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Academic event season is here, and we’ve got a roundup of key dates

Ian Hanigan January 11, 2022

Students from Esperanza High School’s Academic Decathlon team pose for a group photo in 2021. This year’s Orange County Academic...

Villa Park High School unveils new cutting-edge science center

Nichole Pichardo December 29, 2021

Just before the start of winter break, administrators in the Orange Unified School District “cut the ribbon” and unwrapped a...

Inside the Outdoors receives Cox Charities grant

Cox Communications awards grant to help rebuild OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program

Nichole Pichardo November 22, 2021

It’s been nearly a year since the devastating Bond Fire swept through Rancho Soñado, claiming the home of OCDE’s Inside...

Ocean View debuts its latest school modernization project

Nichole Pichardo November 18, 2021

Ocean View School District officials, board members, students and local dignitaries gathered on Nov. 15 to celebrate the grand re-opening...

Bike to the future: Campaign takes to the streets in support of career technical education

Ian Hanigan October 22, 2021

Vital Link President Brian Dozer is biking to campuses across Orange County to raise awareness and funding for career technical...

OC Children’s S.T.E.A.M. reading challenge takes off this week

Nichole Pichardo October 20, 2021

Although the Orange County Children’s Book Festival won’t be returning for an in-person event this year, festival organizers are partnering...

Park and trail honoring Mendez case gets additional state funding

Ian Hanigan October 19, 2021

A Westminster park and trail that will commemorate the landmark school desegregation case of Mendez v. Westminster has secured an additional $1.5 million in funding.

Inside the Outdoors offers free water programs for Orange County students

Nichole Pichardo October 12, 2021

Inside the Outdoors, OCDE’s popular environmental education program, is partnering with the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) to...

3 OC middle schoolers named finalists in national STEM competition

Nichole Pichardo September 22, 2021

Three Orange County teens were recently named as some of the most promising middle school STEM students in the country....

VIDEO: Santa Ana students parlay Spyder3D internship into employment straight out of high school

Ian Hanigan September 20, 2021

What started as a work-based learning opportunity with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment has turned into full-time employment for two recent graduates...