Weekly roundup: Graduations return in pre-pandemic fashion, funding granted for career pathways, and more Madeline Gray June 10, 2022After making pandemic-safe adjustments to graduation ceremonies last June, graduation season has returned to normal with fully in-person high school...
Irvine student enters national STEM competition with her solution to food waste Vicky Nguyen June 6, 2022Households in the United States waste about a third of the food they purchase every year, according to a 2020...
Weekly roundup: Children collect 115 pounds of trash, filmmakers address mental health, longtime teacher retires, and more Vicky Nguyen June 3, 2022Nearly 600 elementary school students from inland Orange County displayed acts of kindness toward the environment as they collected more...
Orange County student competes in famed Scripps National Spelling Bee Vicky Nguyen June 3, 2022The word “lepper” is one that 14-year-old student Jason Khan will most likely never forget after this week. The eighth-grader...
Thirteen Orange County student projects advance to National History Day championships Madeline Gray May 17, 2022From 64 Orange County submissions, 53 historical project entries were recognized at the 2022 National History Day-California contest. The NHD-CA...
OCDE students reflect on the nation’s heroes and their own in Memorial Day essay contest Vicky Nguyen May 6, 2022Keon Ferber remembers being at a loss for words when his family visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. ...
Woodbridge High in Irvine takes third place in the California Academic Decathlon Ian Hanigan March 31, 2022Irvine’s Woodbridge High School has placed third in the California Academic Decathlon. Fresh off winning its fifth Orange County Academic...
Irvine’s Woodbridge High wins fifth OC Academic Decathlon in six years Ian Hanigan February 16, 2022For the fifth time in six years, Woodbridge High School in Irvine has won the Orange County Academic Decathlon. The...
Registration is open for the OC Spelling Bee. Here’s a quick ‘how to participate’ guide for local schools. Nichole Pichardo September 28, 2021Have you heard the buzz? Registration is now open for local schools to participate in the 2022 Orange County Spelling...
Want to compete in the Academic Decathlon or Pentathlon? OCDE is looking for middle and high school teams Ian Hanigan September 22, 2021The Orange County Department of Education is recruiting high school teams for the 2021-22 Orange County Academic Decathlon, and middle...