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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
Seal of Civic Engagement

OCDE to host OC Civic Learning Celebration on April 27

Vicky Nguyen March 29, 2023
Continuing its support for youth civic engagement, the Orange County Department of Education is partnering with the American Board of...
Woodbridge High School students win third place overall at the California Academic Decathlon in March.

Woodbridge High places third, OC students earn honors at the California Academic Decathlon

Madeline Gray March 28, 2023
With months of academic decathlon preparation in the books, Orange County students reached new heights, placing among the top scorers...
ACSA

Local ACSA chapter recognizes 18 Orange County educational leaders for excellence

Vicky Nguyen March 27, 2023
The local Association of California School Administrators chapter unveiled its list of 18 exemplary educational leaders on March 24.  Established in 1971, ACSA serves more than 17,000 California educators and annually spotlights top administrators and friends of education at the...
Loara High School softball players at ceremony for school alum Lauren Lappin.

Weekly roundup: Loara High retires jersey of softball alum, county names classified employees of the year, and more

Madeline Gray March 24, 2023
After playing professional softball and competing in the Olympic games, former Loara High School softball star Lauren Lappin returned to...
Westminster School District leaders welcome Superintendent Dr. Gunn Marie Hansen

Westminster School District selects Dr. Gunn Marie Hansen to fill superintendent vacancy

Ian Hanigan March 23, 2023
After reviewing more than 30 qualified candidates, the Westminster School District has a new superintendent.  Westminster’s Board of Education voted...
Marina High School students beautification project

Marina High’s Helping Hands club welcomes spring with a beautification project

Vicky Nguyen March 22, 2023
As students, staff and school community members visit Marina High’s administrative building in the coming weeks, they will be welcomed with fresh flowers and plants surrounding the campus.  On March 4, the school’s Helping Hands club members, teacher and advisor...
Garden Grove Unified School District Jayden Ham

Garden Grove eighth-grader voices lead role in Nickelodeon’s ‘Bossy Bear’

Madeline Gray March 21, 2023
Middle schoolers at Irvine Intermediate School may know Jayden Ham as an eighth-grader who enjoys creating pixelated animations and taking...
Title with star Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

OCDE announces the 2023 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

Vicky Nguyen March 20, 2023
The 2023 Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year are nine exemplary school workers who pour their hearts into...
NMUSD Spyder Lab at Back Bay High School

Weekly roundup: Newport-Mesa’s Spyder Lab gives students business skills, MTSS conference opens registration, and more

Vicky Nguyen March 17, 2023
There was a time when Back Bay High School senior Davian Gonzalez didn’t look forward to going to school or planning for college, but that changed once he stepped foot into the Spyder Lab on campus. This school year, the...
Warner Middle School's Kid Conference

Warner Middle School prioritizes student growth at ‘Stranger Things’-themed conference

Madeline Gray March 17, 2023
Warner Middle School students showed their peers how to improve their communication, embrace their individuality and prepare for their future...
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