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Two students kneel in a farm field planting young seedlings while other participants work in rows behind them under a blue sky.

Second Harvest invites OC students to learn, serve at working Irvine farm

Ian Hanigan September 17, 2026
Middle/outside blocker Megan Hodges (6) leaps for a spike in the gold medal game against the Dominican Republic at the NORCECA U23 Pan Am Cup in Managua, Nicaragua.

San Juan Hills volleyball standout helps Team USA win U23 Pan American Cup gold

Nathaniel Martinez September 16, 2026
OCDE Language Services Coordinator Natalia Abarca, right, introduces keynote speaker Dr. Janet Núñez-Pineda during the 2025 International Translation Day celebration at the OCDE Conference Center.

OCDE to mark International Translation Day with PBS SoCal studio visit

Vicky Nguyen September 16, 2026
Orange County Business Council CEO Jeff Ball joins County Superintendent Dr. Stefan Bean on the latest episode of the FutureCurrent podcast.

FutureCurrent: OC Business Council CEO Jeff Ball explores how students will shape the region’s economic future

Madeline Gray September 15, 2026
Volunteers take part in a previous California Coastal Cleanup Day at Upper Newport Bay in Newport Beach.

Inside the Outdoors invites volunteers to 42nd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day

Vicky Nguyen September 15, 2026
Kaitlyn Nguyen Orange County Spelling Bee winner 2024

Spellbound in OC: County’s new spelling bee champ is headed to Scripps

Ian Hanigan March 2, 2024
Orange County crowned a new spelling bee champion on Saturday. Katelyn Nguyen, a seventh-grader from Stacey Middle School in the...
Los Alamitos Unified Purple Star School designation group photo

Weekly roundup: Los Alamitos Unified campus receives Purple Star Schools Distinction, Fountain Valley hosts robotics competition, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 1, 2024
McGaugh Elementary in Seal Beach is among 30 campuses in the state to receive the prestigious Purple Star Schools distinction...
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These 38 OC campuses just became California Distinguished Schools

Ian Hanigan February 29, 2024
Add another 38 California Distinguished Schools to Orange County’s long list of educational accolades. On Thursday, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announced that 293 middle and high schools had earned the distinction, considered the highest level of recognition for schools. With...
Student at National History Day event

National History Day at 50: Orange County’s young historians to showcase projects on March 9

Ian Hanigan February 29, 2024
This year, National History Day isn’t just commemorating history — it’s making history, with the celebration of its own 50th...
Students at robotics contest

Student innovators collaborate and compete in robotics challenge at Fountain Valley High School

Ian Hanigan February 28, 2024
The robotics engineering pathway program at Fountain Valley High School recently played host to the SoCal First Tech Challenge, a...
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#kindness1billion: OCDE campaign closes in on 15 million acts of kindness

Ian Hanigan February 27, 2024
In 2016, a movement began with a simple yet profound aim. At the direction of County Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares, the Orange County Department of Education launched the One Billion Acts of Kindness campaign. The initiative was an ambitious call to...
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Q&A: Understanding California’s budget and its impact on schools

Ian Hanigan February 26, 2024
In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his budget proposal for the next fiscal year, addressing a projected $37 billion shortfall. ...
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Weekly roundup: KTLA spotlights Academic Decathlon champs, Sowers Middle School gets a new campus, and more

Ian Hanigan February 23, 2024
KTLA 5 Morning News reporter Megan Telles was live in Irvine on Wednesday morning to help Woodbridge High School celebrate...
Stewart McCaleb and his sailing dinghy

Los Alamitos High School sophomore sets sail for Olympic dream

Jennifer Nguyen February 22, 2024
Los Alamitos High School student Stewart McCaleb is flying out to Miami, but he won’t be there for a vacation. Stewart, a sophomore, will be competing in the U.S. Olympic Trials for sailing, becoming the first student to represent his...
Kunal Dalal and Wes Kriesel

Artificial intelligence in OC schools: It’s not about the tech, it’s about the approach

Ian Hanigan February 21, 2024
As OCDE’s new administrators of artificial intelligence and innovation, Wes Kriesel and Kunal Dalal stand at the edge of an...
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