Weekly roundup: Walk to School Day, reactions to the governor’s mandate, and more Ian Hanigan October 8, 2021On Wednesday, Darth Vader and his stormtroopers left their TIE fighters at home. Instead, the menacing Star Wars characters imperial-marched...
OCDE hosts first-of-its-kind virtual College and Career Discovery Fairs Nichole Pichardo October 5, 2021In support of its vision that Orange County students will lead the nation in college and career readiness and success,...
New book documents bond between two OC families on the road to school desegregation Ian Hanigan October 4, 2021A new book tells the story of how two immigrant families intersected on the path to desegregating public schools in...
Weekly roundup: Brea third-grader overcomes learning disability to author six books; Fullerton teacher awarded classroom makeover; and more Nichole Pichardo October 1, 2021A Brea third-grader is proving to the world that nothing, not even a learning disability that makes it difficult for...
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...
OC Youth Council leverages social norms to discourage underage drinking Ian Hanigan September 27, 2021Members of the Orange County Youth Council have an important message for their peers: The vast majority of high schoolers...
Weekly roundup: Magnolia’s ambitious agriculture plan, OC’s Blue Ribbon schools, a destructive social media trend, and more Ian Hanigan September 24, 2021Educators in Anaheim are watering the seeds of an ambitious new agriculture program that has the potential to lead to...
New WellSpace centers in Buena Park offer students a space to decompress Ian Hanigan September 23, 2021Gordon H. Beatty Middle School eighth-grader Sarah B. and Counselor Jodie Reddingius talk about the Zen garden at their school’s...
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...
3 OC middle schoolers named finalists in national STEM competition Nichole Pichardo September 22, 2021Three Orange County teens were recently named as some of the most promising middle school STEM students in the country....
