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Two Orange County students recently received top h

Two Orange County students recently received top honors in the annual Congressional Art Competition.

Senior Raymond Tran-Nguyen of Costa Mesa High School earned the People’s Choice award in the 48th congressional district, and Catherine Liu of Oxford Academy was recognized by the 47th congressional district.

Each student will have their award-winning artwork on display in the United States Capitol for one year. @newportmesausd @anaheimunion

To read more of this week’s top education stories, head to the OCDE Newsroom (Link in bio).

Six years ago, a group of Woodbury Elementary stud

Six years ago, a group of Woodbury Elementary students made a promise to annually write letters to a Seattle-based financial services CEO. In exchange, when they finished high school and gave him their final letters, he would give each student a $1,000 scholarship. Earlier this week, Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments, made good on that promise by returning to Woodbury to personally hand-deliver more than $50,000 in scholarships to the graduates. As an added bonus, students received $1,500 each — instead of the original $1,000 — accounting for interest over the last six years. Head to the OCDE Newsroom for more on this inspiring story (Link in bio.) @irvine_unified @woodburyiusd @danpriceseattle

Caps off to the Class of 2021! We are celebrating

Caps off to the Class of 2021! We are celebrating graduates from across OC with a roundup of posts from social media. Please join us in congratulating these more than deserving students. Head to the OCDE Newsroom for more photos (Link in bio). 🎓🎓👏🏻👏🏻

Registration is now open for @InsidetheOutdoors vi

Registration is now open for @InsidetheOutdoors virtual summer camp. Camp is FREE to attend and open to children ages 6 to 12 years old.

Additional information, plus a link to register, can be found at newsroom.ocde.us or by clicking on our link in bio. #summercamp #freevirtualsummercamp

Today's OCDE weekly roundup features top scholars

Today's OCDE weekly roundup features top scholars from the class of 2021, a community’s search for a kidney donor, and more! Check it out at newsroom.ocde.us or just simply click our link in bio.

Have a great weekend, OC!

#ICYMI: Three mental health videos produced by stu

#ICYMI: Three mental health videos produced by students from OC recently earned statewide honors in the 2021 The Directing Change Program & Film Contest , and dozens have earned regional recognition. We have the full list of OC honorees along with links to their videos in the OCDE Newsroom (Link in bio). @woodbridge_warriors @breaolindahighschool @portola.asb @irvine_unified @breaolindausd

Today, we are proud to honor the brave men and wom

Today, we are proud to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our country. #memorialday

Students and staff at @eisenhower_ggusd in the Gar

Students and staff at @eisenhower_ggusd in the Garden Grove Unified School District were treated to a very special visit from State Superintendent Tony Thurmond today.

During his visit, Superintendent Thurmond toured classrooms as well as the school’s garden and outdoor education experience.

During his remarks, Thurmond said he knows what he saw in Garden Grove today, students learning in-person, is exactly what California and our nation needs - to see examples of how we can make in-person learning work for all students. @cadepted @tonythurmondspi

Two middle school teams from OC — @lakeside_iusd

Two middle school teams from OC — @lakeside_iusd Middle School in the @irvine_unified and Fairmont Private Schools‘ Historic Anaheim Campus — were awarded silver medals in their respective grade levels at the 2021 United States Academic Pentathlon.

Only two teams are invited to the national competition from each state and this year, and both of California’s teams were from Orange County — a feat that hasn’t occurred since Fairmont took the national championship in 2016!

➡️ read more at newsroom.ocde.us (Link in bio).

A trio of students from @universityhighschool in @

A trio of students from @universityhighschool in @irvine_unified recently took third place in a “Shark Tank”-style competition organized by @irvinevalleycollege entrepreneurship program.

Each of the top three winners in the "Idea Pitch Competition" received a cash prize and more than $2,000 in business start-up services. The University High team also won the Audience Choice Award.

You can read more in the OCDE Newsroom (Link in bio).

Have you registered for the 2021 California MTSS P

Have you registered for the 2021 California MTSS Professional Learning Institute?

Join us virtually from July 20 through July 22 with keynote speakers Marc Brackett and Tyrone Howard.
Register ➡️ camtsspli.ocde.us @marc.brackett

Stopping by South Coast Plaza this weekend? Be sur

Stopping by South Coast Plaza this weekend? Be sure to check out the nearly 400 pieces of student art that are currently on display on all three levels of @southcoastplaza wing generally known as Crystal Court. Part of OCDE’s OCArts4All Art Showcase, the artwork will remain on display through Sunday, May 23.

