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Participants and supporters, some dressed in team costumes, cheer from the stands during the Super Quiz Relay at the 2025 Orange County Academic Decathlon.

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Vicky Nguyen December 16, 2025

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

Nathaniel Martinez December 15, 2025

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

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

Stefan Bean December 10, 2025

$mathematics lesson$

OCDE to host Math Instructional Materials Fair on Jan. 22

Vicky Nguyen December 9, 2025

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...

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...

An image showing the new superintendent of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Dr. Gregory S. Plutko, Ed.D.

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District announces new schools chief

Staff reports May 25, 2016

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Board of Education has announced that Dr. Gregory S. Plutko, Ed.D. has been selected as that district’s next superintendent. His starting date is July 1. “I am honored to accept this position,” said Dr. Plutko....

An image of a vehicle racing in the UCI Energy Invitational

VIDEO: STEM education hits the road for the UCI Energy Invitational

Ian Hanigan May 25, 2016

The challenge? To build vehicles capable of covering as much ground as possible using just $1 worth of energy. On Saturday,...

An image of students involved in OCDE's Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership

Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership honors two chapters, one advisor

Ian Hanigan May 24, 2016

The Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership has honored a pair of community agencies and a school advisor for their...

An image of the eighth-grade team from Fairmont Private Schools‘ Historic Anaheim Campus

Anaheim school comes out on top at the 2016 USAD National Academic Pentathlon

Staff reports May 24, 2016

Students come from all over the country to compete at the 2016 USAD National Academic Pentathlon at Boise State University, but it was a couple of Orange County teams that took home the top spots. The eighth-grade team from Fairmont Private Schools‘ Historic Anaheim Campus...

An image of a sign at the Water Expo at Brea High School

Academic event season is coming up. Here are some key dates for 2026.

Sunburst cadets suit up for life after graduation

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

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

OCDE to host Math Instructional Materials Fair on Jan. 22

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

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

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District announces new schools chief

VIDEO: STEM education hits the road for the UCI Energy Invitational

Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership honors two chapters, one advisor

Anaheim school comes out on top at the 2016 USAD National Academic Pentathlon

Brea Olinda High classes partner with OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program to promote water conservation

#Kindness1Billion: Now batting for kindness, Los Angeles Angels skipper Mike Scioscia

In the news: OC, state graduation rates on the rise, Los Alamitos students master nearly 150,000 words and more

#kindness1billion: One Billion Acts of Kindness campaign hits the ground running

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