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OCDE forms youth council to tackle substance abuse and promote mental health

Ian Hanigan June 3, 2020

OCDE’s Friday Night Live program has launched a student advisory group to help drive countywide substance abuse prevention efforts and...

Students inspect "The Courage to Remember" traveling Holocaust exhibit

OCDE will co-host two forums exploring impact of hate incidents on students, school communities

Ian Hanigan December 16, 2019

OCDE is partnering with the Orange County Human Relations Commission to host two forums in January that will explore the...

Ashley Lopez with school and club staff members

Middle schooler wins placemat design contest encouraging family dinner conversations

Ian Hanigan November 26, 2019

Thanksgiving is an ideal time for families to gather around the dinner table and reconnect. But one local student thinks...

Friday Night Live chapters and advisor honored for youth development efforts

Staff reports June 1, 2015

Two Friday Night Live chapters and one advisor were honored at the Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership’s Chapter Recognition Event at Chapman University on May 29 for their outstanding efforts to promote youth development and carry out prevention projects in their schools and communities. [...]