Saddleback Valley Unified School District

WATCH: Trabuco Hills High School band receives invitation to perform in London’s New Year’s Day Parade

Vicky Nguyen October 4, 2024

Students at Trabuco Hills High School can start getting their passports ready for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. On Friday, Sept. 27,...

Beverly Berekian and other teachers in front of ZERO-G aircraft

Saddleback Valley Unified teacher elevates science experiments on Zero-G flight

Vicky Nguyen April 4, 2024

Defying the laws of gravity, Beverly Berekian, an integrated science teacher from Serrano Intermediate School, located in Lake Forest, recently...

The 2024 Orange County Teacher of the Year finalists are congratulated by Mickey and Minnie at the Disneyland Hotel on Nov. 6.

Orange County Teachers of the Year gala applauds top educators

Madeline Gray November 7, 2023

Sixty-two teachers were celebrated for “Teaching with Heart” at the 2024 Orange County Teachers of the Year ceremony at the...

Title with star Orange County Classified School Employees of the Year

Honoring Orange County’s classified school employees of 2023

Vicky Nguyen May 22, 2023

Nine school workers from local districts earned the title of 2023 Orange County Classified School Employee of the Year for...

Saddleback Valley Unified School District teacher Laura Blackie

VIDEO: Relive the moment six educators were named the 2024 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Madeline Gray May 1, 2023

On Thursday, April 27, OCDE representatives made their way to school campuses across the county via a big yellow school...

Melinda Heights student qualifies for national and international geography bees

Vicky Nguyen April 26, 2023

A sixth-grade student attending Melinda Heights Elementary School will travel to Arlington, Virginia in June to compete in the final...

Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District

U.S. Department of Ed names Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary as ‘Green Ribbon School’

Vicky Nguyen April 21, 2023

Creating innovative ways to reduce environmental impacts and costs while offering effective sustainability educational programs earned Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary...

Saddleback Valley Unified alum aces Advanced Placement drawing exam

Vicky Nguyen October 10, 2022

An alumnae from the Saddleback Valley Unified School District aced a college-level Advanced Placement exam in spring 2022. Maya Benham,...

After making a Minecraft version of their school, Trabuco Hills High students are throwing a virtual prom

Ian Hanigan May 28, 2020

When their school’s senior prom was canceled because of a pandemic, a pair of brothers from Trabuco Hills High School...

Trabuco Hills High School earns state award for special education

Ian Hanigan June 27, 2019

A Trabuco Hills High School program established to promote inclusion on the field and in the classroom has earned a...