Beechwood School students make use of their new hockey rink donated by the Anaheim Ducks Foundation and the Anaheim Ducks S.C.O.R.E. program. (Courtesy of the Anaheim Ducks) 
Fullerton School District officials join the Anaheim Ducks Foundation representatives to unveil the new hockey rink at Beechwood School. (Courtesy of the Anaheim Ducks) 
Beechwood School students celebrate the new on-campus hockey rink with Anaheim Ducks mascot, Wild Wing. (Courtesy of the Anaheim Ducks)
The Fullerton School District recently expanded its facilities with a brand new hockey rink thanks to the Anaheim Ducks.
On Monday, Aug. 28, the street hockey rink was unveiled to Beechwood School staff and students during a ceremony featuring the professional hockey team’s resident DJ JoJo Maestrado and its mascot, Wild Wing. This on-campus structure marks the third rink that the Anaheim Ducks Foundation and Anaheim Ducks S.C.O.R.E. program — or, Scholastic Curriculum of Recreation and Education — have donated through their partnership with the district.
“We are extremely grateful for our partnership with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Ducks S.C.O.R.E. program,” said Sung Chi, director of Educational Services for the Fullerton School District. “Their generous donation in providing a street hockey rink at Beechwood will help grow our middle school street hockey league.”
The fully-functional rink which was made possible through a grant from the Anaheim Ducks and the National Hockey League Players’ Association, will be available for practices and games for hockey teams across the district’s 20 school campuses.
Beechwood School serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade among the district’s 11,600 student population.
Here are the other stories we’ve been following this week:
- With AI becoming an important tool in today’s workforce, OCDE Deputy Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes details the department’s plans to evaluate best practices for integrating AI into teaching and learning through its new initiative.
- After gathering data from over 25,000 campuses, U.S. News & World Report ranked numerous Orange County high schools among the nation’s best for its 2023-24 breakdown — Anaheim Union High School District’s Oxford Academy received the top spot in California and No. 9 nationally.
- The Orange County Music and Arts Administrators coalition is calling for educators, school staff and parents to nominate their exceptional arts teachers, administrators and community advocates for its annual awards ceremony celebrating local achievements in visual and performing arts programs.
- In honor of the back-to-school season, the OCDE Newsroom has compiled a roundup of social media posts from OC school districts and charter schools displaying the creative ways they have welcomed students back on campus.
- OCDE Deputy Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes recently spoke with the Voice of OC to provide insight on the efforts Orange County campuses are making to expand learning opportunities and inform teaching and learning practices.
- OCDE’s director of Orange County Arts and Disability, Marleena Barber, will take center stage at a benefit concert hosted by the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Sept. 8, featuring performers with disabilities from the nonprofit Studio D.
- Led by world history teacher Dr. Jeff Kim, the Anaheim Union High School District introduced the first-ever high school ethnic studies course focused on Korean American history with the start of the 2023-24 school year.
- The Laguna Beach Unified School District has hired an environmental literacy coordinator — a new teaching position for the district — to support campus conservation programs and promote environmental stewardship among its student body.
- The Anaheim Rotary Club recently donated 400 backpacks filled with school supplies to the Magnolia School District to bring more excitement to students as they continue their educational journey.
- As the school year kicked off this Wednesday for Fountain Valley High School students, Principal Paul Lopez said staff and students are increasing efforts to enhance school spirit while keeping students safe with new transportation policies.
- On Aug. 31, the Anaheim Union High School District held a special meeting to discuss a proposal to consolidate a few of its campuses due to declining enrollment.
- With a majority of Southern California residents under a heat advisory this week, the OC Register reported that OC school districts are increasing measures to ensure students’ safety with less time outdoors and more time in air-conditioned spaces.
- In order to keep kids healthy in and out of the classroom, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician from the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, shared her top tips for helping parents reduce their child’s risk catching a viral infection.
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