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A student-created display at McAuliffe Middle School shows handwritten reflections on paper stars and astronaut cutouts under the message, “The legacy I want to leave at McAuliffe is …”

Forty years after Challenger, McAuliffe Middle School reflects on a lasting legacy

Ian Hanigan January 28, 2026
Kay Nakauchi being recognized at December 2025 HBUHSD Board Meeting.

After 68 years of service, Kay Nakauchi retires from HBUHSD

Nathaniel Martinez January 28, 2026
Dr. Stefan Bean and Lainie Rowell on the FutureCurrent podcast set, with microphones and chairs arranged for a recorded conversation.

Now playing: New OCDE podcast hosted by Dr. Bean highlights the people and stories shaping education

Ian Hanigan January 27, 2026
Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education members, district leaders and staff stand with Guzman family members inside the school office during the dedication ceremony.

Weekly roundup: Santa Ana Unified dedicates Virginia and William Guzman Elementary School, and more

Vicky Nguyen January 23, 2026
Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin addresses the audience at the 2024 Orange County Counselor Symposium on Feb. 7 at the Hilton Anaheim.

School Counselors and Advocates of the Year to be honored at the 12th annual Orange County Counselor Symposium

Nathaniel Martinez January 22, 2026
The principal of Cook Elementary School leads an outdoor assembly

Sealed and delivered: Garden Grove’s Cook Elementary School celebrates its National Blue Ribbon

Ian Hanigan January 6, 2017
Fifth-grader Tommy Nguyen will tell you that A.J. Cook Elementary School in Garden Grove is a special place — and...
Teacher with students in a classroom

OCDE earns state grant to help classified employees become credentialed teachers

Ian Hanigan January 5, 2017
Here’s one way California is responding to a statewide teacher shortage: OCDE and two dozen other agencies have been awarded...
High school wrestlers

In the news: Brea Olinda High wrestler demonstrates kindness after controversial call

Ian Hanigan January 3, 2017
Competitive wrestling and kindness don’t generally go hand in hand. So this Orange County Register story caught our attention. It’s about a Brea Olinda High sophomore who was the beneficiary of a referee’s generous call at a critical point during a match for first...
Crossroad sign 2016 2017

That’s a wrap: The top OCDE Newsroom stories of 2016

Staff reports December 29, 2016
Before we finish the 2016 chapter, let’s flip back through the pages and revisit some of the top Newsroom stories from...
Graphic of Dean West and OCDE

Laguna Beach fiscal chief tapped to be OCDE’s next associate superintendent of business services

Ian Hanigan December 24, 2016
The Orange County Department of Education has hired a new associate superintendent of business services. Dean West, who has led...
Kindness Korner logo with an image of a girl writing in a book

Kindness Korner: A gift that keeps on giving for the mom that does everything

Staff reports December 22, 2016
Do you remember that Walt Disney cartoon, Goofy’s How to Play Baseball? Essentially, Goofy ends up playing many positions on the baseball field all at the same time — much like one particular Orange County mom, whose husband says she does...
Students running

Latest physical fitness scores show OC kids outpacing state averages

Ian Hanigan December 20, 2016
Orange County students in grades five, seven and nine have once again outperformed state averages on an annual fitness assessment....
Trabuco Hills High School's mock trial team

Trabuco Hills High School wins county mock trial championship

Staff reports December 19, 2016
The Trabuco Hills High School mock trial team won the Constitutional Rights Foundation’s Orange County High School Mock Trial Competition Saturday...
A blurred image of a broadcast newsroom

In the news: Mock trial, new bikes, new shoes and more

Staff reports December 16, 2016
O Orange County education news, O Orange County education news, how lovely is thy roundup. Yep, it’s that time of year, when it’s completely acceptable to turn anything into a holiday song. And it’s that time of the week when we help you...
Thurston Middle School students at a preschool

Kindness alert: Thurston Middle School PAL students spread holiday cheer

Staff reports December 16, 2016
They stepped out of class to step into kindness. As reported in this Daily Pilot article, a group of students...
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