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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
Victor de los Santos

Santa Ana Unified teacher a finalist for Grammy’s Music Educator Award

Fermin Leal December 6, 2017
A music teacher from the Santa Ana Unified School District was named one of 10 finalists nationwide for the 2018...
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In the news: La Habra second-grader chosen to help light Capitol Christmas Tree

Ian Hanigan December 6, 2017
California Governor Jerry Brown and first lady Anne Gust Brown will get an assist from a local elementary school student...
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VIDEO: Knowledge, kindness are cultivated at Westminster High’s The Giving Farm

Ian Hanigan December 5, 2017
Westminster High’s agricultural program isn’t just educating students about horticulture, livestock and equipment. It’s also putting food on the tables of those who need it most. This year, eight acres of farmland adjacent to the campus have been rebranded as The...
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7 education programs in Orange County win Golden Bell Awards

Fermin Leal December 4, 2017
The California School Boards Association presented prestigious Golden Bell Awards to seven educational programs in Orange County that improved technology,...
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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 cans during the El Toro High Annual Canned Food Drive, establishing a new high for the schoolwide campaign that spans...
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...
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 ending school segregation in California. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Mendez et al v. Westminster decision,...
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...
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