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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
Safe Schools Conference participants

More than 500 educators, law enforcement representatives expected to attend 14th annual Safe Schools Conference

Ian Hanigan July 6, 2023
The annual Safe Schools Conference returns to Orange County this month, bringing together hundreds of educators, school workers and law...
Teacher Leslee Milch reads to children and families

Buena Park teacher celebrates 25 years of reading to children during summer breaks

Vicky Nguyen July 5, 2023
This June marked the 25th year of teacher Leslee Milch reading to hundreds of children each week, as her commitment...
Santiago High School unveils new state-of-the-art athletic facility.

Weekly roundup: Garden Grove unveils new state-of-the-art athletic facility, governor signs budget, and more

Vicky Nguyen June 30, 2023
Santiago High School’s home and rivaling teams will have a new state-of-the-art athletic facility to play on in the next school year. On Monday, the Garden Grove Unified School District’s Board of Education hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new...
ACCESS Graduation ceremony for areas 1, 2, 3

OCDE celebrates hundreds of new graduates at ACCESS commencement ceremony

Ian Hanigan June 28, 2023
Perseverance and purpose were recurring themes during a commencement ceremony for hundreds of students enrolled in OCDE’s Alternative Education program,...
Dana Hills High School gradute Sophie Anderson

Dana Hills High graduate selected as National Youth Science Camp Delegate

Vicky Nguyen June 28, 2023
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has included one Orange County scholar as he named three outstanding students as...
MIT Solve semifinalists Lisa McAllister and Virginia Reischl

MIT Solve names educators from OCDE and Cal State Fullerton as semifinalists in the 2023 Global Challenges initiative

Vicky Nguyen June 27, 2023
An OCDE coordinator and a regional director from Cal State Fullerton were recently named semifinalists for MIT Solve’s 2023 Global Challenges, which seeks social entrepreneurs who are using technology to solve today’s most pressing problems.  Orange County Department of Education...
California students compete at the National History Day nationals contest in College Park, Maryland from June 11 to June 15.

Five Irvine students take home top honors at National History Day finals

Madeline Gray June 26, 2023
Three student-produced websites and documentaries from Irvine placed with top honors at the National History Day National Contest in Maryland...
Warner Middle School exit interviews handshake

Weekly roundup: Warner Middle School holds exit interviews for students, Newport-Mesa Unified announces key personnel changes, and more

Vicky Nguyen June 23, 2023
The Westminster School District added exit interviews to Warner Middle students’ eighth-grade promotion experience. On June 15, the district enlisted...
Reggae musician Julian Marley spoke to students on June 13 as a guest speaker for the Careers Without Borders series. (Courtesy of Julian Marley's Facebook page)

Artist Julian Marley reflects on music and his father’s legacy with ACCESS students

Vicky Nguyen June 22, 2023
Two-time Grammy-nominated artist Julian “JuJu Royal” Marley spoke with Orange County students, who he considers to be society’s promising future, on June 13. Logging into Zoom from Miami, Marley was the most recent guest speaker to be featured in a...

A.I. and Education: OCDE to host three-day professional development series on artificial intelligence

Ian Hanigan June 20, 2023
The Orange County Department of Education will present a three-day professional learning series this fall to help educators better understand...
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