For more information on the OCArts4All Showcase, check out our latest post in the OCDE Newsroom (Link in bio).

Today, on #TraumaSurvivorsDay we celebrate the str

Today, on #TraumaSurvivorsDay we celebrate the strength and resiliency of trauma survivors. As an @acesaware grantee, OCDE is proud to partner with @CAPublicHealth and @CA_OSG to bring awareness to ACEs and the importance of trauma-informed care.

#IamTraumaAware #ACEsgrantee

@therealshannonlee, daughter of legendary martial

@therealshannonlee, daughter of legendary martial artist and actor @brucelee, recently shared stories with students from OCDE’s Alternative Education program. Lee, an author, entertainer and entrepreneur was the latest speaker in OCDE’s “Careers without Borders” series.

While martial arts have been part of her life since birth, Lee talked about training after the tragic loss of her father as a way to connect with him and his life’s passion. True to his teachings, she discovered that fighting was less about striking and more about finding inner-strength, particularly when an opponent is bearing down.

Addressing the recent rise in anti-Asian hate incidents and attacks, Lee said her father was proud of being Chinese and would be disheartened by reports of racism and xenophobia. He felt that separating people by race or economic class represented an outdated way of thinking, she said, and it’s telling that he embraced all martial arts styles to develop his own hybrid expression, called Jeet Kune Do.

More on Lee's discussion with OCDE ACCESS students can be found in the OCDE Newsroom. (link in bio).

Registration is now open for 4th annual CA MTSS Pr

Registration is now open for 4th annual CA MTSS Professional Learning Institute!

This year’s keynote speakers are Marc Brackett, Ph.D., author of “Permission To Feel” and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and Tyrone C. Howard, professor at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA.

Join educators, administrators, counselors and others to learn and share practices that support the academic, behavioral, & social-emotional success of all students.

Additional information along with a link to register can be found in the OCDE Newsroom. (link in bio). #CAMTSSPLI2021

And the celebration continues! Thank you to our pa

And the celebration continues! Thank you to our partners @schoolsfirstfcu for honoring our 2021 OC Classified Employees of the Year! #csew21

👏🏻 Please join us in further celebrating our

👏🏻 Please join us in further celebrating our 2021 Orange County Classified Employees of the Year!! 👏🏻

- Allison Goettman, school clerk, La Habra City School District (Clerical and Administrative Services)

- Miguel Laris, senior custodian, Westminster School District (Custodian and Maintenance Services)
- Rosemary Tamayo, food services lead, Garden Grove Unified School District (Food and Nutrition Services)

- Cassandra Palacios, licensed vocational nurse, Los Alamitos Unified School District (Health and Student Services)

- Jessica Lee, paraeducator, Huntington Beach City School District (Paraprofessional)

- Patricia Mendez, activity monitor, Santa Ana Unified School District (Security Services)

-Adrian Prieto, HVAC technician, Anaheim Union High School District (Skilled Trades)

-Chris Martinez, systems network technician, Magnolia School District (Technical Services)

Matthew Sobelman, bus driver, Huntington Beach Union High School District (Transportation Services)

It's Classified School Employee Week: May 16-22! P

It's Classified School Employee Week: May 16-22! Please join us in sharing gratitude for our phenomenal classified school employees who play an invaluable role in supporting our students, schools and community! They are true superstars each and every day! #csew2021

Engineering students from Estancia High School in

Engineering students from Estancia High School in the @newportmesausd recently landed a first-place team win at the 2021 Vital Link Energy Invitational Engineering Design Competition for turning a simple go-kart into an extremely energy-efficient electric car.

The sixteen seniors — dubbed “Team Havoc” — were tasked with crafting a vehicle large enough to accommodate a driver that could travel as fast and as far as possible on only $1 worth of energy.

Check out their story in this week's edition of the Weekly roundup (link in bio).

Happy #schoolnurseday to our amazing school nurses

Happy #schoolnurseday to our amazing school nurses across Orange County. The selfless acts of care and courage demonstrated by our nurses throughout the pandemic have been truly inspiring. Their dedication to the health, safety and social-emotional wellbeing of every student is something we are thankful for every day! #thankaschoolnurse

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