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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
Jillian Johnson-Sharp

Promoting career technical education for all students, OCDE administrator earns state and national honors

Ian Hanigan December 25, 2017
Jillian Johnson-Sharp wants to clear up any lingering misconceptions about career technical education, also known as CTE. Enrollment in these...
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Weekly roundup: Students build prosthetic hands for children, Femineers engaged in STEM and more

Fermin Leal December 22, 2017
Students at St. Mary’s School in Aliso Viejo are already making a meaningful impact across the globe with their work...
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In the news: Pioneer Middle School students reciprocate kindness of local crossing guard

Ian Hanigan December 19, 2017
You tend to see an uptick in stories about kindness this time of year. But this recent article in the Orange County Register, involving local students from Tustin’s Pioneer Middle School, caught our attention. As Susan Christian Goulding writes, Francine...
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Tustin High School’s Femineers Club works to empower girls in STEM education

Fermin Leal December 18, 2017
Like many high school engineering clubs, students in this club spend their time building rockets to launch into the sky,...
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Weekly roundup: More honors for Tesoro’s music teacher, local superintendent updates, and more

Ian Hanigan December 15, 2017
Back in February, we learned that Tesoro High music teacher Keith Hancock was awarded the Grammy Foundation’s prestigious Music Educator Award for...
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Mijares: OC’s new esports league looks to power up interest in STEM fields

Al Mijares December 13, 2017
There was a time when video game consoles were considered incompatible with academics, based on the belief that they distracted rather than stimulated young minds. But many educators are now recognizing the potential of gaming to engage students in science,...
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Orange Unified school board promotes Hansen to schools chief

Fermin Leal December 12, 2017
The Orange Unified School District’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted last week to appoint Gunn Marie Hansen as the district’s...
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La Habra middle schoolers earn national recognition in environmental challenge

Ian Hanigan December 11, 2017
Seven middle schoolers from La Habra have earned honors in a national contest that challenged teams of students to tackle...
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Weekly roundup: Students create zombie app, California School Dashboard released, and more

Fermin Leal December 8, 2017
A group of students from the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School district worked on developing smartphone apps, including one about a zombie apocalypse, as part of a new program aimed at helping them boost their skills in science, technology, engineering and...
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VIDEO: Some tips to help parents navigate the California School Dashboard

Fermin Leal December 7, 2017
Local schools and districts can find out today how well they performed in the state’s newest school accountability system, the...
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