermediate School...
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Weekly roundup: Girls Engineering Day in Anaheim, Chinese New Year, new social-emotional learning guidelines and more

Ian Hanigan March 2, 2018
More than 120 middle and high school girls built bridges out of plastic straws, designed roadways, learned about watersheds and collaborated on other engineering-related projects last Saturday at South Junior High School in Anaheim. The occasion? It was the fourth...
South Junior High

Seven OC schools honored for promoting civics learning

Fermin Leal March 1, 2018
Seven Orange County schools have been recognized by the California Courts system for their efforts to engage students in civic...
Students on computers participating in online gaming

OC students honing teamwork, problem-solving, communication skills in new e-sports league

Fermin Leal February 28, 2018
Each of the five team members had their assignment. Two flanked the enemy from opposite sides. One served as a...
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Find out which OC school districts made the College Board’s eighth annual AP District Honor Roll

Ian Hanigan February 27, 2018
Five local school districts have been named to the College Board’s eighth annual AP District Honor Roll. Capistrano, Garden Grove, Placentia-Yorba Linda, Santa Ana and Tustin are among 34 California districts — and 447 across the U.S. and Canada —...
Kindness posters at Fisler Elementary School

#kindness1billion: Good deeds add up for kindergarteners at Fullerton’s Fisler School

Ian Hanigan February 26, 2018
A kindergarten teacher from Fisler School in Fullerton found a clever way to tie kindness to California’s math standards. At...
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