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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
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Weekly roundup: Irvine’s Chromebook program, OC Pathways Showcase, new science standards and more

Ian Hanigan December 1, 2017
Along with bolstering its technology infrastructure, the Irvine Unified School District has increased the number of computers available for student...
El Toro High students

El Toro High food drive sets school record with more than 115,000 cans

Ian Hanigan November 30, 2017
Another year, another school record for El Toro High. Last year we reported that the Lake Forest campus collected 111,922...
a female and male student work on a robotic vehicle while both are hunched over it

Space industry leaders tout STEM education at OC Pathways Showcase

Fermin Leal November 29, 2017
Foothill High School senior John Gardner always wanted an electric-powered skateboard but thought the $1,500 price tag for each was too expensive. So the teen decided to build his own. Gardner used computer-aided design programs to model the board, created...
students in a classroom each hold up donated books

Be kind, donate to help purchase 38,000 children’s books

Fermin Leal November 28, 2017
The nonprofit Reading Is Fundamental of Southern California, or RIFSoCal, is seeking donations as part of an effort to purchase...
Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez

New bike path in Westminster to commemorate groundbreaking school desegregation ruling

Ian Hanigan November 27, 2017
The city of Westminster has announced plans to build a new bike path that will honor the historic court ruling...
Cheerleaders, ASB leaders and others greet an arriving school bus

VIDEO: How Canyon High welcomed displaced students during fire evacuations

Ian Hanigan November 22, 2017
Last month’s fast-moving fire scorched more than 9,000 acres in northeast Orange County — and generated countless subplots. Here’s one involving our local schools that’s worth revisiting. On Oct. 9, as flames were quickly spreading nearby and thick smoke began...
District logo and campus buildings

OC District Pulse: The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

Ian Hanigan November 21, 2017
At each of its 34 campuses, the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District strives to create spaces where students feel a...
Education News title card

Weekly roundup: H.B. student earns State Fair honor, Esports league launching and more

Fermin Leal November 17, 2017
Thirteen-year-old Spencer Green, a student at Pegasus School in Huntington Beach, came up with an idea to measure the g-forces...
Sunburst Youth Academy students pose for a photo with their teacher inside their classroom

Sunburst students work to fund projects that battle hunger, poverty and inequality

Fermin Leal November 14, 2017
A group of students from Sunburst Youth Academy decided they wanted to help those less fortunate around the world. So they got together as part of a class project and came up with four projects that help support education, fight...
students smiling while sitting at a row of computers playing an online video game

Inaugural Esports League aims to boost STEM skills among OC high school students

Fermin Leal November 13, 2017
A new league is set to debut in Orange County that will allow competitors to cast spells, collect gold and...
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