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Weekly roundup: Two OC students head to Broadway for national theater awards, 14-year-old graduates with UCI’s Class of 2025, and more

Madeline Gray June 13, 2025

Tesoro High School student Isaiah Medina and Laguna Beach High School student Lauren Norrix will represent Orange County at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, the nation's top celebration of student talent in musical theater.

Students perform excerpts of Disney musicals at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts at a past celebration. (Courtesy of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts)

Weekly roundup: Local students bring Disney musicals to life on Segerstrom Center stage, Nixon Library hosts first OC civics bee, and more

Madeline Gray March 14, 2025

Students from four Orange County elementary schools showcased their newfound musical talents at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall...

OCArts4All now accepting submissions for county-wide virtual showcase

Nichole Pichardo February 8, 2021

The Orange County Department of Education is inviting teachers from public, private, charter and home schools from around the county...

An image of two students participating in the "Summer at the Center" program

VIDEO: Talented teens take Segerstrom stage for 25th annual Summer at the Center performance

Staff reports August 8, 2016

Celebrating 25 years of changing at-risk students’ lives through performing arts, the Summer at the Center has another hit on their hands....