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4 OC students tapped to participate in Bank of America’s leadership training and service program

Ian Hanigan May 29, 2019

Four high schoolers from Orange County will get to participate in a highly selective Bank of America program that provides...

Civic Learning Partnership seeks to expand students’ Constitutional knowledge, civic engagement

Ian Hanigan April 15, 2019

Joshua Suh of Cypress High School talked about studying the effects of eutrophication on waterways as part of a civic...

OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors leads Upper Newport Bay clean-up

Ian Hanigan January 23, 2019

More than 200 local volunteers scooped 600 pounds of trash from the Upper Newport Bay estuary on Saturday during a...

#kindness1billion: PAL programs compete in annual Kindness Challenge

Ian Hanigan December 11, 2018

A handful of Peer Assistance Leadership programs recently let us know how they celebrated last month’s World Kindness Day. Administered by OCDE, PAL...

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Newhart Middle School student leaders take aim at the rise in vaping among youth

Ian Hanigan July 11, 2018

This year, a group of student leaders from Newhart Middle School in Capistrano Unified took it upon themselves to tackle a...

PAL programs and advisors honored for promoting innovative strategies to engage students

Ian Hanigan May 12, 2017

Four school-based Peer Assistance Leadership programs and two advisors have been honored by the Orange County Department of Education for...

Disneyland Resort to honor altruistic high schoolers through its Dreamers & Doers program

Ian Hanigan August 30, 2016

Do you know a Orange County high school student who’s making a difference in his or her community, home or school?...

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Outstanding PAL programs and advisors honored for innovative practices in youth engagement

Ian Hanigan June 1, 2016

Four schools and two advisors were recently recognized for implementing creative and innovative practices that enhance youth engagement and connectedness through...

An image of students involved in OCDE's Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership

Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership honors two chapters, one advisor

Ian Hanigan May 24, 2016

The Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership has honored a pair of community agencies and a school advisor for their...

An image of Tustin High juniors working on a prosthetic arm for a seventh-grade student

#Kindness1Billion: Tustin High juniors use 3-D printer to create prosthetic arm for fellow student

Ian Hanigan May 17, 2016

Tustin High was the first campus in Orange County to acquire a 3-D printer. Eight years later, it’s being utilized for...

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