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Students from Segerstrom High School’s Class of 2025 take part in their graduation ceremony on May 28.

Weekly roundup: OC districts join CSU Direct Admission Program for fall 2026, and more

Vicky Nguyen December 12, 2025
A note from Dr. Bean

Dr. Bean: OCDE is investing in bold ideas to strengthen student success

Stefan Bean December 10, 2025
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OCDE to host Math Instructional Materials Fair on Jan. 22

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union opens scholarship application period for student members

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025
Mesa View Middle School students took part in an aerial art project, creating a live image of a humpback whale for the Art for the Sky program. (Screenshot courtesy of Daniel Dancer)

Weekly roundup: Mesa View students create 130-foot whale art in campuswide project, and more

Madeline Gray December 5, 2025
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OCDE in 30 Seconds: Credential and Fingerprinting Services

Staff reports June 9, 2016
Sometimes it takes just 30 seconds to get fingerprinted. So let’s take just 30 seconds to catch up with Support Services Manager Susana...
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OCDE staffer named Orange County Human Relations Diversity Community Leader Award honoree

Staff reports June 8, 2016
Steven Kim has put traumatized and abandoned youth at the center of his work for more than a decade, but now...
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In the news: OC students unite for beach clean-up, 2016 Solar Cup sets sail and more

Staff reports June 3, 2016
The OCDE weekly roundup is ready to help you catch up on Orange County education news: The 2016 Solar Cup, a seven-month after-school program and event, featured a flotilla of student-built solar-powered boats. Six Peer Assistance Leadership programs and advisors received awards for...
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Mijares: Community partners are key to reaching ‘One Billion Acts of Kindness’

Al Mijares June 2, 2016
One billion is a number that’s impossible for most of us to fathom. But if it can be measured in...
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Vote: Brea Olinda’s environmental hero finalist in statewide conservation recognition program

Staff reports June 1, 2016
She makes her mark on campus and in her community, and now we can help her make her mark on California....
An image of students and staff at Don Juan Avila Middle School

Outstanding PAL programs and advisors honored for innovative practices in youth engagement

Ian Hanigan June 1, 2016
Four schools and two advisors were recently recognized for implementing creative and innovative practices that enhance youth engagement and connectedness through OCDE’s Peer Assistance Leadership program. If you haven’t heard of the PAL program, it’s built around the concept of students helping...
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VIDEO: Students soar with solar-powered boats at 2016 Solar Cup

Staff reports May 31, 2016
When it comes to the 2016 Solar Cup, one student summed it for us: “You learn a lot and you...
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In the news: Angels’ Mike Scioscia bats for kindness, Placentia-Yorba Linda names new schools chief and more

Staff reports May 27, 2016
If you missed any Orange County education news this week, have no fear, the OCDE weekly roundup is here! Take a look:...
An image showing a team of four students from Santiago High School in Garden Grove

Santiago High team takes first place in contest to build robots that can locate disaster survivors

Ian Hanigan May 26, 2016
A team of four students from Santiago High School in Garden Grove took first place at the Rescue Robotics Invitational at UCI over the weekend, beating out teams of high school and college students from across Orange County. This was pretty advanced...
An image showing the maiden voyage of the viking ship constructed at Marina High School

VIDEO: Student-built Viking ship at Marina High takes its maiden voyage

Ian Hanigan May 26, 2016
Remember back in January when we shared this video of Marina High School students building a full-scale Viking ship under...
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