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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: OC school districts adjust operations as emergency response continues

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
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...
classroom instruction

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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Weekly roundup: Students learn to follow the food chain, research program honors fallen WWII heroes, and more

Fermin Leal February 23, 2018
Orange high school students are learning through hands-on experience about food production through the new Youth Food Literacy Program. The Orange...

Foundation carries on doctor’s dream to assist young athletes in Santa Ana

Ian Hanigan February 21, 2018
Dr. Kevin Armstrong built a life around his passion for community service and his love of sports. A graduate of Princeton University and UCLA Medical School, he was a clinical professor and orthopedic surgeon at UCI Medical Center who returned to...
Student Aubree Lopez and teacher Erik Peterson

Nearly 75 years after his death, WWII hero’s story to be told by OC student, teacher

Ian Hanigan February 20, 2018
On a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach, the Normandy American Cemetery holds the graves of 9,387 Americans, most of whom lost...
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