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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

Governor’s May Revision proposes renewed investment in California MTSS

Ian Hanigan May 14, 2026

a roup of students hold up certificates they received from a law school program

Bolsa Grande High School freshmen take on six-week law school experience

Fermin Leal February 9, 2018

A group of Bolsa Grande High School freshmen are participating in a six-week law school program through a partnership between...

dozens of students sit in front of computers participating in online gaming at UC Irvine

OC High School Esports League to host a series of weekend workshops at UCI

Ian Hanigan February 8, 2018

The Orange County High School Esports League, which kicked off its inaugural season on Jan. 31, is hosting a series...

Donna Dowicki is presented with Parenting OC magazine’s “Top Teacher” award by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union President and CEO Bill Cheney.

Find out who won Parenting OC magazine’s 2018 ‘Top Teacher’ award

Fermin Leal February 8, 2018

Two OCDE educators were individually recognized on Wednesday during Parenting OC’s 2018 Top Teachers of Orange County Awards ceremony. Allen Witten, a teacher at Sunburst Academy in Los Alamitos, won the magazine’s “Global Teacher of the Year” award, while Janet Dicker,...

female teachers shows two students a book

OC District Pulse: La Habra City School District

Fermin Leal February 7, 2018

Even after more than 100 years teaching children, La Habra City School District continues to evolve. The nine-campus district is...

A Tustin student at Irvine Valley College's Astounding Inventions competition

Irvine and Tustin students showcase their ‘Astounding Inventions’ at Irvine Valley College

Ian Hanigan February 6, 2018

Will “Staircase Friendly Rolling Backpacks” be the next big thing? What about the “Go Go Scooter,” the “Temperature Regulating Blanket”...

A student on an Academic decathlon team holds up two numbers indicating his team answered a question correctly

Academic ‘decathletes’ battle for O.C. crown in thrilling Super Quiz Relay

Fermin Leal February 3, 2018

Teams took their places at center court inside Westminster High School’s gymnasium, surrounded by fans that packed the bleachers, armed with banners, flags and cardboard signs. Hundreds of students from 42 local high schools deciphered dozens of tough questions as...